Internet addiction may not be as bad as some other forms of addiction, but it’s more common (and more personal).... more

Recently we’ve gotten into discussions about artistic taste (see comments on AI Art Turing Test and From Bauhaus To Our... more

Like most people, Tom Wolfe didn’t like modern architecture. He wondered why we abandoned our patrimony of cathedrals and palaces... more

Do longer prison sentences reduce crime? It seems obvious that they should. Even if they don’t deter anyone, they at... more

Suppose something important will happen at a certain unknown point. As someone approaches that point, you might be tempted to... more

Last month, I challenged 11,000 people to classify fifty pictures as either human art or AI-generated images. I originally planned... more

In 1980, game theorist Robert Axelrod ran a famous Iterated Prisoner’s Dilemma Tournament. He asked other game theorists to send... more

The rise of Christianity is a great puzzle. In 40 AD, there were maybe a thousand Christians. Their Messiah had... more

I. Polymarket (and prediction markets in general) had an amazing Election Night. They called states impressively early and accurately, kept... more

[I haven’t independently verified each link. On average, commenters will end up spotting evidence that around two or three of... more