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Batman in a Santa hat helping drunk spiderman over a low wall
Members March 23, 2026 in Newsletter

Expertise

Our cultural dismissal of expertise isn't just for science and medicine.

Brian Cox as Agamemnon raising his sword and screaming for the attack
Members March 14, 2026 in Newsletter

Do So By Violence

I blame the prudishness of the founders of this hobby for all of this tree focussed nonsense.

Black and white image of a ruler
Members February 9, 2026 in Newsletter

Measurements

Measuring productivity is a problem that needs to be faced head on.

An FPS agent brandishing their firearm at members of the press outside a hotel in downtown Minneapolis where ICE and Border Patrol agents were staying the night of January 25th, 2026.
Members January 26, 2026 in Newsletter

Agency

I've probably learned more from watching my kids interact with terrible systems than any theoretical model I have ever put to work in my head.

Sofía Vergara from modern family asking "Where is your empathy?"
Members January 14, 2026 in Newsletter

Empathy

Why is it so hard to make the human experience make sense to humans?

Dro force feeding Keith desert
Members December 16, 2025 in Newsletter

Memories

Time for us marches forward, so the places in the past no longer exist.

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