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Self-Censorship
There are many ways to censor speech and expression. The government can do it. Big tech can do it. But there's no better way than by allowing us to do…
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What we can learn from cults
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about how much the psychology of cults is connected to the mob-like thinking we’re seeing everywhere. It’s almost like…
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Rewriting Memories
I’ve had a rough go of it at certain points of my life, so I thought I’d share a strategy that has been helping me navigate some of those pandora boxes…
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AI and Truth
Some thoughts…
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Have I become a social justice warrior?
I have to admit, because it’s the unfortunate truth, that I’ve been fairly apathetic for most of my life when it came to matters of politics or…
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Truckers Convoy vs The Media
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Elon Musk funds legal bills against employers
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It's Getting Lonely...
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AI, Hollywood, and Disinformation: Talks
I gave a couple of lectures in Budapest, Hungary, recently and thought I’d share them with you. If you’re not interested, please forgive me for…
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Loneliness
There’s nothing quite as lonely as feeling all alone in a crowded room. Or being with someone, and feeling like they are miles away, disconnected from…
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John Spencer on War, Disinformation, and Proportionate Response
These days, wars aren’t merely fought on battlefields. The battle is also for public sentiment and perception. Whether we’re talking about government…
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Reign of the Algorithmic Gods
( Photo used in collage courtesy of Egor Myznik and Markus Spiske ) Ancient Greeks had gods like Zeus, Hera, and Athena who were thought to have control…
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A Crisis of Trust
I’ve been struggling with the idea of trust, both in my own life (after a few setbacks and disappointments) and also in public life. In our rapidly…
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Is AI overhyped? (podcast)
A 'Forbidden Conversation' with Emmanuel Maggiori
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The social role of movies
I grew up loving movies. I remember watching a movie where a savant monkey was put to work rating movies because he could predict which one would be a…
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Train to Vienna and a 'Day of Rage' for Hamas
When I boarded a train to Vienna the other day, at some point early on in the journey, a slew of armed police officers had started moving through my…
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Is Social Credit coming for us?
People like to criticize China for its Social Credit system and think that it can’t happen where they are. But it can. In fact, it has. First of all…
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Random Minds by Katherine Brodsky
Random Minds by Katherine Brodsky
From one curious mind to another: Random musings from a writer w/ glossy bylines about the world and our role in it. An outsider, looking in. Covering: culture, social politics, critical thinking, media, freedom of speech & diverse thought + technology.
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