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Thoughts between books. Short essays, observations, and lines of thinking too fresh to have a spine but too worth writing to stay in a notebook.
What Is (And Isn’t) AI Slop?
AI slop is real. But can you identify it just because AI touched the work? From sewing machines to CNCs, fireflies to 52!, the better question may be how much human thought remains behind the tool.
Circle That Date… Wait, Which One?
From atomic clocks and ancient calendars to Maya cycles, relativity and Mars, humans have found countless ways to measure and organize time. We know what day it is. The more interesting question may be: according to whom?
Did You Hear What Jimmy Did?
Every generation worries the kids are different. The Puritans did too. From Elvis' hips to grunge, disco and today's recycled fashion, America has heard this song before. Maybe the kids aren't the problem. Maybe they're just next.
The Call Is Coming From Within
What if the strangest alien story is already inside us? Journey into mitochondria, where oxygen, electrons, water, electricity and ancient biology collide—and discover why the machinery of life may be stranger than science fiction.
What Is Time Are Time Zones?
What if everyone on Earth used the same clock? Time zones solved a 19th-century problem brilliantly. But with UTC, modern technology, and a global society, it may be worth asking whether the same moment still needs different names.
The Consumable Human
The ancient agora gave Greeks a place to gather and persuade. The digital agora added something new: the ability to measure us.
Putting the Cloud Back on the Map
When was the last time you wondered where the cloud was?
Who Owns the Sewer?
Who owns the sewer? Maybe that’s the wrong question. When infrastructure becomes essential, what should communities expect from it?
The Layers We Live In
Over the past century, humanity has transformed the electromagnetic environment from a relatively simple background into a dense, overlapping web of signals.
The Playground, the Scoreboard, and the Speaker
What happens when the public square learns to respond to the scoreboard?
What a Cool Can!
What can a middle-school science experiment teach us about money, pressure, and productivity? Heat a can, let it cool, and follow a playful thought experiment from thermodynamics into economics—and maybe rethink what growth means.