C’mon, not all disagreements are opportunities to change your own mind

Unpopular ideas about crime and punishment

Unpopular ideas about politics and economics

Unpopular ideas about social norms

How I think about free speech: Four categories

Brief thoughts on the “Google memo”

Inefficiencies in the “social value” market

Should we build lots more housing in San Francisco? Three reasons people disagree

Does irrationality fuel innovation?

Contra Tyler, on “Is rationality a religion?”

A palindromic poem for Douglas Hofstadter

The answer to life, the universe and everything

Incongruity in humor, art, and science

The fallacy of difference, in science and art

Map of Bay Area Memespace

Can we intentionally improve the world? Planners vs. Hayekians

Are you motivated by obligation, or opportunity?

When is overconfidence useful (if ever)?

A taxonomy of ways books change your worldview

Who benefits from unsolicited criticism?

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