Reading
On books, reading, and writers.
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You Can’t Access Most Books: While you’re not going to run out of reading material, this is still a problem
150 millions books have been published, according to the estimate I asked ChatGPT for. Around 70 million have been digitized, but 70% of those are…
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Pastwatch: Good alternative history but with plausibility issues
At a house party this fall, I noticed a wall-to-wall bookshelf filled with science fiction paperbacks. I recognized some of the authors like Kim Stanley…
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Bad Faith Communication: Not worth engaging with
Engaging in direct debate with those who communicate in bad faith is a waste of time and emotional energy. Similarly, following debates between bad faith…
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The Higher Cause Delusion: Some of the best writing has no hidden depth
In the most recent episode of Old School, Shilo Brooks and Richard Dawkins talk about humorist P. G. Wodehouse. Towards the end, Brooks contrasts the…
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The Best Books I Read in 2025: A short list
This year, I read 24 books. That averages two per month, which is a coincidence as I didn’t set myself a target. Most of them…
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Insider Attacks: A massacre that probably didn’t happen
In Wind, Sand and Stars, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry describes a massacre of French colonial soldiers in North Africa, carried out by a local chieftain by…
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