Some philosophy is probably fraud; let’s try to find it
If scientific fraud represents five per cent of scientific papers, we might well expect to have a great deal of philosophic fraud as well. But...
The Fertility Rate: the Best Dam(n) Wellbeing Index Going Around?
Valiant attempts have been made to measure happiness and wellbeing. People much smarter than me have developed fancy indices, and people even smarter than that,...
Why AI isn’t coming for us any time soon
As some of you may know, I am now publishing a weekly substack of articles I've found interesting on the net and in some cases...
Hidden Unpersuaders: How we mistook the digital giants for all-powerful manipulators
The twin threats of "hidden persuasion" and artificial intelligence have now convinced most of us that Google and its ilk are almost uniquely powerful. These...
Science and the universe of is: Design and the multiverse of what might be
[video width="640" height="360" mp4="http://clubtroppo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Science-v-inhabiting-our-own-world.mp4"][/video] From a recent podcast interview with Tyson Yunkaporta This post began as a comment on David Walker's post on David Card's...
Where are the Chinese reforms going?
Let us look at the extraordinary non-covid changes now happening in China. The country has been reforming rapidly the last 20 months and I want...
The Great Covid Panic: now out!
It's here, the booklet I am sure you have all been waiting for. The one which Gigi Foster and Michael Baker slaved over for 10...