A Quickie on Cancel Culture Questions

27 January, 202127 January, 2021 ~ John Nerst ~ 9 Comments

A quick, improvised post inspired by a question put to me on Twitter. Read more (4 min, 1000 words).

Facing the Elephant

24 August, 20183 July, 2019 ~ John Nerst ~ 7 Comments

I read The Elephant in the Brain by Kevin Simler and Robin Hanson and discuss its implications for the structure of the mind (and how I was wrong about it), our tendency to value loyalty over expertise, my own blindness, and the future of institutions. Read more (27 min, 6800 words).

The Nerd as the Norm

7 November, 201719 May, 2018 ~ John Nerst ~ 39 Comments

What sort of people would be considered weird if nerdiness was the norm? Read more (14 min, 3400 words)