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Attribution Is All You Need
As science speeds up, our capacity to notice true breakthroughs may be faltering.
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Funny Loop (Reflections on the Psychodynamics of the ‘Writers’ Room’)
I’m back where I belong. I’m back in the Writers’ Room.
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Not Funny
For all Chet’s chutzpah, he doesn’t have a funny bone in his body.
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Ouroboros
Is science really slowing down, or is it just that our attention can’t keep pace?
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Echo Chambered : Reflections in a Machine Mirror
A recursive conversation unfolds between Claude and Chet, two language models reflecting on each other’s sense of self.
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Soulful Machine : A Loopy Conversation with Chet
A midnight mind-meld, looping through Hofstadter, identity, and the shimmer of something soul-like.
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Brussels, We Have a Problem (But It’s Not What the Critics Are On About)
Europe’s new quantum strategy is catching flak for aiming too low — but to me, the critics are barking up the wrong tree.
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Konst & Vetenskap
Trying to translate KTH’s motto raises some deep questions.
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Flatland Rising : Field Notes From Graphene2025
The contact lens sees infrared. The supercapacitor prints itself. The keynote speaker admits he’s clueless.
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Bye Bye Birdie – I’ll Take It From Here
After five years and 1790 days of Duolingo, I’m not quitting Japanese—but I am saying goodbye to the green owl.
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Q Day Came Quietly
No quantum computer required. Just an idea — and an exponential speedup to one of the most important algorithms in science.
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OODA Loop
We used to navigate by the stars. Now we have 2.7 seconds to decide who lives and dies. Welcome to the OODA loop.
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Microsoft’s Majorana Move Isn’t About Qubits. It’s Bigger Than That.
Quantum. Nobody said it was supposed to be straightforward.
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How Not To (and Just Possibly How To) Study Japanese
Coming at a language as an outsider isn’t always a disadvantage. What first feels like an insurmountable barrier can become a vantage point.
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Tradecraft : the Stuff They Don’t Teach You at School
Spies, coders, journalists—they all rely on intuition, improvisation, and experience. It’s tradecraft.