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[Which home-page design do you prefer?] In the past Ive gotten
[Which home-page design do you prefer?] In the past Ive gotten feedback that my current websites home page (utilitarian-essays/) can be overwhelming ...

This essay explores the speculative possibility that fundamental
This essay explores the speculative possibility that fundamental physical operations -- atomic movements, electron orbits, photon collisions, etc. -- ...

[34 neurons per second] The human brain contains 34 times more
[34 neurons per second] The human brain contains 34 times more neurons than the number of seconds in a lifetime of 80 years. I find this remarkable, ...

[New Wikipedia article on fish slaughter] I finally finished
[New Wikipedia article on fish slaughter] I finally finished writing and have now published the first iteration of a Wikipedia article on the (genera...

[Fictional persuasion] Michael Bitton has an interesting blog
[Fictional persuasion] Michael Bitton has an interesting blog post (effectivealtruist.blogspot/2013/11/transportation-persuasion-and.html) summarizin...

[REM sleep and creativity] The results support the hypothesis
[REM sleep and creativity] The results support the hypothesis that [during REM sleep] the brain is subconsciously spreading activation of previously ...

"Initially, the slime mold dispersed evenly around the oat flakes,
"Initially, the slime mold dispersed evenly around the oat flakes, exploring its new territory. But within hours, the slime mold began to refine its p...