2026-10-24 · For the curious
Against Against Handover
by Scott Alexander
If a machine could run a country without corruption, would it matter that it isn't human?
0:00 / 27:36 · Narrator Charon
2026-10-07 · For the curious
An Open Letter to Steven Pinker on AI
by Scott Alexander
Why would a lifelong defender of human progress laugh off the risks of artificial intelligence?
0:00 / 1:07:00 · Narrator Charon
2026-10-02 · Smart escape
Our AI Midwife
by Scott Alexander
What happens when the only doctor with the patience to keep looking is a machine?
0:00 / 9:22 · Narrator Charon
2026-09-28 · Future-gazing
Does Georgism Work? Five Years Later
by Scott Alexander
What happens when the dirt beneath a house becomes more valuable than the house itself?
0:00 / 53:27 · Narrator Algieba
2026-09-14 · For the curious
Royce on San Francisco
by Scott Alexander
Does a city ever outgrow the exact kind of madness it was founded on?
0:00 / 15:30 · Narrator Gacrux
2026-09-09 · For the curious
God Help Us, Let’s Try to Learn About Mechanistic Interpretability Techniques
by Scott Alexander
If a machine is just a giant list of numbers, why is its mind so hard to read?
0:00 / 29:57 · Narrator Charon
2026-09-02 · For the curious
Absurd Adventure and Amygdalectomy Advocacy
by Scott Alexander
What happens to your mind when a surgeon cuts out the physical source of fear?
0:00 / 28:32 · Narrator Charon
2026-08-13 · For the curious
The Quest for Caffeine You Can Have at Night
by Scott Alexander
What does it actually take to separate an evening cup of coffee from a sleepless night?
0:00 / 24:02 · Narrator Charon
2026-07-29 · For the curious
Psychology Research is Mostly Fine
by Scott Alexander
If a handful of famous experiments fail, does that mean an entire science is broken?
0:00 / 7:43 · Narrator Charon
2026-07-17 · Behind the news
Against "Stochastic Terrorism"
by Scott Alexander
If a person speaks harshly about someone, are they to blame when a stranger turns violent?
0:00 / 11:50 · Narrator Sulafat
2026-07-03 · Smart escape
Chip Off the Old Block
by Scott Alexander
Could the daily friction of parenthood be settled by a feudal code of rights and duties?
0:00 / 20:49 · Narrator Algieba
2026-06-17 · Future-gazing
My AI Opinions
by Scott Alexander
Can the survival of humanity be understood as a series of competing timelines and probabilities?
0:00 / 39:58 · Narrator Charon
2026-06-03 · Future-gazing
New Paradigms Won't Save You
by Scott Alexander
0:00 / 17:06 · Narrator Sulafat/Charon/Vindemiatrix
2026-05-24 · Future-gazing
New Paradigms Won't Save You
by Scott Alexander
If we need a breakthrough to reach artificial intelligence, why should we assume it will take any longer than our current path?
0:00 / 5:40 · Narrator male