Kevin Pauley·3h agoHow to Speak Well to an AII’ve written about when to speak less, when not to speak, and ten rules that should govern a conversation. How do those principles apply…
Kevin Pauley·Nov 7Tobacco’s Merchants of DeathChewing tobacco and other smokeless products contain roughly 3,000 to 4,000 chemical compounds. At least 28 to 30 of them are known human…A response icon1A response icon1
Kevin Pauley·Nov 6Sidis and the Moral Obligations of GeniusWilliam James Sidis remains one of history’s clearest and most unsettling examples of intellectual prodigy. As a child he spoke multiple…A response icon1A response icon1
Kevin Pauley·Oct 29I Think Wizards May Be AutisticThe archetypal wizard’s lair is effectively an optimal low-arousal sensory refuge. When folklore and fantasy literature constructed the…A response icon3A response icon3
Kevin Pauley·Oct 26A Different Kind of BeautyThere is a type of beauty that modern culture often overlooks. The beauty I’m discussing is not the painted, bejeweled artificial beauty it…A response icon2A response icon2
Kevin Pauley·Sep 25Pruned, it grows againAdvice to myself, that might help you tooA response icon3A response icon3
Kevin Pauley·Sep 24The Last OasisEvery civilization that survives long enough eventually faces the same problem: the stars go out. What follows is the physics of the very…
Kevin Pauley·Sep 22Paying Old Man EntropyI was eating my breakfast and looking at the pictures of my grandchildren flashing on the digital picture frame over on the counter. It’s…
