Linas VepstasThe Meaning Crisis … and AGIThe “Meaning Crisis” is popularly discussed and debated these days: John Vervaeke has a fifty episode youtube series on it, David Chapman…6 min read·Nov 7, 2021--1--1
Linas VepstasFree willAs a physicist, I get to think about free will just like the rest of ’em. I was recently prompted to set my thoughts to writing on the…6 min read·Oct 24, 2020----
Linas VepstasEndorphin Supply Chains(This is a repost from the original blog.)4 min read·Jul 22, 2020----
Linas VepstasSupressing Data, Fake and RealWe all know that facebook and many other web sites are now engaged in the active suppression of false and misleading information. We know…5 min read·Apr 23, 2020----
Linas VepstasCultural Relativism and Moral AuthorityA short essay inspired by discussions of Jonathan Haidt’s book “The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion…4 min read·Jul 22, 2018----
Linas VepstasThe Future of HumanityI have only one question, but it is complicated to explain. But I enjoy asking it, so I will once-again, type it in the long way, instead…6 min read·Jun 22, 2018--1--1
Linas VepstasFree Speech on College CampusesFree speech on college campuses. This is debated in some circles. Some of the debaters seem not to understand what is happening. Here’s a…3 min read·May 17, 2018----
Linas VepstasWild swings of beliefs — physics and sociologyWe are all hyper-aware of political polarization these days. But what is the cause, how can it be explained? One model is the so-called…3 min read·May 10, 2018--1--1
Linas VepstasMeritocracy & White Male CultureAn excerpt from a post from Alexander Kruel:3 min read·Apr 25, 2018----