Thomas Piketty is the author of "Capital in the 21st Century," and a staunch advocate for global equality. I read "Capital" when it came out in 2014. It was considered one of the most important books of the year, and remains an excellent study of the

As part of my effort to unplug from the myriad digital distractions that my iPhone offers, and my iPad, for the matter, I am considering switching to a flip phone. "Whoah," you might be thinking, "That's a bit drastic!" Fair point. Still, it wasn&

In many ways, those working on developing artificial general intelligence believe that they can make themselves immortal, and are indifferent to what their attempts will mean to the rest of us. It turns out that the Pope’s analogy of the tower of Babel is uncannily accurate. Long read, very

I find the guests that The Diary of a CEO interviews on his podcasts stimulating, and mentally challenging. They aren't the short 18 minute bites you get in a TedTalk. They are long, in depth, and provocative. This episode is a conversation with Dr. Roman Yampolskiy, https://www.

By default, Ghost, which is the platform that this blog is using only allows members to comment in response to my posts. I am about to make changes so that all members can post. They won't appear immediately since the platform makes me "approve" them. I

This is the first post from my blog, that will appear in your email. I have thought about whether or not to send a message such as this one, but decided that I wanted to do two things: one, share my sense of despair over the current political situation, and

One month from today, on June 1, 2026, I will be permanently deleting my Facebook account. My reasons include: the recent proliferation of AI-generated content, the inherent nature of the platform that increases engagement by prioritizing polarizing content, Zuckerberg's decision to forego content moderation, my own mindless