Autism makes for strange holidays
It's the end of the year again. Everyone's meeting up with their families, and I'm no exception. As important as it is to be interested in and interact with people,…
It’s May!
Some updates I've temporarily disabled the emails on the contact page as they cost too much money relative to their usage (it's around $5 going down the drain every month).…
This is why Twitter was invented
On artificial intelligence and rationality Artificial intelligence—especially superintelligent forms in fiction—is often reputed for its rationality and objectivity, especially in contrast with the ostensibly irrational and impulsive decisions of the…
Not reading enough
A reflection of my desire to read more that slowly devolves into trying to improve the education system.
Something Deeply Hidden
A book by Sean M. Carroll and how it's rekindled my interest in physics This book took longer than I expected to finish. It went quite quickly at first, going…
Evidence
It doesn't matter what I think All of us like to believe that we're good at certain things and that others are bad at certain things, but without evidence, how…
Autism is like noise-cancelling headphones for society
And being unable to hear all the noise Society is full of noise. Not actual noise you can hear, but rather social etiquettes and dress codes, as well as hierarchies…
Responsibility and reckless confidence
The reason I am so confident The reason I often feel confident about my views is because I believe that I have no problem whatsoever correcting myself whenever I'm wrong,…
Recovering from depression and a resulting lack of empathy
A paradigm shift There was a point in my life where I was severely depressed. For over 8 years, I struggled to find the motivation to live—I could not want…
The motivation to reply
A personal motive Like some other writers, I seem to be most motivated to write when I'm addressing certain specific people. That is, people who have either publicly held or…