Prepare ye the way. But what is the way now?
The following is a sermon I delivered at Bethesda UCC on Sunday, 24 November 2024. The readings were Isaiah 40:3-5 […]
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The role of effective altruism
Effective altruism is a growing movement, but its basis in utilitarianism can lead to some seemingly outlandish results. This is
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Graceful degradation of infrastructure
Have you ever been at home and had the power go out on you? Have you had a water main
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Creating a moral habit
This article is a meditation on what constitutes moral character when assuming that empathy should guide our decisions rather than
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Choosing our future
Information is about surprise. If this comes as a surprise, then read on! Think about the last time a friend
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A modern ten commandments
The Abrahamic ten commandments are seen by many as the basis for our laws, even though they aren’t. These commandments
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We are what we create
We are creators made in the image of gods. While other animals can create things like nests (birds) and artificial
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Retiring early with empathy
Who doesn’t want to retire early or gain financial independence? Having the luxury of walking away from your job if
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We probably aren’t alone
This post isn’t about UFOs and aliens, though we’d forgive you for thinking so. Instead, it explores what history tells
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Democracy at work
The U.S. presidential election is over. States are still counting some votes to determine close races. But they’ve counted enough
Answering Pope Francis’s challenge
Recently, His Holiness Pope Francis delivered a TED talk from Vatican City concerning the global climate crisis. The whole video
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Selecting our filter
In 2008, Alan Liu gave a talk titled “Peopling the Police: A Social Computing Approach to Information Authority in the
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