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Centuries of Childhood
The history of childhood is one of multiplicity — so why do we tell parents such simplistic stories about it?
Jun 11
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May 2024
LLM-based educational games will be a big deal
For the first time, digital games can make qualitative assessments of learning. Here's what that might look like.
May 14
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Benjamin Breen
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April 2024
Why etymologies matter
How tracing words can illuminate history
Apr 30
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March 2024
"He spoke of computers with some awe"
Margaret Mead, John von Neumann, and the prehistory of AI
Mar 19
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Benjamin Breen
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February 2024
How well can AI imitate an early modern doctor?
Arcadio Huang is ill in 1710s Paris. Can GPT-4 and Gemini find a cure?
Feb 16
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Benjamin Breen
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The (history of) spice must flow
Why the spice trade is even more important for world history than you might have thought
Feb 8
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Why drug history?
Drugs and spices play an outsized role in world history — but it's often a hidden one
Feb 1
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January 2024
I talked to Terry Gross!
A brief update about the publication of "Tripping on Utopia" before we return to regularly scheduled posting
Jan 16
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Benjamin Breen
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December 2023
Role-playing with AI will be a powerful tool for writers and educators
Or, how well can GPT-4 simulate an acid trip in 1963?
Dec 12, 2023
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Benjamin Breen
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Simulating an LSD trip in 1963 with GPT-4
The question: how well can GPT-4 simulate a trip on LSD, specifically one in early 1960s Los Angeles? The answer… pretty damn well. Read on for the…
Dec 11, 2023
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The most interesting things I read in 2023
Most of them are not from 2023
Dec 5, 2023
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November 2023
When technology follows art
From optics to machine learning, artists have played an important, if underrated, role in the history of technology
Nov 29, 2023
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