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Do you like chaotic cornucopias of intellectual and artistic content? You're on twitter, so I'll assume you do
Our festival dedicated to the study of mankind will have a precocious plethora of presentation and performances.
Get your tickets while they're cheap!
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Two days left of early bird tickets for the Avalon Exposition!
Come enjoy subjects from Homer to the human genome, bring your own art and thought to share with the crowd, and spend the weekend with people pushing art and philosophy forward in the Bay and beyond
Link below
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Raise your hand if you’d rather not be forced to accept corn-based ethanol as an additive to your gasoline.
Raise your hand if you’d rather pay a little more at the pump than let Iran get a nuke.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
No credible intelligence suggested Iran was anywhere close to having a nuclear weapon. Trump insisted in 2025 their nuclear program was "obliterated".
whitehouse.gov/releases/2025/…
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We are excited to announce –
The Avalon Exposition: A Festival Dedicated to the Study of Mankind
The Avalon team is hard at work gathering scientific, intellectual and artistic traditions relevant to the human condition for a three-day festival in Berkeley. Details below!
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Come live at my house and help overthrow academia it'll be fun
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It's been my hope to grow a new university from scratch for a long time. I'm going to be making a new push to try and make that a reality. If I know you and you'd like to actively help out, DM your signal number and I'll add you to a new GC where we'll be organizing. Cheers!
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My review of Tyler Cowen’s (@tylercowen) new book The Marginal Revolution is out at @FDRLST.
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I'll be hosting The Hamilton Society at my place tonight to debate the resolution: Anthropic Must Submit
I will be speaking against the resolution in the strongest possible terms.
Space is limited, DM for the invite link!
Afterparty and toasts to Anthropic to follow
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My review of The Prisoner’s Cinema, a collection of literary horror by @justindeanlee, is out on @im_1776. (1/8)
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The humanities matter more than STEM, all of the world’s most influential people were artists at heart, you’re just coping for being an unlikable sperg
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We are searching for writers who can commit to six+ pieces a year.
We want your cutting-edge thinking on everything from technology, geopolitics, to culture and the new frontiers of politics.
IF you have published with us or other pro-tech publications before DM us here.
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Introducing:
PALLADIUM 19: Long History
Our recent prehistoric ancestors were not cavemen grunting over campfires. They were monument-builders, explorers, traders, and conquerors.
Shipping in December. Become a member to receive your copy (link below!):
