Tag: Kevin Simler
2 posts tagged "Kevin Simler".
American writer, engineer, and blogger behind Melting Asphalt, where he writes long, illustrated essays on social behaviour, the mind, and culture. He is best known for The Elephant in the Brain, co-authored with Robin Hanson, which argues that much of human behaviour is driven by hidden, self-serving motives — a deep dive into status signalling and the self-deception that lubricates social life. His essays range over honesty, consciousness, and the emergent logic of norms, making him a touchstone for the blog's interest in rationality and why people really do what they do.
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Book Review: The Beginning of Infinity
Pound-for-pound The Beginning of Infinity has to be the densest collection of batshit-crazy ideas I've ever come across.
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The Madness Of Crowds
If you skip the top-tier or ‘must-do’ attraction, you will usually have a way better time at a fraction of the price.
