Podcast Episodes

Meetups Everywhere 2023: Times & Places

Thanks to everyone who responded to my request for ACX meetup organizers. Volunteers have arranged meetups in 169 cities around the world, from Baghd…

3 years ago

Highlights From The Comments On Dating Preferences

Original post here. And I forgot to highlight a link to the directory of dating docs.

Table Of Contents

1: Comments That Remain At Least Sort Of Agai…

3 years ago

More Thoughts On Critical Windows

On the fetish post, I discussed people who had some early sexual experience - like seeing a sexy cartoon character - and reacted in some profound way…

3 years ago

Critical Periods For Language: Much More Than You Wanted To Know

Scott Young writes about Seven Expert Opinions I Agree With That Most People Don’t. I like most of them, but #6, Children don’t learn languages faste…

3 years ago

What Can Fetish Research Tell Us About AI?

 Epistemic status: Ha ha, only serious...

Arguing about gender is like taking OxyContin. There can be good reasons to do it. But most people don’t…

3 years ago

Your Book Review: The Mind Of A Bee

[This is one of the finalists in the 2023 book review contest, written by an ACX reader who will remain anonymous until after voting is done. I’ll be…

3 years ago

Bride Of Bay Area House Party

[previously in series: 1, 2, 3]

You spent the evening agonizing over which Bay Area House Party to attend. The YIMBY parties are always too crowded. …

3 years ago

In Defense Of Describable Dating Preferences

The New York Times has an article on “dating docs”. These are a local phenomenon - I think an ex of mine might have been Patient Zero. I don’t begrud…

3 years ago

Your Book Review: The Weirdest People in the World

Finalist #13 in the Book Review Contest

[This is one of the finalists in the 2023 book review contest, written by an ACX reader who will remain anony…

3 years ago

Highlights From The Comments On Putin

[original post: Dictator Book Club: Putin]

Table of Contents:

1. Comments Further Illuminating Putin’s Rise To Power
2. Comments Questioning Masha Ge…

3 years ago