Scaling the Technical Knowledge Mountain — Part 2In Part 1, I outlined concerns about the growing scope of technical knowledge and our ability, as humans, to absorb it. In Part 2 below, I…Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2024
Scaling the Technical Knowledge Mountain — Part 1I’d like to take some time to write about a problem that worries me. The prevailing narrative for the past few centuries has been that…Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2024
One LanguageWe should work toward having a universal language that is used by all of humanity.Jan 14, 2024Jan 14, 2024
Better Systems Need Good ComponentsFor more than a decade, I was an engineer. Not only did I earn degrees in engineering to prepare me for my career, and studied systems…Jan 14, 20241Jan 14, 20241
The Knowledge TreadmillI would like to outline a serious problem which does not receive much attention in the mainstream media or mainstream discourse, at least…Aug 27, 2023Aug 27, 2023
The Millennium TestDo we live in a good world? Do we live in a just society? How can we tell?Jun 24, 2023Jun 24, 2023
A New Scale for CivilizationsHow can we tell if a civilization is advanced? What makes a civilization advanced? The very word “advanced” implies that progress has been…Jun 24, 2023Jun 24, 2023
