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by Paul Bloom
Paul Bloom, the psychologist behind Against Empathy, writing short, conversational essays on moral psychology, child development, AI and the profession itself. Light on its feet, but every piece has an actual argument, and he's unusually willing to say where the field — and he — got things wrong.
April 13, 2026
Experimental History on overlooked paths to impact, Dario Amodei's five-hour conversation with Lex Fridman, and Ethan Mollick on what just happened in AI.
March 30, 2026
Veritasium tells the story of antimatter's discovery, PBS Space Time asks if we can test quantum gravity, and Experimental History on why being serious matters.
March 23, 2026
Dwarkesh interviews Terence Tao on mathematical discovery, the ACX Grants results fund 42 projects, and EconTalk's Tim Ferriss conversation goes unexpectedly deep.
