Robin Hanson does what few others have. Bottom line: we are at serious risk of having done or doing too much lock down.
Machine Learning
Is it (finally) bringing fusion closer to reality?
That would be nice. Especially if we can also use it for space propulsion.
For Better Health
…find a cure for government.
Yes, it is a crippling underlying condition.
Not This Joe Biden
No, here‘s the Joe Biden who probably sexually assaulted Tara Reade.
And why should we be surprised? He’s always been a vicious, arrogant, misogynist creep, not “good old Uncle Joe.”
I hope he’s still the nominee, though. The doddering old fool will be mincemeat in a debate. But ask me what I really think.
[Update a couple minutes later]
Alyssa Milano wants you to believe Tara Reade, maybe.
[Update a few minutes later]
On the Democrats’ “sudden onset of respect for due process.”
Nothing “sudden” about it. All that matters is the political party of the accused.
[Update a few more minutes later]
Press spins themselves into oblivion over rapey Joe Biden.
China Looks For Europe’s Backbone
…and finds it doesn’t have one.
It hasn’t for a long time.
[Monday-afternoon update]
Contrast Europe with Australia.
[Bumped]
Mining The Moon
A history. I don’t think that the 2015 law was a “blow” to the OST, though.
The Paranoid Style In COVID-19 America
Yes, people are trying to scare us into a depression, and much of this is irrational.
[Update a while later]
Nevada is reopening, ready or not.
Crisis Planning
When and why it doesn’t work. This is pretty much intrinsic to big government.
The Great Filter
Has the virus given us a preview of it?
Russia In Space
It adapts to defeat.
Yes, China is a threat, but he doesn’t mention the recent launch failures.