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☞ Alternate Histories and GPT-3
Is the nature of civilization found in Large Language Models?
Samuel Arbesman
Jun 9
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☞ Outlier Roles in Venture Capital (and other Organizations)
On Generalists and Organizational Edge Cases
Samuel Arbesman
May 18
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☞ Long-term thinking in the world of software
Ephemerality vs. Impact
Samuel Arbesman
Apr 13
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☞ Let's Deextinct Flavors
Bringing back the tastes of Food of the Ancients
Samuel Arbesman
Mar 8
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☞ Ecclesiastes in the Age of Progress
In recent years, there has been lots of writing about the idea of progress, including within a burgeoning field of “progress studies.” One aspect of…
Samuel Arbesman
Feb 9
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☞ Ecclesiastes in the Age of Progress
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☞ Constructing Signposts in the Memescape
Making an Impact via Mental Hooks and Conceptual Frameworks
Samuel Arbesman
Jan 4
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☞ In Praise of Glitches
Embracing Errors in Technology
Samuel Arbesman
Dec 15, 2021
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☞ In Praise of Glitches
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☞ The Technological Parentheses of Our Lives
My daughter used to pay very careful attention to my driving. But it wasn’t really just about road safety or even sightseeing—it was about information…
Samuel Arbesman
Nov 16, 2021
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☞ The Technological Parentheses of Our Lives
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☞ Programming Languages and Natural Language
I’m a sucker for generative analogies when it comes to computer programming: the kinds of analogies or metaphors that get you to think about code in a…
Samuel Arbesman
Oct 25, 2021
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☞ Programming Languages and Natural Language
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☞ Forecasting Science
As many readers know, I’m interested in trying to understand the regularities behind how scientific and technological progress occurs (The Half-Life of…
Samuel Arbesman
Sep 23, 2021
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☞ Forecasting Science
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☞ Emergence, Program Synthesis, and Evolution
These are a few of my favorite things...all combined into a single piece of research.
Samuel Arbesman
Aug 24, 2021
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☞ New Types of Long-Term Scientific Institutions
I recently had a discussion with David Lang for Science Better about institutional experimentation in the sciences, the Overedge Catalog, and more (you…
Samuel Arbesman
Jul 14, 2021
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