Culture The nuclear family isn't working, what can we do instead? The nuclear family was only broadly achievable for a brief period of time in American history, and the continued pursuit of it is causing a range of societal problems.
Society Guide to gestational surrogacy Gestational surrogacy is when someone other than the genetic mother of an embryo gestates that embryo to term. This has become an amazing opportunity for many couples who previously thought it was not possible to have a family.
Culture The Great Bifurcation of Humanity Humanity was separated into two isolated groups for about 24,000 of the last 25,000 years, allowing us to see two parallel developments of civilization.
Culture High-structure vs High-experimentation cultures I’ve been thinking recently about high-structure vs high-experimentation cultures and what it means for intergenerational cultural transmission. Examples of high-structure cultures include groups like the Mormons who provide a
Science Embracing the Cosmic Endowment Why it's vital that we prioritize space exploration to ensure the continued flourishing of humanity.
AI For animals, the Singularity already happened We can get a sense for different possible fates of humanity after the development of AGI by looking at the fates of different animals after the rise of human civilization.
Science Book review: The Biology of Desire On a friend’s recommendation I checked out The Biology of Desire [https://www.amazon.com/The-Biology-of-Desire-audiobook/dp/B0128B4HX4/]. The author has the somewhat unique qualification of being both a
Science Watching early embryo development changed how we think about human life We're making a little human!
COVID The US needs to have a 9/11 Commission style reckoning with its COVID policy failures 540,000 people didn't have to die.
Science Diminishing returns on life expectancy at high incomes Apparently the difference in life expectancy that you get from having nearly unlimited wealth for personal expenditures ($1.95+ million a year) vs having a good tech job ($224k/year) vs is only about 0.8 years.
