This week, a long article about the inevitability of AI took social media by storm. The prediction (and engagement farming) is that in short order AI will bring about the End Times. Nevertheless, in my experience, AI sometimes works, sometimes not. In the fields of law and medicine, AI botches answers all the time. In…
One fascinating aspect of gym behavior is the effort people make to avoid doing the work. The cold plunge particularly seems to draw out the best (worst) in people. For example, at one recent plunge session, the weirdo in the tub next to mine demonstrated an impressive feat of strength and balance. She hooked her…
One of the ways I am trying to drive traffic to my blog is by subscribing to a reporter network called Quoted. Reporters in need of quotes from experts post their query to the website, which then blasts out the request to email subscribers based on whatever keywords you’ve selected. I’ve replied to a few…
On my to-do list as a newly single man was to get a long overdue vasectomy. On the big day, I decided to test my composure by declining the laughing gas and instead making conversation with the doctor. In actuality, the most painful part of the procedure took place after it was over. For some…
I made it to the end of another dating app today, meaning I swiped through every profile in my city and selected age range, and arrived at the loading screen where there’s nothing left. I always congratulate myself for being so discriminating and efficient, but I might just be struggling with the “paradox of choice.”…