Jonathan E. Thompson lives in Pensacola, FL. He has two pet rabbits, a shit-ton of books, and regular existential crises.

Archive

AI 1
- Sep 19, 2019 Knowing alien minds Sep 19, 2019
COVID-19 2
- Apr 19, 2020 Will COVID-19 really change things? Apr 19, 2020
- Apr 28, 2020 Knowing vs. questioning, and the challenge of expertise Apr 28, 2020
age 1
- May 26, 2022 The myth of age and wisdom May 26, 2022
bouquet 1
- Nov 13, 2020 Bouquet (No. 1) Nov 13, 2020
cathedral thinking 2
- Apr 18, 2019 Is "cathedral thinking" still feasible? Apr 18, 2019
- Jan 17, 2020 Cathedral thinking is dead. Long live cathedral thinking! Jan 17, 2020
changing minds 1
- Jan 6, 2020 Ideology: or, how to lose friends and irritate people Jan 6, 2020
charity 1
- Jan 23, 2021 A commitment to giving Jan 23, 2021
choice 2
- May 13, 2021 The other road May 13, 2021
- Jun 29, 2023 Building better humans Jun 29, 2023
critical thinking 2
- May 1, 2019 School is for critical thinking May 1, 2019
- Jan 28, 2020 Learn the rules so you can break them Jan 28, 2020
darkness 1
- Jun 15, 2019 Fireside Jun 15, 2019
democracy 1
- Jul 31, 2019 About white men Jul 31, 2019
dialectic 1
- Jun 1, 2020 Death of the dialectic Jun 1, 2020
education 2
- Mar 8, 2019 What is school for? Mar 8, 2019
- May 1, 2019 School is for critical thinking May 1, 2019
effective altruism 1
- Jan 23, 2021 A commitment to giving Jan 23, 2021
emotions 3
- Mar 13, 2019 Thoughts on pity Mar 13, 2019
- Apr 1, 2019 Why negativity wins Apr 1, 2019
- Jul 3, 2019 The empathy enhancer Jul 3, 2019
empathy 1
- Jul 3, 2019 The empathy enhancer Jul 3, 2019
expertise 1
- Apr 28, 2020 Knowing vs. questioning, and the challenge of expertise Apr 28, 2020
humanity 2
- Jul 27, 2020 Can humanity survive? Jul 27, 2020
- Jun 29, 2023 Building better humans Jun 29, 2023
ideology 2
- Jan 6, 2020 Ideology: or, how to lose friends and irritate people Jan 6, 2020
- Jun 1, 2020 Death of the dialectic Jun 1, 2020
intelligence 1
- Sep 19, 2019 Knowing alien minds Sep 19, 2019
memory 1
- Jan 31, 2022 Is living in the moment overrated? Jan 31, 2022
mindfulness 1
- Jan 31, 2022 Is living in the moment overrated? Jan 31, 2022
minimalism 1
- Mar 1, 2019 Why am I here? Mar 1, 2019
morality 1
- Aug 26, 2020 When the present judges the past Aug 26, 2020
mortality 1
- Jul 17, 2020 The tyranny of the future Jul 17, 2020
nanobots 1
- Apr 5, 2020 Where are my nanobots? Apr 5, 2020
negativity 1
- Apr 1, 2019 Why negativity wins Apr 1, 2019
pity 1
- Mar 13, 2019 Thoughts on pity Mar 13, 2019
protests 1
- Jun 5, 2020 Is it rioting or is it revolution? Jun 5, 2020
psychology 2
- Apr 19, 2020 Will COVID-19 really change things? Apr 19, 2020
- Jan 31, 2022 Is living in the moment overrated? Jan 31, 2022
random 1
- Nov 13, 2020 Bouquet (No. 1) Nov 13, 2020
responsibility 1
- Jun 13, 2020 Taking responsibility vs. accepting blame Jun 13, 2020
revolution 1
- Jun 5, 2020 Is it rioting or is it revolution? Jun 5, 2020
rules 1
- Jan 28, 2020 Learn the rules so you can break them Jan 28, 2020
social media 1
- Mar 1, 2019 Why am I here? Mar 1, 2019
society 1
- Jun 13, 2020 Taking responsibility vs. accepting blame Jun 13, 2020
technocracy 1
- Apr 28, 2020 Knowing vs. questioning, and the challenge of expertise Apr 28, 2020
technology 1
- Apr 5, 2020 Where are my nanobots? Apr 5, 2020
the future 3
- Jul 17, 2020 The tyranny of the future Jul 17, 2020
- Jul 27, 2020 Can humanity survive? Jul 27, 2020
- Jun 29, 2023 Building better humans Jun 29, 2023
the past 2
- Aug 26, 2020 When the present judges the past Aug 26, 2020
- May 13, 2021 The other road May 13, 2021
wisdom 1
- May 26, 2022 The myth of age and wisdom May 26, 2022