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Coming from Nothing: A Thought Experiment Novella

Coming from Nothing: A Thought Experiment Novella

A thought experiment novella about identity on the internet and long-distance relationships.

2018

Matthew McKeever

Matthew McKeever

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The most important philosophical concept

I look at Plato, the Upanisads, the early Buddhist canon, and Zhuangzi to provide a surprising response.

Oct 23

The most important philosophical concept

Oct 23

Why you should read Chinese philosophy: Mozi

Classical Chinese has many interesting figures. This is an introduction to one of them.

Jul 24

Why you should read Chinese philosophy: Mozi

Jul 24

Understanding China via culture: An intro to Lu Xun

We can learn about China — and about ourselves — by reading one of its most famous authors.

Apr 13

Understanding China via culture: An intro to Lu Xun

Apr 13

The future of recreational drugs in the US: history and prediction

The availability of psychoactive drugs varies with time and place. Can we explain why, or predict how this will change in the future?

Oct 30, 2023

The future of recreational drugs in the US: history and prediction

Oct 30, 2023

What China’s ‘interim measures’ can teach us about the future of AI

Much work is being done to make law for language models. I look at what recent Chinese proposals suggest about the future of AI.

Jul 15, 2023

What China’s ‘interim measures’ can teach us about the future of AI

Jul 15, 2023

A searchable, bilingual archive of news about the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

The title really says it all

Jul 5, 2023

A searchable, bilingual archive of news about the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Jul 5, 2023

Linguistic Hegemony and Large Language Models

Language models do best in English and Chinese. Why, and what follows?

Jul 4, 2023

Linguistic Hegemony and Large Language Models

Jul 4, 2023

Can LLMs help with OSINT or dis|misinformation research?

Many think LLMs like ChatGPT will be bad for our informational environment. Playing with the gpt4 api, I offer a more positive take.

Jun 5, 2023

Can LLMs help with OSINT or dis|misinformation research?

Jun 5, 2023

AI Doom and the nature of prediction

Can it ever be reasonable to predict that superintelligent AI will kill us all?

May 27, 2023

AI Doom and the nature of prediction

May 27, 2023

More from Ireland’s extremist fringes

I look at a couple of protest events that recently happened in Ireland, tracing their connections with communities outside the island.

May 21, 2023

More from Ireland’s extremist fringes

May 21, 2023

Matthew McKeever

Matthew McKeever

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Novella "Coming From Nothing" at @zer0books (bitly.com/cfnextract). Academic philosophy at: http://mipmckeever.weebly.com/

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