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Rational by accident — humans do not make sense by instinct
When humans display rationality, we’re wielding a tool we stumbled upon, not expressing an essential quality of our nature.
Feb 1
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Allen Schyf
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January 2026
The biological human — Why “normal” is a comforting lie
In our public discourse, default linguistic constructions, and intuitive patterns of thought, the native homo sapiens self-impression holds the…
Jan 25
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Allen Schyf
2
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November 2025
Why America is now a failed state...
Chapter 2: The architects of the "Second American Revolution"
Nov 16, 2025
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Allen Schyf
1:08:47
October 2025
Why America is now a failed state... by its own definitions
Chapter 1: What the Founders actually designed
Oct 16, 2025
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Allen Schyf
22:00
The Acceleration, part 4
Episode 4: We are not the planet — "the planet" does not even notice
Oct 12, 2025
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Allen Schyf
54:20
September 2025
Humans are prone to cult-like behaviors
Are you in any cults? Find out here...
Sep 24, 2025
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Allen Schyf
24:25
The Acceleration, part 3
Episode 3: Stone Age brains meet planetary problems
Sep 12, 2025
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Allen Schyf
32:12
The Acceleration, part 2
Listen now (17 mins) | Episode 2: The scale is planetary
Sep 10, 2025
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Allen Schyf
17:18
The Acceleration, part 1
Listen now | Episode 1: It's not the heat, it's the velocity
Sep 7, 2025
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Allen Schyf
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14:25
Why bigotry is nonsensical
Listen now | (It's not because it's 'bad' or 'hurts feelings' or 'isn't fair')
Sep 5, 2025
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Allen Schyf
8:07
The attention economy's original sin
Misinformation makes us feel good, so... How do we convince people to fight that?
Sep 4, 2025
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Allen Schyf
16:57
April 2025
Why to dispute politely?
(it wasn't easy to come up with a name...)
Apr 24, 2025
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Allen Schyf
7:40
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