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Remote Work Revolution
Shifting the emphasis from where we work to what happens when work becomes virtual.
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Peter Sweeney

December 2020

The Hard Problem of Artificial Creativity
Our enduring musical preferences illustrate the challenge for AI.
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Peter Sweeney

July 2020

How Trump’s Brutal Western Ends
Chaos, cancel culture and secret police. The protesters arrive just in time.
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Peter Sweeney
Facts Won't Speak For Themselves
How did facts become such a conversation killer? Why does the denial of facts come so naturally, and why does partisanship make it worse?
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Peter Sweeney
Which ‘Science’ Do You Believe?
The pandemic is killing the myth of The Science. But are we ready to embrace an uncertain reality?
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Peter Sweeney

June 2020

The Pandemic Is Making The Crisis Of Expertise Much Worse
Expertise is not problem solving. The pandemic clarifies the difference with tragic efficiency.
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Peter Sweeney
A Killing Field of Values
The virus isn’t just attacking our values, it’s highlighting their true nature.
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Peter Sweeney
The Conspiracy Paradox: Why Debunking Conspiracies Makes Them Stronger
Conspiracy theories are often treated like weak explanations, easily debunked. This misconception only makes their webs stronger.
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Peter Sweeney
Trump’s Kryptonite
Trump’s superpower is entirely human and all too common. Recognizing this is the first step to defeating bad explanations.
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Peter Sweeney

August 2019

Science is eating startups. We need a philosophy built for the challenge.
As problem-solving organizations, our methods and principles should also draw from deeper scientific traditions.
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Peter Sweeney
Sharpening The AI Problem
Artificial general intelligence will be humanity’s greatest achievement. But researchers must first agree on the problem they’re solving.
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Peter Sweeney

June 2019

What’s Your Flat Earth?
Feeling superior? Behind the Curve reveals the flat earther in all of us.
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Peter Sweeney
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