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Regime Uncertainty
The concept of “Regime Uncertainty” was proposed by economist Robert Higgs to flag some of the issues introduced by FDR’s presidential administration as…
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Colin Wright
Real Art
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Colin Wright
2:28
LLM Writing
Artificial intelligence systems, especially those that use large language models (or LLMs) to produce human-seeming outputs, are creating a low-level…
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Colin Wright
Heartbreak
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Colin Wright
4:17

February 2025

Formalism
In the fine art world, “Formalism” refers to a method of studying art by looking at the mathematical (and overall hard-science) basis of its form.
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Colin Wright
Collective Effervescence
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2:18
Walls of the Mind
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3:43
Self-Concept
In psychology, the term “Self-Concept” refers to one’s aggregated understandings and beliefs about oneself.
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Democratic Realism
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4:03
Sumptuary Laws
A “Sumptuary Law” is any of a number of legal rulings, taxes, or other penalties meant to restrict the use or acquisition of certain luxury goods.
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Colin Wright
Cognitive Atrophy
To “atrophy” means to diminish or even waste away, and in the context of biology it generally refers to the reduction in size or effectiveness of some…
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Food Noise
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3:33
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