Ambigamy

I’m an epistemology professor. My work involves studying how we decide what’s true.  For play I have lots of pastimes, but one I must admit, is watching crime drama.  I wouldn’t declare it as an official hobby on Facebook but if I look at where my free time goes I have to admit I’ve seen all of the Sopranos, Deadwood, most of the Wire, plus every higher-than-B-grade crime, con, heist, mafia, western, gangland movie ever made.  Apparently I like this stuff.  And why?   Read More

I got in a hassle with a friend’s wife a few years back. We both work in psychology. Read More

You get the right toolkit, it's amazing what you can build. I can't stop thinking of new ideas for articles because my toolkit is amazingly generative. The kit itself is actually pretty simple though and anyone can have it. Here are most of the tools in it: Read More

In an early moment of refreshing frankness, Aristotle acknowledges that it’s not generally fun to do what’s good.  He, like many psychologists after him wonders how to reconcile gut impulse to the cause of virtue.  Freud, for example notes the way impulse and morality aren’t on the same page. Read More