analects noun, pl

/ˈan.ə.lɛkts/

a collection of ideas, extracts, or teachings.

On (Un)happiness

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analects organised according to the fundamental questions of philosophy

sequences of articles gathered around a more focused idea

  • gnosticism in blood meridian 26 Jan 2026 [marginalium] Gnosticism in Blood Meridian. Fantastic old essay on the Gnostic themes in McCarthy’s Blood Meridian. I am a little confused by his account...
  • digital personhood 1 Jul 2025 [marginalium] On the possibilities for secure digital personhood. I am fairly obsessed with this, but my first project on it isn’t very user-friendly. Nor...
  • are intelligentsia less happy 26 Jun 2025 [marginalium] Are intelligentsia less happy? An argument for why intelligent people are less happy—because intelligence does not measure how good you are...
  • the personal and private nature of smartphones 25 Jun 2025 [marginalium] The Personal and Private Nature of Smartphones: because smartphones are considerably more personal and private than PCs, using them activat...
  • romantic friendships 24 Jun 2025 [marginalium] Romantic Friendships and Their Unique Dynamics: there is nothing essential or inevitable about the ways we conceive of romantic relationshi...
  • ai personality extraction from faces (pdf) 9 Jun 2025 [marginalium] AI personality extraction from faces: we extract the Big 5 personality traits from facial images of 96,000 MBA graduates, and demonstrate t...
  • preferring skilled migration enhances xenophobia 7 Jun 2025 [marginalium] Preferring skilled migration appears to make us less amenable to migrants more broadly. This is an email about the Australian situation—we o...
  • the way of code 30 May 2025 [marginalium] THE WAY OF CODE: The Timeless Art of Vibe Coding. It’s a Rick Rubin project, so you know it’ll be interesting. Ripping off Lao Tzu in a play...
  • can we trust social science yet? 23 May 2025 [marginalium] Can We Trust Social Science Yet? Short answer is no, but it’s a good introduction into where social sciences are falling down. In particular...
  • drink water, get skinny 16 May 2025 [marginalium] Drink water, get skinny. Highlights of the journal article: Water consumption is associated with numerous health benefits including greate...
  • repression of memories is beside the point 13 May 2025 [marginalium] The ‘thorny’ topic of repressed memories usually misses the fact that at least some ‘repression’ is the same thing ‘directed forgetting’, th...
  • adhd tiktoks are not about adhd 1 May 2025 [marginalium] ADHD TikToks are not about ADHD: … in the top 100 #ADHD TikTok videos. Despite the videos’ immense popularity (collectively amassing nearly...
  • what's the deal with autism rates 1 May 2025 [marginalium] What’s the deal with autism rates. A good analysis of the rate increase in the US. I think you’ll find that the rate is not that surprising...
  • endometriosis is scary! 1 May 2025 [marginalium] Endometriosis is scary! It’s a nice article too.
  • ai isn't changing anything yet (pdf) 1 May 2025 [marginalium] AI isn’t changing anything yet (pdf): AI chatbots have had no significant impact on earnings or recorded hours in any occupation, with conf...
  • nostalgia as a parasite 24 Apr 2025 [marginalium] Nostalgia as a parasite: It is now commonly understood that nostalgia can also be a prosocial emotion in the sense that it helps us recogni...
  • welcome to the chaoscene 18 Apr 2025 [marginalium] Welcome to the Chaoscene: The climate crisis is here. In order to thrive in these dangerous and precarious times, we must build resilient c...
  • shortage predictions from tariffs 18 Apr 2025 [marginalium] Shortage predictions from tariffs. I don’t actually care much about this, because I can never predict the likelihood of this stuff. But I wa...
  • the religious don't trust scientists' moral character 10 Apr 2025 [marginalium] The religious don’t trust scientists’ moral character (in the US) How do perceptions of scientists’ moral values relate to support for scie...
  • does social media abstinence work 10 Apr 2025 [marginalium] Does social media abstinence work? The findings thus suggest that temporarily stepping away from social media may not be the most optimal a...

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