Missives

Keep track of what's happened since you were last here with the newsletters and the changelog.

January 17, 2022

Changelog

New article: neurotransmitters are a confidence game.


December 30, 2021


December 13, 2021

Changelog

Now that btrmt is more than just a collection of articles, it’s time to bring it all together.

As such, all my articles and content are now here, as a project of btrmt. The Armchair Collective too, has been rehomed here but now is just the home for the membership community. Membership to The Armchair Collective is still by invitation only, for now, but the articles will always be for anyone to read.

In addition to the manifesto, also launched Neurotypica: a guide to brain and behaviour. Updates to follow as it develops.


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November 30, 2021

Changelog

New articles this month:

The amygdala is a distraction.

The beauty of stress.


September 21, 2021

Changelog

New article on Neil Postman’s amusing ourselves to death now and then.

Updates to the predictability of humans.


September 21, 2021


September 8, 2021

Changelog

New article on Voluntary Censorship.

A little more clarity in the purpose of the site: a project in betterment is a project about choosing ideologies, not adopting the ones thrust upon you. We’ve always really been about this, but it’s pleasant to finally have the elevator pitch. Only took a year and a half to get there since the relaunch of the site in April last year.

In that vein, putting together summaries of the ideologies we explore on articles. Currently we have Voluntary Censorship and Predicting Human Behaviour. See what you think.


August 24, 2021

Changelog

New article on the value of the sacred.

Updated the Nuance in Maslow’s Hierarchy.


July 21, 2021

Changelog

An article in praise of the sage and less in praise of other things.


June 2, 2021

Changelog

On the difference between the heart and the head: emotions and the mind.