The Importance of Taste

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This essay appears in audio format at the beginning of The Portal Podcast, Episode 34. Hello, it's Eric with a few thoughts for this week. I want to talk about a topic that is surprisingly dangerous: taste. Now, taste doesn't sound like…

Wealth Transfer

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This essay appears in audio format at the beginning of The Portal Podcast, Episode 33. Hello, this is Eric with a few thoughts to share that have been on my mind this week before we get to this episode's conversation. I want to share…

The Raison d’être for Long-form Podcasting

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This essay appears in audio format at the beginning of The Portal Podcast, Episode 32. Hello, this is Eric with some thoughts before we get to this week's main conversation. What I want to talk about initially this week is the real raison…

The Virus and Its Curious Relationship to the Future

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This essay appears in audio format at the beginning of The Portal Podcast, Episode 31. Hello, this is Eric with a few initial thoughts before this week's episode. First, I want to briefly discuss a pair of mistakes and omissions on my…

The Awakening

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This essay appears in audio format at the beginning of The Portal Podcast, Episode 30. Hello, this is Eric with a few words of housekeeping. First of all, I just wanted to check in with our audience of Portal listeners and say that…

WHAT IS THE LAST QUESTION?

Does something unprecedented happen when we finally learn our own source code?https://www.edge.org/response-detail/27761