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Thinking Traps IRL

Narrated essays about the cognitive biases shaping current events, online conversations, culture, technology, and everyday judgment.

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Latest episodes

  1. When Crypto Twitter Tries to Price a Meme Before the World Is Done Making It9 Aug 2026
  2. "2026 Is the New 2016": Why the Internet Wants Its Old Self Back7 Aug 2026
  3. The Covid Accountability Gap31 Jul 2026
  4. When a Room Has No Reason to Exist23 Jul 2026
  5. When an AI "Escapes": The Thinking Traps Inside a Rogue-Agent Story23 Jul 2026
  6. Jimothy Is Not a Meme Coin21 Jul 2026
  7. When Helping Becomes the Hazard21 Jul 2026
  8. When a Confident AI Forecast Starts Feeling Inevitable20 Jul 2026
  9. The Monet AI Experiment: When a Label Changes What You See20 Jul 2026
  10. When an Arrest Becomes a Verdict19 Jul 2026