(My) Frequently Asked Questions
On Psychology
- Why do people spread FUD?
- Is the modern world enlightened?
- Why do we pretend to have so little when we have so much?
- Why doesn't intelligence correlate with beauty?
- Why doesn't human intelligence correlate with cognitive intelligence?
- Is intelligence an advantage?
- Is intelligence an advantage?
- Is intelligence an advantage?
- Are 1000 deaths more tragic than 1 death?
- Is it possible to grasp the scale of human loss through war?
- Can we value life, or only our life?
On Politics
- Why are the Jews perpetually persecuted?
- Why do people love to hate America?
- Why aren't smart people in power?
- Who does the law protect?
- Where slaves ever happy?
On Economics
- Will globalisation gradually extinguish arbitrage?
- What will become the Quinary (fifth) industry?
On Language
- Are diminutives intended to be endearing or subordinating?
- Can the word 'peeps' be used in singular?
- Why do we want to 'eat' things which are cute?
- How are you meant to pronounce words like 'faux' and 'sans' when they are used in the middle of English sentences?
- Who are 'they'?
On Nature
- Why does nature favour beauty?
On Physics
- What is space?
- If spacetime is curved, what is the 5th dimension that accommodates the curvature?
- How can we tell what direction time is moving?
- What force started time moving?
- What evidence is there that time exists at all?
- Is there a whole number between 1 and 2?
- Will there ever be a whole number between 1 and 2?
On Minutia
- Why is salt tasty?
- Which directions do Muslims in Mecca face when they pray?
- Why does blutak get stickier when you play with it?
- Will my life be wasted?
