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Details Avoid Bias

Long ago I noted:

a month ago 23 votes
Sincerity Adds To Drift

The 2008 book Ritual and Its Consequences: An Essay on the Limits of Sincerity is hard for me to understand, but I’ve been trying to figure it out, as the concepts it considers seem interesting and important:

a month ago 15 votes
Elite Confidence

Rob Henderson has a great essay summarizing the expert vs elite distinction I discussed in 6 prior posts (1 2 3 4 5 6):

a month ago 17 votes
Surprisingly Blind

You might expect us to understand our romantic couple breakups very well.

a month ago 14 votes
Abstraction Worsens Drift

My Ph.D.

a month ago 11 votes

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Vintage Posters for The Royal Court Theatre

Founded by the English Stage Company (ESC in 1956, London’s Royal Court Theatre focuses on contemporary theatre. The building on Sloane Square has put on plays since its completion in 1888. The venue truly arrived when on 8 May 1956, John Osborne’s Look Back in Anger opened – a play that marks the beginning of … Continue reading "Vintage Posters for The Royal Court Theatre" The post Vintage Posters for The Royal Court Theatre appeared first on Flashbak.

14 hours ago 2 votes
The 3 Most Infamous Praetorian Plots That (Un)Made Roman Emperors

The Praetorian Guards were the personal bodyguard of the Roman Emperors from the reign of Augustus through to the rise of Constantine. From the first century CE to the early fourth, these soldiers had an unrivaled proximity to imperial politics. This made them incredibly important but also incredibly dangerous. From their barracks in the […]

12 hours ago 1 votes
England’s Prison Population Problems

England’s Prison Population Problems JamesHoare Thu, 06/26/2025 - 08:58

yesterday 1 votes
9 Myths About the Greek God Hephaestus

Hephaestus, the god of smithing and fire, was counted among the twelve Olympian gods. He does not feature as prominently in Greek myths as the rest of his family, but he is credited with creating all the divine tools used by gods and heroes, from Zeus’ aegis to the armor of Achilles. Hephaestus was […]

yesterday 1 votes
On The Shortness of Life

Seneca’s Advice for Dealing with Death

2 days ago 2 votes