The Stupid Issue
The Trouble with Cancer Screening
Tests for cancer often lead to more confusion than clarity. Here’s how to understand them.
AI Made Me Look Foolish. Then I Learned
Ancient alchemy has a lot to teach us about chatbots
The Virtue of Being Simple
A surprising number of creatures don’t benefit from greater intelligence
Why We Think We Know More Than We Do
Breaking down the famous “Dunning-Kruger effect” with David Dunning himself
When Stupid Was a Diagnosis
A dark history that is in danger of returning as support for people with disabilities withers
What Makes Humans Stupid
It takes intelligence to get things spectacularly wrong. An essay on our undoing.
