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We talk about sourdough bread-making techniques, types of knowledge, short order cooks, adopting and abandoning hobbies, revenge of the incels, audience capture, sensemaking, the COVID lab leak theory, participating in online discourse, Angry Birds, self-promotion & attention seeking, Tony Gilroy, empathy as an artist’s currency, the original Apple logo:

Mentioned in this episode

Carl Sandberg - Lincoln biographer who talked about his experience as a restaurant cook

A Complete Unknown (Bob Dylan biopic)

Intelligence Without Wisdom - recent essay by Shawn on AGI

Tony Gilroy, writer and director (Michael Clayton, Andor) guest appearance on Ross Douthat, on Marc Maron

How to Save the American Experiment by John Fabian Witt (NY Times article, gift link)

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