Written by Rufus

Rufus muses on how stories make us feel.

Then we dive into the forty eighth chapter of The Curve of Time, The Identity of Ms. Smith, in which Sienna wrestles with her dead double that she just left behind.

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Rufus talk briefly about experiences and giving.

Then we dive into the forty seventh chapter of The Curve of Time, The Mess of Being Out to Lunch, in which Saskia escapes the hospital.

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Rufus contextualizes the racy chapter ahead, from the writer’s perspective.

Followed by Chapter 46 —— White Cotton Snow, in which Saskia and Mica share an intimate moment.

Then we dive into the forty sixth chapter of The Curve of Time, White Cotton Snow, in which Saskia and Mica share an intimate moment.

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Rufus talks about the way disparate elements slid into stories.

Then we dive into the forty fifth chapter of The Curve of Time, The Paradox of Agency, in which Saskia and Mica wrestle with some paradoxes of time travel.

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Rufus considers how AI will impact society and jobs. In that discussion he mentions a fascinating interview with Geoffrey Hinton.

Then we dive into the forty fourth chapter of The Curve of Time, The Brain Specialist, in which Saskia talks to a brain specialist.

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Rufus describes some of the dichotomies between being old and young.

Then we dive into the forty third chapter of The Curve of Time, You Look Awful, in which we return to Saskia and her mother, Miranda, in the Dallas hospital in the aftermath of Saskia’s accident.

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Rufus describes described a problem with AI model curation.

Then we dive into the fourteenth chapter of The Curve of Time, 911 , in which Zeno calls for the paramedics.

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Rufus describes how WTF’s are just a reframing of his theory of questions.

Then we dive into the forty first chapter of The Curve of Time, The Missing Phone, in which Sienna deals with the aftermath of her pickpocket intervention.

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Rufus talks about mixing it up in life.

Then we dive into the fortieth chapter of The Curve of Time, Zeno’s Front Stoop, in which Saskia finally confronts Zeno.

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Rufus describes the first occurrence of meta time-traveling that he’s been forced into, along with a couple of ways in which the real world has crept into The Curve of Time.

Then we dive into the thirty ninth chapter of The Curve of Time, Priming the Pump, in which Saskia leaves the race track and sets up her encounter with Zeno.

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