Making Minds & Making Progress

May 2025

The Five Nested Sets of the Mind

Zooming out from one thought to all possible thoughts

May 28

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Compression is creative

It doesn't just subtract. It adds.

May 21

11

The underappreciated weirdness of people and computers

They have a hidden hyperflexibility

May 18

5

Progress always requires four things

Novelty, Taste, Control, Memory

May 7

10

December 2023

The Beginning of Infinity (in one hour)

A new hour-long video, free for paid subscribers!

Dec 13, 2023

July 2023

August 2022

Musical Repetition: Exploiting Good Ideas

Repetition doesn't have to be boring

Aug 8, 2022

July 2022

Musical Variation: More & Better Ideas

A guide for self-taught musicians

Jul 28, 2022

I know Python, but how do I analyze a big dataset?

“I’m trying to analyze a big, messy dataset for the first time, and it’s going okay.

Jul 19, 2022