Aria Schrecker of Works In Progress discusses one of her favorite essays. Modern culture tells women beauty is subjective, then quietly rewards the ones who figure out it isn’t. Ben Pace speaks with her at Inkhaven, a residency for writers and bloggers.

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03:37 Reading

12:58 Interview

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Georgia Ray of Eukaryote Writes Blog discusses one of her Inkhaven publications. It documents how a crowd of strangers on Twitter reverse-engineered a criminal’s location from seemingly harmless Instagram photos. Ben Pace speaks with her at Inkhaven, a residency for writers and bloggers. Sponsored by WordPress.com.
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02:48 Reading
19:10 Interview
52:09 Sponsor

Alice Liu of Rational Animations discusses one of her Inkhaven publications. It explains how the ocean’s daily rise and fall hides a surprisingly strange machine. Ben Pace speaks with her at Inkhaven, a residency for writers and bloggers.
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00:36 Reading

06:19 Interview

35:52 Sponsor

Scott Hoffman of Folio Literary Management discusses the publishing industry. Traditional publishing can still turn bloggers into serious public intellectuals, but only when a book gives them reach, legitimacy, or a new medium they can’t get online. Ben Pace speaks with him at Inkhaven, a residency for writers and bloggers.

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06:18 Reading

15:35 Interview

62:46 Sponsor

Nicholas Decker of Homo Economicus discusses one of his favorite essays, "The O-Ring Theory of Economic Development" by M. Kremer. The O-Ring theory argues that rich countries are rich not just because they have better workers, but because they have better systems for matching excellent workers with one another. Ben Pace speaks with him at Inkhaven, a residency for writers and bloggers. Sponsored by WordPress.com.

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04:53 Reading

09:51 Interview

41:25 Sponsor

Rusty of Slime Mold/Time Mold discusses one of her favorite writings, "My Immortal" by XXXbloodyrists666XXX. My Immortal is popularly regarded as one of the worst works of fan fiction ever written. Ben Pace speaks with her at Inkhaven, a residency for writers and bloggers. Sponsored by WordPress.com.

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01:29 Reading

13:24 Interview

24:27 Sponsor

Inkhaven resident Drew Schorno discusses one of his Inkhaven publications. AI may be alien in many ways, but the shapes of its language still bear the fossil marks of creatures who had to stop for breath. Ben Pace speaks with him at Inkhaven, a residency for writers and bloggers. Sponsored by WordPress.com.
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01:17 “Units of Breath”

07:16 Ben & Drew Discuss

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John Nerst of Everything Studies discusses one of his favorite essays, "The Cognitive Decoupling Elite" by Drossbucket. This piece argues that modern institutions increasingly reward people who can strip away context and manipulate abstract systems, creating a quiet cognitive elite. Ben Pace speaks with him at Inkhaven, a residency for writers and bloggers. Sponsored by WordPress.com.

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00:00 Intro

01:51 "The Cognitive Decoupling Elite"

14:34 Ben & GUEST Discuss

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