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Learning from science for better decisions and policies
The secret is focusing on how science works, not what it produces.
Decision making under humility
Different epistemic attitudes and how they influence our decision-making
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April 2024

How to harness group dynamics for epistemic good
What can societies and organisations do to ensure they keep expanding what they know?
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Heaps of Paradox
Using a philosophical puzzle to look more closely at how human concepts work
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March 2024

What is true versus what works
On Pragmatism and the logical structure of truth
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Structures also make it hard to change our mind
Understanding how knowledge is structured reveals more of the costs that come with updating our views
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February 2024

Why it is hard to change your mind
The practical role of knowledge and the real cost of change
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How I justify what I know
Looking at our different sources of knowledge, pragmatically
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January 2024

We need a reliable basis for action
The role of knowledge in the life of the knower
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A short reading guide to Humble Knowledge
Important reading so you can understand what this Substack is about
Mathematics: a surprisingly natural fit for science
But only when we look closely at the structure of scientific knowledge

December 2023

Deciphering the weirdness of mathematics
Looking more closely at what maths might really be about
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