If we humans manage to kill ourselves, we may not take all life on Earth with us. That leaves hope for another intelligent civilization to arise; if they do, we could potentially help them by leaving carefully chosen messages. In this post I’ll argue that despite sounding kind of crazy, this could potentially compare favorably to … More Sending a message to the future

I enjoyed season 1 of Westworld; I’ve been watching season 2, but regret how little sense it seems to make. That said, if you are willing to speculate enough about what’s happening offscreen, you can make almost anything consistent. If you have trouble with fiction that doesn’t make sense, I hope you find that this FAQ … More Westworld apologetics: an FAQ