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Last updated 19 days ago

Letter to a Jewish voter in Pennsylvania

20 days ago

Important Announcement: I don’t in any way endorse voting for Jill Stein...

Steven Rudich (1961-2024)

21 days ago

I was sure my next post would be about the election—the sword...

My podcast with Brian Greene

about 1 month ago

Yes, he’s the guy from The Elegant Universe book and TV series....

My Nutty, Extremist Beliefs

about 1 month ago

In nearly twenty years of blogging, I’ve unfortunately felt more and more...

My October 7 post

about 2 months ago

For weeks I agonized over what, if anything, this post should say...

Quantum advantage for NP approximation? For REAL this time?

about 2 months ago

The other night I spoke at a quantum computing event and was...

Sad times for AI safety

about 2 months ago

Many of you will have seen the news that Governor Gavin Newsom...

The International Olympiad in Injustice

about 2 months ago

Today is the day I became radicalized in my Jewish and Zionist...

Quantum Computing: Between Hope and Hype

2 months ago

So, back in June the White House announced that UCLA would host...

AI transcript of my AI podcast

2 months ago

In the comments of my last post—on a podcast conversation between me...

My podcast with Dan Faggella

2 months ago

Dan Faggella recorded an unusual podcast with me that’s now online. He...

Quantum fault-tolerance milestones dropping like atoms

2 months ago

Between roughly 2001 and 2018, I’ve happy to have done some nice...