Friday Links 4/16/21
Happy Friday everybody -
Here are five quick things that I found interesting this week:
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[Psychology] Are we overlooking the role of free will when we talk about social desires and biases?
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[Philosophy] Agnes Callard shared a cogent distinction between the accidental and the essential.
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[Crypto] Two engaging and critical takes on bitcoin and cryptocurrencies: Electric Crypto Balkan Acid Test and Adam Tooze's Chartbook on Crypto.
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[Book Reviews] A new biography of the slightly mystical, radical anti-totalitarian thinker Simone Weil, reviewed.
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[Podcasts] I enjoyed this short interview introducing philosopher David Hills. My favorite idea here was that our moods and temperaments shape our thinking separately from rationality, and deserve philosophical consideration.
Enjoy your weekend!
Alex