John LaudunMake Up Your Mind, MediumLike most people, I have no clear idea how Medium generates its feeds: the stuff that appears in the “newsletter” that comes into my email…May 21May 21
John LaudunMemento MoriAs the coffee drips, my hand reaches for the cups and bowls in the dish rack to begin putting them away. The soft shuffles of movement echo…Mar 25Mar 25
John LaudunOf Fame & FortuneTrying to sort through the changing nature and duration of what it means to make a markMar 17Mar 17
John LaudunI Know How Civilization EndsI know how civilization ends: it ends with portals. Not the fun kind where you stick blue and orange ovals onto surfaces and jump through…Mar 9Mar 9
John LaudunA Star to Steer ByThinking about Project Management for the Humanities ResearcherFeb 28Feb 28
John LaudunOn Mind SetsReflecting on the oddities of an idiomatic phrase (very skippable)Feb 11Feb 11
John LaudunRaising a World BuilderA recent comment I made on the current state of education in the humanities on LinkedIn drew a fair amount of attention. I’m not linking to…Feb 3Feb 3
John LaudunYes, Virginia, There Is Gum in the FutureA Review of Nick Harkaway’s “Titanium Noir”Jan 6Jan 6
John LaudunWho’s Afraid of ChatGPT?In which I try to teach ChatGPT how to create conspiracy theoriesDec 15, 2023Dec 15, 2023
John LaudunSense, Sensibility, & Your BrainHumans can’t feel wetness. There are some insects (and maybe other animals?) that can because they possess hygroreceptors. Humans do not…Dec 12, 2023Dec 12, 2023