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Why Giving Up On The Humanities Is Self-Destructive
The Economic Case For the Liberal Arts In the Age of AI
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Ian Leslie
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The Orangutan Theory of Intelligence
Why Thinking In Pairs Is Powerful and What It Tells Us About AI
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Ian Leslie
6
Introducing 'John & Paul: A Love Story In Songs'
Free To Read (This Post, Not the Book)
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Ian Leslie
7
Unveiling 'John & Paul: A Love Story In Songs'
Yes It's an Actual Book With a Cover and Everything
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Ian Leslie
28
Why Britain's Elites Shun Highbrow Culture
The Signal Has Flipped
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Ian Leslie
13

September 2024

How the World Failed Greta Thunberg
The Perils of Praising Teenagers
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Ian Leslie
8
Is Culture Dying?
And if it is, should we mourn it?
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Ian Leslie
9
How To Be Charles Darwin
Nine Darwinian Habits of Mind and Behaviour
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Ian Leslie
4
The Story Behind the Greatest Guitar Solo in Rock History
The Dark Energies Behind Prince's Moment of Genius
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Ian Leslie
22
Last of the Curmudgeons
Catch-up service:
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Ian Leslie
11

August 2024

My Book of the Year
Yes, I'm Calling It Early
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Ian Leslie
3
Why Are Americans Growing Less Comfortable With Speaking Up?
The Paradox of the Internet
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Ian Leslie
11
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