published + forthcoming essays
our avatars, ourselves
Boston Review
saved by infinite jest
Aeon
my "borderline personality" & me
forthcoming in Los Angeles Review of Books
in-progress essays
invisible pain & the search for a life-affirming narrative
on invisible + chronic pain, why it is sidelined by contemporary disability theory, and the distinct challenges it raises for understanding + embracing oneself
techno & time travel: on revisiting art and the passage of time
philosophical & personal reflections on identity, memory, music, & how revisiting art brings us back to ourselves
knowing the story of your life: AI mania and the fracturing illusion of freedom
on what's missing from--but lurking behind--critiques of predictive AI
surviving death in the age of information
on the ways we outlive ourselves, how they've been transformed by the modern world, & what the law should do about it
the strange loop of reality TV
on reality TV: what it is, how we relate to it (& vice versa), and the unique value that it gives us
science fiction as a philosophy lesson for the modern world
on the philosophical value of science fiction, the methodology of thought experiments, and what our present discourse about new technology is missing
the intensity affliction
on mental illness in high-achieving women
when the artist becomes the algorithm
on what, if anything, is wrong with generative AI "style clones" emulating the visions & voices of real artists to proliferate new works + what the practice illuminates about how much we value human artistry (with jenny judge)
book project
the identity prism
(proposal in progress)
our avatars, ourselves
Boston Review
saved by infinite jest
Aeon
my "borderline personality" & me
forthcoming in Los Angeles Review of Books
in-progress essays
invisible pain & the search for a life-affirming narrative
on invisible + chronic pain, why it is sidelined by contemporary disability theory, and the distinct challenges it raises for understanding + embracing oneself
techno & time travel: on revisiting art and the passage of time
philosophical & personal reflections on identity, memory, music, & how revisiting art brings us back to ourselves
knowing the story of your life: AI mania and the fracturing illusion of freedom
on what's missing from--but lurking behind--critiques of predictive AI
surviving death in the age of information
on the ways we outlive ourselves, how they've been transformed by the modern world, & what the law should do about it
the strange loop of reality TV
on reality TV: what it is, how we relate to it (& vice versa), and the unique value that it gives us
science fiction as a philosophy lesson for the modern world
on the philosophical value of science fiction, the methodology of thought experiments, and what our present discourse about new technology is missing
the intensity affliction
on mental illness in high-achieving women
when the artist becomes the algorithm
on what, if anything, is wrong with generative AI "style clones" emulating the visions & voices of real artists to proliferate new works + what the practice illuminates about how much we value human artistry (with jenny judge)
book project
the identity prism
(proposal in progress)