Topics
Everything I cover, organized by theme. Pick what interests you and go deep.
AI & Automation
How AI systems actually work (and fail), who benefits from the hype, and what the research actually shows. Cutting through the marketing to find the substance.
Elections & Operations
How elections actually run, real vs. imagined vulnerabilities, and separating operational facts from partisan narratives. The boring truth about voting systems.
Performance Systems
Why most performance management doesn't work, what incentive structures actually produce, and how to read organizational BS. Management theater vs. management substance.
Media Claims
How to read press releases, spot derivative reporting, and trace claims back to primary sources. What the headline says vs. what the evidence supports.
Security & Risk
Actual threat modeling vs. security theater, risk communication, and what "secure" actually means. Understanding risk without catastrophizing or dismissing.
How to Think (Meta)
The meta-skills: incentive tracing, uncertainty labeling, falsifiability, and avoiding both cynicism and naivety. The method behind the method.