Philip DhingrainPhilosophistryDoes Therapy Work? A Balanced ViewShort answer: In theory, psychotherapy works, specifically cognitive therapy. In practice, therapy is hit-or-miss.·5 min read·Oct 14, 2023----
Philip DhingrainPhilosophistryThere Is No Fire Alarm for Alien Invasion, EitherImagine a hundred spaceships come out of warp near Alpha Centauri, 4.5 light years away. Our smartest astrophysicists believe the ships are…·2 min read·Aug 21, 2023----
Philip DhingrainPhilosophistryConfusing Plausibility with Probability in AI-SafetyIs there an analog of the Lizardman’s Constant, but for scenario estimation? If someone tells you a plausible scenario that has no outside…·2 min read·Aug 14, 2023----
Philip DhingrainPhilosophistryHow to Build a UniverseIs there a name for “unifying theories of the Universe”? For example, I’m a fan of the free energy principle, which roughly states that…·2 min read·Aug 13, 2023----
Philip DhingrainPhilosophistryDo animals share our sense of beauty? What about causality?There is a book making the rounds, An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us. But what if the opposite of the…·2 min read·Jul 17, 2023----
Philip DhingrainPhilosophistryDiffing the DSMIs talk therapy on the “right side of history”?·5 min read·May 8, 2023----
Philip DhingrainPhilosophistryCan You Be Addicted to NOT Taking Drugs?The short answer is yes.·2 min read·Mar 17, 2023----
Philip DhingrainPhilosophistryCould Humans Develop Blowholes by the Year 4000?An introduction to fractal evolution·10 min read·Feb 17, 2023----
Philip DhingrainPhilosophistryIs the media getting more violent, or are we getting more violent?The Mass Transparency Hypothesis·6 min read·Oct 11, 2022----
Philip DhingraIntroducing Rep Your Area CodeWhat’s in an area code? Phone numbers that were once easy to get, such as 212, 310, and 415, are now increasingly scarce. These numbers are…2 min read·Aug 25, 2022----