Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol
Suspend the Nobel prize in economics
The Swedes have brushed aside the great Thomas Sowell yet again …
Was Sir Isaac Newton a Scientist?
This weekend (11 & 12 October), I attended the annual conference of the Association of Graduate Liberal Studies Programs (AGSLP). The theme of this year’s conference was the future of the humanities in the age of GenAI systems like ChatGPT. … Continue reading
Saturday Syllabus
Check out this ambitious “Syllabus for Generalists” created by Cristina Jerney, “an actor, technical writer, and pest based in London”. I say “ambitious” because week one alone covers algebra, geometry, trigonometry, the calculus, physics, chemistry, and biology, along with eight … Continue reading
Friday funnies: caption this!
This deadly storm (Milton) unleashed dozens of destructive tornadoes and knocked out power lines across the Florida peninsula, so I am going to call this surreal A.I.-generated image “The Last Stand of Siesta Key”. Hat tip: @DeebsFLA
Throwback Thursday: Trolley Problems
My 2014 paper “Trolley Problems” surveys the two standard versions of the famous (infamous?) trolley problem and solves both versions with a novel thought-experiment of my own: an auction conducted from behind a Rawlsian veil of ignorance!
Blog update
We dodged a bullet last month when Hurricane Helene veered toward North Florida, but now another major storm (Milton) is heading our way, so I won’t be blogging for the next few days.
*Adam Smith in the City of Light*
I have just posted a revised and corrected draft of “Adam Smith in the City of Light“. Among other things, I have added my colleague and friend Alain Alcouffe as a co-author, for we have collaborated closely on this paper … Continue reading
Sunday song: *Harbu Darbu*
To commemorate the first anniversary of the October 7 massacre:

