reading

writing

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Jan 5, 2026

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1 min read

If you're not yet using AI to get feedback on your human writing, you should start

Especially considering a humanities professor at Dartmouth once admitted to me that he and most of his colleagues "honestly just kind of skim [the essays students submit for their courses]".

Alex Libre

technology

Everything worth inventing has not, in fact, already been invented

Jan 3, 2026

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4 min read

Everything worth inventing has not, in fact, already been invented

There are good reasons to believe that education could be a lot better than it currently is in most school systems. Freddie deBoer is, as he often is, confused about this.

Alex Libre

debates

Mar 23, 2024

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6 min read

Critical thinking is not an illusion

A writer recently argued that what we call "critical thinking" is actually just knowing more facts about a topic. I think he is deeply confused about this, and not thinking critically.

Alex Libre

reading

If you're not yet using AI to get feedback on your human writing, you should start

Everything worth inventing has not, in fact, already been invented

Critical thinking is not an illusion

Orca & Fishbowl