The Syntact ProjectMatt Gillham
Contributions by Matt
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Podcast:Quick Hits, February 2019
Ethan, Fernando, and Matt record another aimless episode of Quick Hits.
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Podcast:Quick Hits, November 2018
Ethan, Fernando, and Matt bring back the Quick Hits format only to get derailed arguing about the merits of the medical field.
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Podcast:Quick Hits, August 2018
Ethan, Fernando, and Matt reprise the Quick Hits format. They ideate over whether “ideate” is actually a word.
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When Mistakes Are Inevitable
There’s a pretty clear cut list of states that tend to be universally known by Colombians: New York, Texas, California, etc. Alabama, where I went to school, isn’t usually high on that list, and when it is, it’s either because of the Lynyrd Skynyrd song or for a history littered with some of the worst of America’s past. Texas makes for a much better (and more accurate, in my case) state to claim; it only invokes John Wayne-esque finger pistols and questions about horses and cowboys.
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Podcast:Game Theory
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From the Ground Up
Well, I’ve missed the one-month mark and the two-month mark in Colombia, but yes, I’m Alive and Will Still Write Here. There have been, of course, several things I’ve noticed about my time in Colombia. Here’s one: I shouldn’t try to start a bunch of new things at the same time. But alas, here I am…
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Podcast:Bitcoin is Failing and We're All Going to Die
Ethan, Fernando, and Matt talk about the ins and outs of blockchain technology.
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What Have I Done?
Tomorrow morning, I board my first one-way flight, to Medellín, Colombia. I am going to be writing about it. I do expect to panic on the plane.
Indeed, it will be groundbreaking, world-shattering epiphanies that I, the wise and traveled muse, will impart to you, mere earthling, through a course of these articles. Think Jack Kerouac. Or Henry David Thoreau. Or, more likely, I’ll be revealing an astounding level of my ignorance about the world to you; either way, I expect to learn a thing or two, and I’m hoping it to be rich fodder for discussion.
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Podcast:Government Series, Part 2: Delegative Democracy (Liquid Democracy)
The crew takes on Delegative Democracy, where votes can be delegated. Ever wish you could just give your vote to someone else and let them do the hard work for you?
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Podcast:Government Series, Part 1: Futarchy
Fernando, Matt, and Ethan talk about a form of government proposed by an economist. Learn more about futarchy, where policy is decided by financial markets.
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