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Should we trust a hunch?
One of my students has this patch on her backpack: It's a familiar thought: deep-down, you have a sense for what's true and what's false....
Justin McBrayer
Jan 94 min read


State-Sponsored Segregation
The State of California has started a political protest that threatens to split higher education into two factions: red vs. blue. It's a...
Justin McBrayer
Oct 15, 20244 min read


AI now works alongside us. Is it conservative or liberal?
I know more and more people in my personal and work life who are using ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, and other AI programs. We are trusting...
Justin McBrayer
Sep 9, 20247 min read


Don't Fear the Science: Empirical Equality and Moral Equality are Two Different Things
A colleague of mine in the social sciences recently bemoaned the fact that data on her recent study shows a significant average...
Justin McBrayer
Aug 27, 20249 min read


The Real Problem with Deepfakes and Elections
Hint: it has nothing to do with our inability to tell the difference between what's real and what's fake. A deepfake is a manufactured...
Justin McBrayer
Feb 27, 20246 min read


Why it's Rational to Trust Today's Media Less
This fall, Gallup reported that American trust in the media is at an all time low, matching the nadir of presidential election year 2016....
Justin McBrayer
Jan 9, 20245 min read
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