Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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(Our World in Data) Is vaping less harmful than smoking, and does it help people quit?
Answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about vaping and its effects.
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) Bad romances
Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger’s The Enthusiast is that novel! It’s even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Rex Morgan, M.D., 11/2/25 So the big news that Augie delivered over pad thai is that not one…
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(Policy of Truth) Thoughts on a Self-Deportation
I was at a self-deportation the other day. Someone who’d been in this country for decades decided it was time to leave, even at the price of breaking up the family. So, surrounded by friends and family, they did. I’m not sure what verb to use for my presence at this scene. I was present,…
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) Just getting her husband’s feeble mind palace revved up then going back to her sudoku
Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger’s The Enthusiast is that novel! It’s even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Blondie, 11/1/25 The thing about Dagwood is that he’s a dullard. He’s not stupid, though he’s also clearly…
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(A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry) Miscellania: Europa Universalis V Confirmed! (First Impressions)
Something different this week! The folks at Paradox Development Studios were nice enough to give me a review copy of the upcoming Europa Universalis V (releasing Nov. 4) ahead of release so that I could share some thoughts! For the unfamiliar, Europa Universalis is a series of strategy games covering the early modern period (traditionally…
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(The Comics Curmudgeon) Mostly spooky one-panels
Comics Curmudgeon readers! Do you love this blog and yearn for a novel written by its creator? Well, good news: Josh Fruhlinger’s The Enthusiast is that novel! It’s even about newspaper comic strips, partly. Check it out! Pluggers, 10/31/25 Sorry, I don’t think you should be exclaiming “What have you done?” to a guy in…
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(QC RSS) 5691
personally I’d never ask someone about their pronouns like that, but Clinton is nosy
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(xkcd.com) Heart Mountain
This is a syndicated post, originally published by xkcd.com at xkcd.com.
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(The GiveWell Blog) Beyond the Spreadsheets: Malawi Site Visit Podcast Series
Our Beyond the Spreadsheets podcast mini-series lets you ride along with our leadership team on their recent weeklong site visit to Malawi. Recorded daily during the trip, the series shares the behind-the-scenes experience of a GiveWell site visit through real-time reflections and clips of conversations. At GiveWell, the vast majority of our work is desk-based…
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