She was also recently invited to join Avi Loeb’s science team… so there’s that.

the way to think about highest and lowest here is with respect to the median country by population rank (Denmark/Finland) - 98% of humans live in a country more populous than the median

same reason you’re more likely to live in a country with a high population than a low population

just a quick weekend break I’m afraid!

Welcome to London!

Tolkien’s writings give me a lot of hope here. He argued that evil is its own undoing, it can’t help but destroy itself through its arrogance and pride. I believe that too, dark chapters in human history are always just that - chapters.

They’re all the same, there are no ethical CEOs in this space

I did a double take on that because I don't remember his original article saying this and fortunately I had printed it out. Indeed, it looks he has edited the blog post, so he is responsive! I would of course prefer a clear bold erratum at the top conceding the original version's issues.

I actually wrote to Avi a couple hours ago about the fact I disagreed with his assessment that the Perseverance Navcam images were indeed 3I/ATLAS, and more likely to be Phobos. He responded quickly and "Yes, I have the same doubts about the Navcam images" and his essay had text accounting for that.