Sean McClure

A Lot of Stupid People doing a Lot of Stupid Things

People look around and they see a lot of stupid people doing a lot of stupid things.

Jan 4 • Sean McClure

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December 2025

There is No Hierarchy Among Academic Fields

Someone said recently that “There is an objective hierarchy among academic fields and therefore not all PhDs are equal.”

Dec 1, 2025 • Sean McClure

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November 2025

Tea and Reading

Sit with your tea, with a very nice cup, in a very nice place.

Nov 16, 2025 • Sean McClure

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Heisenberg, Emergence, and the Better Version of Science

Heisenberg’s matrix mechanics was the closest the 20th century ever came to strict positivism within physics.

Nov 16, 2025 • Sean McClure

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We Are But Peasants

On the Internet and Liberation

Nov 15, 2025 • Sean McClure

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Process Without Soul

The Problem with Multiple Authorship

Nov 7, 2025 • Sean McClure

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Math is Ugly

Math is ugly.

Nov 7, 2025 • Sean McClure

Analysis is the Opposite of Adaptation

Analysis is the opposite of adaptation.

Nov 7, 2025 • Sean McClure

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Sorry Physicists, Your Simulations are Not “Inventions”

Sabine Hossenfelder asked me recently why a new type of laser recently theorized by physicists should not be considered an invention.

Nov 2, 2025 • Sean McClure

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October 2025

Extreme Dialogue

The Detriment of Focus and Slowness in Learning

Oct 29, 2025 • Sean McClure

Nothing less. Nothing More.

Redefining the Role of Math in AI and Science

Oct 26, 2025 • Sean McClure

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If You Don’t Understand Physics, It’s Not Your Fault

Physics hasn’t Been Physical for a While Now

Oct 23, 2025 • Sean McClure

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