VivaLaPandaA Brief Meditation on Divine DiscontentWe are the inheritors of the restless. When once there was empty field, they dreamed and from their dreams a city called Rome was born…2 min read·May 3, 2023----
VivaLaPandaThe Shrinking World of ChildrenIn Matt Yglesias’s new book, One Billion Americans, he argues that one of the reasons parents aren’t having as many kids as they want is…6 min read·Sep 9, 2022----
VivaLaPandaTrust the ExpertsOrganizations should put competent people in charge of things and fire those who prove incompetent6 min read·Jun 4, 2021----
VivaLaPandaDevelopment without DevelopersStrategies for capital requirement reductions6 min read·Mar 1, 2021----
VivaLaPandaThe Gentrification AestheticHow Capital reshapes our environment6 min read·Feb 27, 2021----
VivaLaPandaThe Beauty of IllegibilityModern design, web design specifically, is often highly oriented towards making the digital environment maximally legible. Designers want…5 min read·Feb 22, 2021----
VivaLaPandaFighting Climate Change on Foreign SoilNote: This is a less-edited version of my article on Exponents that includes more details and math8 min read·May 30, 2020----
VivaLaPandaThe New Age of Social EngineeringWhy have so many online social networks failed to form healthy communities, and instead gained notoriety as hostile spaces? I argue that…14 min read·Dec 7, 2019----
VivaLaPandaAnthropic Plot ArmorWhy is plot armor bad? The answer is generally obvious, because it reduces the capacity for drama in a story. If the reader knows that a…3 min read·Feb 20, 2019----