Rufus considers how AI will impact society and jobs. In that discussion he mentions a fascinating interview with Geoffrey Hinton.

Then we dive into the forty fourth chapter of The Curve of Time, The Brain Specialist, in which Saskia talks to a brain specialist.

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Rufus describes some of the dichotomies between being old and young.

Followed by Chapter 43 —— You Look Awful, in which we return to Saskia and her mother, Miranda, in the Dallas hospital in the aftermath of Saskia’s accident.

Rufus describes described a problem with AI model curation.

Followed by Chapter 42 —— 911, in which Zeno calls for the paramedics.

Rufus describes how WTF’s are just a reframing of his theory of questions.

Followed by Chapter 41 —— The Missing Phone, in which Saskia deals with the aftermath of her pickpocket intervention.

Rufus talks about mixing it up in life.

Followed by Chapter 40 —— Zeno’s Front Stoop, in which Saskia finally confronts Zeno.

Rufus describes the first occurrence of meta time-traveling that he’s been forced into, along with a couple of ways in which the real world has crept into The Curve of Time.

Followed by Chapter 39 —— Priming the Pump, in which Saskia leaves the race track and sets up her encounter with Zeno.

Rufus considers the risks with implicit questions in his theory of questions.

Followed by Chapter 38 —— Back to the Races, in which Saskia heads to Lone Star Park, the horse racetrack in Dallas.

Rufus describes his concept of negligent parenting.

Followed by Chapter 37 —— Where Are You?, in which Mica waits for Saskia to return.

Rufus muses on the role of luck in our lives.

Followed by Chapter 36 — Five Out of Six, in which Saskia follows up on her plan to pay for her hotel with another lottery ticket.

Rufus compares audiobooks to written text.

Followed by Chapter 35 —— The Weight of the Pen, in which Saskia makes a note of the lottery numbers.

Rufus talks about chipping away at things.

Followed by Chapter 34 —— Biased by What Had Yet to Happen, in which Saskia embraces her Dallas trip.

Rufus describes how a certain aspect of a book’s structure can be a good metaphor for life and the world around us.

Followed by Chapter 33 — The Pen, in which Saskia wrestles with duplication from time travel.

Rufus mulls what it means to do research.

Followed by Chapter 31 — Blobs in a Box, in which Saskia and Mica spend time looking into Saskia’s next steps.

Rufus muses about concurrently holding contradictory ideas in your head.

Followed by Chapter 30 —— A Bridge to Far, in which Mica encourages Saskia to consider how else she can wield her superpower for good.

Rufus spends a few words on saying goodbye.

Followed by Chapter 29 — A Witness to Your Own Death? in which Saskia’s double, Sienna, wrestles with some of the implications of time travel while heading back to LA to find her phone.

Rufus connects taking random walks in life with the value of exploring.

Followed by Chapter 28 — Coast-to-Coast Cabling, in which Saskia makes a grand gesture.

Rufus describes a conundrum raised by the algebraic concept of dimension.

Followed by Chapter 27 —— Clutch Move, in which Mica sees an analogy between Saskia’s switching her flow through time and changing gears in a car.

Rufus relates cusp points to various aspects of life.

Followed by Chapter 26 —— A Cusp Problem, in which Mica describes a new problem to Saskia.

Rufus what writers have in common with squirrels.

Followed by Chapter 25 —— Up the Coast, in which Sienna steps out into her new life.