The Curve of Time
is a story about time travel, so feel free to jump in anywhere you want, but as a novel it’ll make more sense if you start at the beginning.
Chapter 56 — Evolutions
The Curve of Time, Chapter 56 — Evolutions , in which Saskia talks about the time travel of evolution.
Rufus muses on some fun mathematical references.
Chapter 55 — Twiness Protection
The Curve of Time, Chapter 55 — Twiness Protection, in which Mica gives thought to how time travelers might hide.
Followed by some reflections on possessions.
Chapter 54 — The Lottery Test
The Curve of Time, Chapter 54 — The Lottery Test , in which Saskia and Mica put Saskia’s ability to win the lottery to the test.
Followed by Rufus musing on the value of apprenticeship, wherever you can find it.
Chapter 52 — Teaching Wassily
The Curve of Time, Chapter 52 —— Teaching Wassily, in which Saskia takes on a student.
Followed by Rufus’ thoughts on machines learning.
Chapter 50 — Around the World and Back Again
Rufus gives a shout out to a Primed Minds Exploration.
Followed by Chapter 50 —— Around the World and Back Again, in which Saskia sees Wassily for the first time in a decade.
Chapter 48 — The Identity of Ms. Smith
Rufus muses on how stories make us feel.
Followed by Chapter 48 —— The Identity of Ms. Smith, in which Sienna wrestles with her dead double that she just left behind.
Chapter 47 — The Mess of Being Out to Lunch
Rufus talk briefly about experiences and giving.
Followed by Chapter 47 —— The Mess of Being Out to Lunch, in which Saskia escapes the hospital.
Chapter 46 — White Cotton Snow
Rufus contextualizes the racy chapter ahead, from the writer’s perspective.
Followed by Chapter 46 —— White Cotton Snow, in which Saskia and Mica share an intimate moment.
Chapter 45 — The Paradox of Agency
Rufus talks about the way disparate elements slid into stories.
Followed by Chapter 45 —— The Paradox of Agency, in which Saskia and Mica wrestle with some paradoxes of time travel.
Chapter 44 — The Brain Specialist
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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Chapter 43 — You Look Awful
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.
Chapter 42 — 911
Rufus describes described a problem with AI model curation.
Followed by Chapter 42 —— 911, in which Zeno calls for the paramedics.
Chapter 41 — The Missing Phone
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.
Chapter 40 — Zeno’s Front Stoop
Rufus talks about mixing it up in life.
Followed by Chapter 40 —— Zeno’s Front Stoop, in which Saskia finally confronts Zeno.
Chapter 39 — Priming the Pump
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.
Chapter 38 — Back to the Races
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.
Chapter 37 — Where Are You?
Rufus describes his concept of negligent parenting.
Followed by Chapter 37 —— Where Are You?, in which Mica waits for Saskia to return.
