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Puzzles, reasoning, monthly book picks and notes on writing and games.
2026
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Introducing Hyperkai – A Hyperbolic Puzzle Game
Hyperkai is an original game concept: a single-player game played on a two-dimensional board in hyperbolic space. The game is currently available as a beta preview on hyperkai.io.
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HexaGenesis: A Game of Life
Nearly two years ago, I launched my first game Hexakai: a Sudoku-inspired game of hexagons. I found the project to be successful and personally rewarding – users are starting and completing boards of…
2025
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Anti-Scientific Americans – October Book of the Month
Anti-intellectualism is an irrational distrust of intellectuals, such as scientists, intellectual pursuits themselves, and critical thinking overall. At an individual level, it leads to actions and…
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The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit – September Book of the Month
Welcome to my monthly book recommendation for September! Every month, I recommend a book that I’ve personally read and find worthwhile enough to recommend to my own readers. In each post, I’ll…
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Prosecuting Burning of the American Flag
Donald Trump signed an executive order on August 25th, 2025, titled “Prosecuting Burning of the American Flag,” which directs the Attorney General to use existing laws to prosecute individuals who…
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The Dark Eidolon and Other Fantasies – August Book of the Month
Welcome to my monthly book recommendation for August! Every month, I recommend a book that I’ve personally read and find worthwhile enough to recommend to my own readers. In each post, I’ll introduce…
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Rationality – July Book of the Month
Welcome to my monthly book recommendation for July! Every month, I recommend a book that I’ve personally read and find worthwhile enough to recommend to my own readers. In each post, I’ll introduce…
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The First Amendment vs. The First Commandment
The United States is a secular nation, by design. Historically, it is the first modern nation to adopt the principle of the separation of church and state. The year 1791 marks this revolutionary…
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The Name of the Wind – June Book of the Month
Welcome to my monthly book recommendation for June! Every month, I recommend a book that I’ve personally read and find worthwhile enough to recommend to my own readers. In each post, I’ll introduce…
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American Dreams – May Book of the Month
Welcome to my monthly book recommendation for May! Every month, I recommend a book that I’ve personally read and find worthwhile enough to recommend to my own readers. In each post, I’ll introduce the…
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I Played Blindfold Chess Against Chat GPT – Again
The first time I used Chat GPT was on January 1st, 2023, shortly after midnight. That was the first and only New Year’s Eve I celebrated alone – I chose to self-quarantine after testing positive for…
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NPR’s Alternate Realities – The Cost of Certainty
NPR, short for National Public Radio, recently released a podcast called Alternate Realities: A Strange Bet. This three-episode series chronicles a ten-thousand dollar bet between a father who…
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The Lucifer Effect – April Book of the Month
Welcome to my monthly book recommendation for April! Every month, I recommend a book that I’ve personally read and find worthwhile enough to recommend to my own readers. In each post, I’ll introduce…
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Trump’s Protest Proposal Threatens Free Speech
On March 4th, 2025, President Trump posted the following on Truth Social, an alt-tech social media platform of which he owns a majority share:
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The Demon Haunted World – March Book of the Month
Welcome to my monthly book recommendation for March! Every month, I recommend a book that I’ve personally read and find worthwhile enough to recommend to my own readers. In each post, I’ll introduce…
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Quarter Tones: Revitalizing My First Project
I published my first book as an author in late 2023. I consider this book, Method Matters, to be my first “book” as defined in the traditional manner. However, this isn’t my first foray into the world…
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Publishing Dossiers or Stoking Division? Examining the DEI Watchlist
The emergence of the “DEI Watchlist” website which publicizes the information of 57 individuals who’ve supported DEI initiatives in the federal government has alarmed the targeted individuals…
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Am I a Democrat, or a Republican? No.
"When a political party lies, its own constituents fall for it, not their opponents. Their opponents won’t believe them even when they tell the truth."
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Tales – February Book of the Month
Welcome to my monthly book recommendation for February! Every month, I recommend a book that I’ve personally read and find worthwhile enough to recommend to my own readers. In each post, I’ll…
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Was Elon Musk’s Gesture a Signal of Intent?
Elon Musk gave a highly controversial speech during President Trump’s inauguration, though the source of this controversy wasn’t in the contents of the speech itself. As many of you have already seen…
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Dracula – January Book of the Month
Welcome to my monthly book recommendation for January! Every month, I recommend a book that I’ve personally read and find worthwhile enough to recommend to my own readers. In each post, I’ll introduce…
2024
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2024 in Review
This year marked my first full year as a published author, and an exciting year it was. I published two books, created and published a novel puzzle game, started two new writing projects, and expanded…
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I Created a Blindfold Chess App
This is a simple app for playing pure blindfold chess. No boards, no hints, no undo’s. I was inspired to create this by my own interest in playing blindfold chess myself and improving my capability in…
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The Illustrated Man – December Book of the Month
Welcome to my monthly book recommendation for December! Every month, I recommend a book that I’ve personally read and find worthwhile enough to recommend to my own readers. In each monthly post, I’ll…
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Foundation – November Book Of the Month
Welcome to my monthly book recommendation for November! Every month, I recommend a book that I’ve personally read and find worthwhile enough to recommend to my own readers. In each monthly post, I’ll…
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The Complete Cthulhu Mythos Tales – October Book Of the Month
Welcome to my monthly book recommendation for October! Every month, I recommend a book that I’ve personally read and find worthwhile enough to recommend to my own readers. In each monthly post, I’ll…
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Hexakai Has a New Blog
I’ve launched a new blog for my game Hexakai. I’ll make posts on new feature announcements, game updates, and general thoughts on Hexakai as a whole. In the past, I’ve made Hexakai blog posts here, on…
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The Intelligence Trap – September Book Of the Month
Welcome to my monthly book recommendation for September! On the first day of each month, I’ll recommend a book, new or old, fiction or nonfiction, pulled from my own reading experience. In my…
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The New Covers and Hardcovers Are In!
I’m excited to announce that the cover redesign for Method Matters is published!
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Continuum – August Book Of the Month
Welcome to my monthly book recommendation for August! On the first day of each month, I’ll recommend a book, new or old, fiction or nonfiction, pulled from my own reading experience. In my…
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Method Matters – The Editorial Reviews are In!
I’m thrilled to announce that after much hard work and anticipation, the editorial reviews for my book, Method Matters, are in! I’m happy to share that they are all high recommendations, praising the…
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Debunking Terrence Howard’s ‘Unnatural Loop’ in Mathematics
I’ve been seeing videos of Terrence Howard, the original War Machine in the first Iron Man movie alongside Robert Downey Jr., pop up on my social media over the last few weeks, particularly a video…
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Launch Announcement: Hexakai
Dive into the captivating world of Hexakai, a unique and challenging hexagonal puzzle game, with this comprehensive puzzle book. Perfect for enthusiasts and newcomers alike, this book offers a…
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Never Lie – July Book Of the Month
Welcome to my monthly book recommendation for July! On the first day of each month, I’ll recommend a book, new or old, fiction or nonfiction, pulled from my own reading experience. In my…
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The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Fermi Estimation
Questions like that were once a staple in the interview process for high paying corporate jobs, though fortunately, this practice has since been discontinued. They were designed to test how adeptly…
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“The Hardest Logic Puzzle Ever”
There is a logic puzzle so difficult that it has been called ‘the hardest logic puzzle ever’ by professional logicians.
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Fictitious Fast Food – A Puzzle from Mental Mosaics
I’d like to share an interesting, intermediate level puzzle I created for my book Mental Mosaics.
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The Three-Body Problem – June Book Of the Month
Welcome to my monthly book recommendation for June! On the first day of each month, I’ll recommend a book, new or old, fiction or nonfiction, pulled from my own reading experience. In my…
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Introducing Hexakai – A Sudoku-Inspired Game of Hexagons
I’m happy to announce that, after weeks of design and development, my new game Hexakai is ready!
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Sherlock Holmes – May Book of the Month
Welcome to my monthly book recommendation for April! On the first day of each month, I’ll recommend a book, new or old, fiction or nonfiction, pulled from my own reading experience. In my…
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Diaspora – April Book Of the Month
Welcome to my monthly book recommendation for April! On the first day of each month, I’ll recommend a book, new or old, fiction or nonfiction, pulled from my own reading experience. In my…
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2001, A Space Odyssey – March Book of the Month
Welcome to my first monthly book recommendation! On the first day of each month, I’ll recommend a book, new or old, fiction or nonfiction, pulled from my own reading experience. In my recommendation…
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A Curious Greeting – A Puzzle from Mental Mosaics
I’d like to share a small but interesting puzzle from my new book Mental Mosaics: A Unique Collection of 200 Puzzles on Logic, Lies, and the Limitless. This puzzle is called “A Curious Greeting” and…
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From Birthdays to Breakthroughs: Problem Solving with Forward Chaining
During a Slack conversation at work today, my manager asked us what the chances are that any of us have the same birthday. This reminded me of something I read a while ago on “the birthday paradox,”…
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Can You Beat the 2-4-6 Logic Test?
I’m currently in the process of planning out my next book, which will focus on creative logical thinking. I’ve spent the last few weeks reading psychological studies that test how well people think…
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The Exciting Technology of E-Ink Readers
I’ve always preferred paperback books over ebooks, but recently, I came across a few newer e-ink readers online and was surprised to see that some of them were in color, so I found one that caught my…
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Mental Mosaics is Live!
I’m happy to announce that my book Mental Mosaics: A Unique Collection of 200 Puzzles on Logic, Lies, and the Limitless is live on Amazon!
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Release Date Announced for “Mental Mosaics”
I’m excited to announce that after a year of development, my book “Mental Mosaics: A Unique Collection of 200 Puzzles on Logic, Lies, and the Limitless” will be published on February 1st, 2024! If…
2023
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Standing Up in Restaurants: A Social Experiment
Nearly a decade ago, I was taking a course in sociology, the study of human culture and society. For the final project, our professor asked us each to conduct an experiment where we break a social…
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The eBook edition is Free!
Merry Christmas and happy holidays! To celebrate the holidays, I’ve made the eBook edition of my book “Method Matters” free on Amazon! It will remain free for the entirety of Christmas day.
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Maps and Models Are Not Really Reality
I recently came across this quote and find it to be quite interesting. It expresses an idea that many of us have considered at one point or another in an short, elegant fashion. I’d like to spend a…
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Method Matters is Live!
I’m happy to announce that my book Method Matters: A Practical Guide to Achieving Your Goals Through Critical Thinking is live on Amazon!
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Observe the Crux of the Scam
Scams are common in all walks of life, and people fall for them every day. People also successfully avoid them every day. I’d like to briefly discuss two of my experiences with scammers and how I…
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Being Right Doesn’t Mean You Were Right
Have you ever been in a situation where a friend makes a questionable decision based on poor reasoning, only for that decision to prove to be the correct one? Such situations can be mildly infuriating…
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The Chapter List of “Method Matters”
My book “Method Matters: A Practical Guide to Achieving Your Goals Through Critical Thinking” is live on Amazon! I’d like to briefly spend some time outlining my book, starting with its list of…
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The Impact of Routine
A few weeks ago, I took the train to work on a Sunday. The trains ran a bit behind, so the commute took almost twice as long as usual. The office was silent and empty, and hallways remained dark as I…
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How to Update Your Beliefs Mathematically
A few months ago, I read Steven Pinker’s book “Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters.” This book gives a bird’s eye view of the landscape of rationality, dedicating one chapter…
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Why I Wrote “Method Matters”
With my book’s recent launch on Amazon, I’d like to discuss why I decided to write Method Matters and how I initially approached the process of writing this book.
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The Differences Between Logic and Reasoning
When I first began planning the contents of my book Method Matters, I spent a great deal of time weighing the costs and benefits of including a chapter that focuses purely on logic. The terms logic…
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Design Patterns in the Context of Logical Reasoning
There is a concept called design patterns that exists in multiple industries. Generally speaking, a design pattern is a conceptual solution to a particular kind of problem that can be re-used across…
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Lights and Sneaky Assumptions
In August 2023, I left my apartment in New Jersey to fly down to Florida to help my family navigate through a situation that came up. I was originally planning to be in Florida for a week before…
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Release Date Announced!
I’m excited to announce that after a year and a half of development, my book “Method Matters: A Practical Guide to Achieving Your Goals Through Critical Thinking” was published on December 1st, 2023…