Truth of Fact, Truth of Fiction: Is Ted Chiang a Luddite?...

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This week we tackle another short story by Ted Chiang: From his 2019 Exhalation collection Truth of Fact, Truth of Feeling. Luddism and cognitive tool breakthroughs: we go through the pros and cons. Rich wants to go to the moon. We're not sure how much of a luddite, or dare we say relativist, we should make Chiang out to be. Fallible memories: just how bad are our memories? Benny and Rich have opposing intuitions, Special guest episode coming soon! CHAPTERS (00:00:00) Summary (00:00:00) Chiang, a luddite? (00:00:00) Founding myths (00:00:00) Cognitive tools (00:00:00) Fallible memories (00:00:00) Final thoughts WRITE US: We love listener feedback. Send us a note at [email protected] to correct our hot takes, add your own, or ask a question. NEXT ON THE READING LIST: Everything is Illuminated - Jonathan Safran Foer One Hundred Days of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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This episode was published on May 21, 2025.

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This week we tackle another short story by Ted Chiang: From his 2019 Exhalation collection Truth of Fact, Truth of Feeling. Luddism and cognitive tool breakthroughs: we go through the pros and cons. Rich wants to go to the moon. We're not sure how...

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