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My Essays
Published essays and reports from the field
From ETC: A Review of General Semantics
“How to Be Less Wrong More Often” // October 2009
An essay explaining how to talk probabilistically for improved accuracy and less humiliation.
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“The Day Michael Jackson Died” // July 2009
A true story about the events of the day Michael Jackson died, including stories from my time working on the film The Baster (since retitled The Switch).
“A Simple Definition of General Semantics” // October 2008
An essay outlining a simple definition of general semantics, both as a term and as a field.
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“Developing the Experience of Group Mind” // July 2008
An essay distinguishing three meanings for the word “mind,” relating one of those meanings to the group improvisation experience of group mind, and offering methods for making the experience of group mind more regularly achievable.
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“A Tangible Experience of Time-Binding” // January 2007
An essay making more immediate the experience of time-binding, a concept introduced by Alfred Korzybski in his book Manhood of Humanity.
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“‘The World in Quandaries’ Symposium” // January 2007
A report on the events at the World in Quandaries Symposium at Fordham University in September 2006, co-sponsored by the New York Society for General Semantics.
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From the General Semantics Bulletin
“A Better Tomorrow for General Semantics” // 2007-2008
An essay promoting an identity for general semantics, as well as a simple definition of the term and field.
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“On Knitting Sweaters during Conferences” // 2006
A humorous speech distinguishing between the terms “sense” and “nonsense,” providing insight into my comedic techniques.
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