Essay Library
Every now and then I get curious about something and ask an LLM to generate an essay for me on a topic. Here are the results in case anyone else is interested in them. The usual caveats for LLM generated content apply mistakes happen.
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Fifty Republics in One Republic
A guided tour of the fifty states as political units, cultural brands, economic engines, regional rivals, and global actors. The essay explains how states are governed, why stereotypes stick, what each state is famous for, and how America’s federal patchwork became one of the country’s defining features.
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The Training Effect
From Milo of Croton to Roger Bannister, Soviet periodisation to wearable sensors, physical training has evolved from folklore into a science of adaptation. This essay traces the classic and modern ideas that reshaped sport, then asks what their deeper logic can teach us about learning, focus, creativity, and intellectual work.
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The Great Ideas of Artificial Intelligence
Modern AI began with Turing’s question and now works by disciplined prediction, turning patterns in text into answers that can feel intelligent.
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The CISO’s Long March
A sharp look at how the CISO became an enterprise risk leader, translating breaches, boards, regulators and technology into decisions.
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The Dinner-Party Guide to Political Ideologies
A witty guide to political ideologies as flawed maps that shape laws, parties, institutions, and arguments long after dinner is served.