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Can you recommend some alternative writers that fill the role better? I think his writing has two particular things going for it: - He explains concepts clear
by jomohke 12y ago
Can you recommend some alternative writers that fill the role better?
I think his writing has two particular things going for it:
- He explains concepts clearly with understandable examples.
- He presents concepts that aren't (or weren't) well known outside of academia to a wider audience.
- zyxley 12y ago"Scientific parable fiction" is a pretty narrow genre (though I'd personally argue that Yudkowsky does a pretty poor job of it - for example, Harry constantly assuming things without testing them and just happening to be right because the author says so). One that does come to mind is: https://www.fanfiction.net/u/4976703/alexanderwales https://www.fanfiction.net/u/4976703/alexanderwales alexanderwales writes relatively short, punchy stories that explore specific academic and narrative themes, and, importantly, generally work extremely very well as stories even if you discount the thought experiment aspects.
- endtime 12y agoI really liked The Last Christmas and The Metropolitan Man (A Bluer Shade of White felt a little cliched/predictable) and second the recommendation.