Why Do People Fear Progress?

Reflections on the 2026 Progress Conference.

16 hrs ago • Adam Omary

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Consent is not enough.

How one night in Ithaca became a national sexual reckoning.

Oct 7 • Adam Omary

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Does Psychiatry Do More Harm Than Good?

As mental health awareness and spending grows, mental health outcomes are getting worse.

Oct 1 • Adam Omary

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July 2026

Heterodoxy Is Not an Identity

The essay on “wokeness” that I’ve been reluctant to write.

Jul 31 • Adam Omary

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The Awesome Psychology of Awe

“It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth.

Jul 20 • Adam Omary

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Social Media “Addiction”, Sex Hormones, Fertility, Starship

Reading, watching, and listening highlights: Week of Monday, 7/13/26

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Disability Accommodations, World Cup, AI, Romance

Reading, watching, and listening highlights: Week of 7/6/26

Jul 10

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What Does It Mean To Be a Responsible Citizen?

Reflections from the 2026 Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference.

Jul 3 • Adam Omary

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June 2026

In Defense of Standardized Testing

It has become fashionable to argue that intelligence cannot really be measured and that available measures are discriminatory. That is wrong, and harms…

Jun 12 • Adam Omary

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May 2026

On the Abuse of Words

How much progress would humanity make if we did not become more moral in our actions, but simply achieved universal consensus on what is immoral?

May 9 • Adam Omary

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March 2026

Everything Is Better Than Ever — Why Aren’t We Happier?

Human progress and the evolutionary mismatch.

Mar 20 • Adam Omary

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February 2026

Valentine's Day Is Supposed To Be Wasteful

Evolutionary psychology would predict nothing less.

Feb 14 • Adam Omary

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