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Written pieces, talks, and other bits by Zach Holman.
The Curious About Everything Newsletter #63
The many interesting things I read in May 2026
What’s the best technology that doesn’t exist yet?
We analyzed 100+ conversations and essays on positive futures to find out
The Curious About Everything Newsletter #65
The many interesting things I read in July 2026
The Curious About Everything Newsletter #60
The many interesting things I read in February 2026
The Curious About Everything Newsletter #66
The many interesting things I read in August 2026
The Future of Everything is Lies, I Guess: Where Do We Go From Here?
This is a long article, so I've broken it up into a series of posts, listed below. You can also read the full work as a PDF or EPUB.
The Expert Trap and the Next War
what forecasting failure tells us about the future
Retrofuturism
As I’ve mentioned before, I’m an avid reader of L.M. Sacasas’s Convivial Society which I feel offers some of the best thinking on technology while always remaining clear and accessible, with no sensationalism and an abiding humanity. So when Mike wrote in the latest instalment (III.9) that he was offering seven theses “less cautiously formulated” with the thought that they might elicit some responses, I found jumping in hard to resist.
The Great Reckoning - The Ideas Letter
The world feels unsettled, as if history itself were changing tempo. The familiar landmarks of the modern age are blurring, slipping away, and the stories we once told ourselves about…
The Great Reckoning - The Ideas Letter
The world feels unsettled, as if history itself were changing tempo. The familiar landmarks of the modern age are blurring, slipping away, and the stories we once told ourselves about…
How are we writing the future of humanity?
Consciousness spinning
The future belongs to those who can refute AI, not just generate with AI
Why verification, not prompting, could shape the next decade of engineering
