Stories by amichail

How do you perform a web search to determine whether your idea is novel?

If HN were more popular, would you bother voting on submissions?

Why newspapers should grade their readers.

Moviegoers often blink in unison, researchers find.

iPhone App Idea: Why not build a page-based "Audience Reaction Meter" for books?

How would you design a crowd to crowd chat (e.g., mac crowd debating pc crowd)?

Why programmers in the far future will be almost all women.

Humans have been hardwired by evolution to believe in God

If P vs NP formally independent then NP has very close to poly-time upper bounds

To convince people of natural evolution, also teach them genetic programming?

Should a funeral be held just before the person dies?

Does TechCrunch reflect or shape early adopter interests?

Beyond search: Better browsing via memorization games (e.g., for libraries)?

Would you play this game to learn more about HN contributors?

What is the purpose of philosophy in the modern world? Entertainment?

The Limits of Quantum Computers by Scott Aaronson [pdf]

Do we live in a computer simulation? [pdf]

The Demystifying Adventures of the Amazing Randi

Living in the real world via a third person perspective

Ask HN: Are Wi-Fi network names being used for advertising?