Hello, my name is Waleed El-Geresy. I am researcher who loves writing, about the world, the self, and the mysteries of human nature. I find writing to be a magnificent outlet for expression. This is a space where I share the things I think about, hoping that they might be of interest to others.
My writing is fully hand-crafted, because writing is an art that allows humans to express themselves and we need to preserve its human aspects. The most technical tool I use is a basic spellchecker (and sometimes not even that). That is to say – as a general principle – I refuse to make use of AI language models to generate or curate my written content. This isn’t a claim of grandeur – it’s just a respect for the art of writing, something that I take pleasure in, and that I am happy to suffer the inconvenience of because it gives my life meaning.
Recent Posts
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Agent Running in the Field by John Le Carré
Really good book, yeah. That’s probably how Ed would describe it. Mirroring the structure of its plot, on the surface… Read more…
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The Pavlovian mind: why and when to tame our bias
Bias: can’t live with it, couldn’t survive without it. Bias is a word that has different connotations depending on who… Read more…
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Authentic Matters
Recently, while perusing LinkedIn, I came across a post by a researcher celebrating their recent achievement. They claimed to have… Read more…
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Activation Energy
Sometimes things need to get worse before they get better. Sometimes things need to get messier before they become clear.… Read more…
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Why the population is aging
A recent article in the Times [1], shows that many countries are trying to decrease the average age in their… Read more…
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Being Too Quick to Judge: A Necessary Evil?
Relatively recently, I wrote a review on Goodreads of the book \”The Secret Commonwealth\” by Philip Pullman. I initially knocked… Read more…
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Learning out of curiosity: Bubbles of ignorance
The only way to learn is to learn out of curiosity, otherwise, there’s no motivation. If you learn due to… Read more…
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All the World’s a Stage: Dominic Cummings and the Hypocrisy of Politics
Barnard Castle: A sight for sore eyes? Credit: George Hodan If you’ve been following the UK news recently, you’ll be… Read more…
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The Secret Commonwealth by Philip Pullman
** This review contains spoilers ** Pullman is back with the second installment of the Book of Dust. The style… Read more…
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Can Money Buy Happiness?
A Sisyphean perspective sheds light on the age-old question of whether money can buy happiness. Photo by Aziz Acharki on… Read more…
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