Archive - Small Potatoes

Kids These Days, Part II

More about smartphones, bans, and the good life

Sep 14 • Paul Bloom

Is AI a form of life?

Podcast with Robert Wright

Sep 7 • Paul Bloom

Do doomers believe what they say?

Sep 6 • Paul Bloom

August 2026

Kids These Days

What we are really arguing about

Aug 31 • Paul Bloom

19 pieces of teaching advice

Because it's a new semester

Aug 26 • Paul Bloom

Is (Human) Writing Doomed?

Podcast with Robert Wright

Aug 17 • Paul Bloom

Are parents better people?

Some pros and cons of the love we have for our children

Aug 3 • Paul Bloom

July 2026

We are asking the wrong questions

Jul 20 • Paul Bloom

Jul 13 • Paul Bloom

Are Books Dead?

Podcast with Robert Wright

Jul 3 • Paul Bloom

June 2026

How to give a better-than-average talk

Jun 30 • Paul Bloom

Immortality Sounds Pretty Good, Actually

Responding to some counterarguments

Jun 16 • Paul Bloom

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