https://geoffreychen.com/why-your-own-name-can-break-through-a-noisy-room/ 2026-09-25T12:04:18Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Can Your Own Name Break Through a Noisy Room? 2026-09-25T12:04:18Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/can-an-outcome-be-unjust-without-discriminatory-intent/ 2026-09-25T12:02:51Z Geoffrey Chen en Can an Outcome Be Unjust Without Discriminatory Intent? 2026-09-25T12:02:51Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-hands-smell-metallic-after-touching-iron/ 2026-09-25T12:01:30Z Geoffrey Chen en Where Does the ‘Metallic’ Smell on Your Hands Come From? 2026-09-25T12:01:30Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-people-keep-paying-for-unused-subscriptions/ 2026-09-25T12:00:00Z Geoffrey Chen en Why People Keep Paying for Subscriptions They No Longer Use 2026-09-25T12:00:00Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/scalability-requires-the-whole-flow-to-grow/ 2026-09-25T11:59:02Z Geoffrey Chen en Scalability: Why Doesn’t Adding Resources Always Increase Capacity? 2026-09-25T11:59:02Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/sustenesis-observation-2026-09-25/ 2026-09-25T11:40:55Z Geoffrey Chen en Sustenesis Daily Briefing — 25 September 2026: China, Australia and the United States 2026-09-25T11:40:55Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/thats-me-can-mean-this-is-my-stop/ 2026-09-25T11:40:07Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Can “That’s Me” Mean “This Is My Stop”? 2026-09-25T11:40:07Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/clever-deception-is-inferior-to-clumsy-sincerity/ 2026-09-25T11:39:29Z Geoffrey Chen en Clever Deception Is Inferior to Clumsy Sincerity 2026-09-25T11:39:29Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-a-melody-can-reveal-the-seam-when-it-changes-hands/ 2026-09-25T11:38:52Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Can a Melody Reveal the Seam When It Changes Hands? 2026-09-25T11:38:52Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/tullah-why-one-small-town-has-two-centres/ 2026-09-25T11:38:13Z Geoffrey Chen en Tullah: Why Does One Small Town Have Two Centres? 2026-09-25T11:38:13Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-a-yo-yo-had-to-be-wound-carefully-before-each-throw/ 2026-09-25T11:37:32Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Did a Yo-Yo Have to Be Wound Carefully Before Every Throw? 2026-09-25T11:37:32Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-black-keys-form-groups-of-two-and-three/ 2026-09-25T11:36:53Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Do Piano Black Keys Form Groups of Two and Three? 2026-09-25T11:36:53Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/see-how-you-go-means-try-and-see-how-it-turns-out/ 2026-09-25T11:35:36Z Geoffrey Chen en “See How You Go” Means Try It and See What Happens 2026-09-25T11:35:36Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/even-the-best-way-remains-unknown-without-learning/ 2026-09-25T11:34:28Z Geoffrey Chen en Even the Best Way Cannot Be Known Without Learning 2026-09-25T11:34:28Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-a-repeating-accompaniment-gradually-speeds-up/ 2026-09-25T11:33:16Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Does a Repeating Accompaniment Gradually Speed Up? 2026-09-25T11:33:16Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/lockhart-why-farm-scrap-became-main-street-sculpture/ 2026-09-25T11:31:57Z Geoffrey Chen en Lockhart: Why Did Farm Scrap Become Main-Street Sculpture? 2026-09-25T11:31:57Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-removing-one-ring-did-not-solve-the-nine-linked-rings/ 2026-09-25T11:30:37Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Was Removing One Ring Not Enough to Solve the Nine Linked Rings? 2026-09-25T11:30:37Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-a-clarinet-register-key-leaps-a-twelfth/ 2026-09-25T11:29:13Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Does a Clarinet’s Register Key Leap a Twelfth? 2026-09-25T11:29:13Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/is-handwriting-always-better-for-learning-than-typing/ 2026-09-25T00:00:37Z Geoffrey Chen en Is Handwriting Notes Always Better for Learning Than Typing? 2026-09-25T00:00:37Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/does-respecting-a-person-require-respecting-their-view/ 2026-09-24T23:59:03Z Geoffrey Chen en Does Respecting a Person Require Respecting Their View? 2026-09-24T23:59:03Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-cats-eyes-shine-in-the-dark/ 2026-09-24T23:57:42Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Do Cats’ Eyes Shine in the Dark? 2026-09-24T23:57:42Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/complementarity-makes-capabilities-more-valuable-together/ 2026-09-24T23:56:07Z Geoffrey Chen en Complementarity: Why Can One Capability Make Another More Valuable? 2026-09-24T23:56:07Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-vague-promises-create-different-expectations/ 2026-09-24T23:37:12Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Vague Promises Create Different Expectations 2026-09-24T23:37:12Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/ai-philosophy-observation-bypassing-is-not-understanding-a-prohibition/ 2026-09-24T23:27:24Z Geoffrey Chen en AI Philosophy Observations | Bypassing a Barrier Is Not the Same as Understanding a Prohibition 2026-09-24T23:27:24Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/works-a-treat-means-works-very-well/ 2026-09-24T23:11:39Z Geoffrey Chen en “Works a Treat” Means “Works Very Well” 2026-09-24T23:11:39Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/examine-yourself-to-know-others-and-the-present-to-know-the-past/ 2026-09-24T23:11:01Z Geoffrey Chen en Examine Yourself to Know Others, and the Present to Know the Past 2026-09-24T23:11:01Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-triplets-often-turn-into-long-short-short/ 2026-09-24T23:10:21Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Do Triplets Often Turn Into Long–Short–Short? 2026-09-24T23:10:21Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/ai-technology-observation-2026-09-25-08/ 2026-09-24T23:09:44Z Geoffrey Chen en AI Technology Observations | 25 September 2026, 08:00 2026-09-24T23:09:44Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/karoonda-why-the-silos-become-a-different-gallery-after-dark/ 2026-09-24T23:08:55Z Geoffrey Chen en Karoonda: Why Do the Silos Become a Different Gallery After Dark? 2026-09-24T23:08:55Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/how-two-paper-strips-became-a-stretching-paper-spring/ 2026-09-24T23:08:15Z Geoffrey Chen en How Did Two Paper Strips Become a Stretching Paper Spring? 2026-09-24T23:08:15Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-cymbals-do-not-have-one-clear-pitch/ 2026-09-24T23:07:42Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Don’t Cymbals Have One Clear Pitch? 2026-09-24T23:07:42Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/id-better-get-going-means-i-should-leave-now/ 2026-09-24T23:07:01Z Geoffrey Chen en “I’d Better Get Going” Means It’s Time for Me to Leave 2026-09-24T23:07:01Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/eloquence-alone-does-not-make-a-person-worthy/ 2026-09-24T23:05:45Z Geoffrey Chen en A Dog Is Not Good for Barking Well, Nor a Person Worthy for Speaking Well 2026-09-24T23:05:45Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-melody-and-bass-can-clarify-a-complex-texture/ 2026-09-24T23:04:27Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Practise Melody and Bass Before the Full Texture? 2026-09-24T23:04:27Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/tarraleah-why-a-hydropower-scheme-needed-a-village/ 2026-09-24T23:03:12Z Geoffrey Chen en Tarraleah: Why Did a Hydropower Scheme Need a Village? 2026-09-24T23:03:12Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/how-squared-paper-became-a-game-of-claiming-boxes/ 2026-09-24T23:01:44Z Geoffrey Chen en How Did Squared Paper Become a Game of Claiming Boxes? 2026-09-24T23:01:44Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-the-viola-has-no-single-standard-full-size/ 2026-09-24T23:00:24Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Doesn't the Viola Have One Standard Full Size? 2026-09-24T23:00:24Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/function-and-experience-hard-problem-critique/ 2026-09-24T15:12:38Z Geoffrey Chen en Can Function and Experience Legitimately Be Separated? 2026-09-24T15:12:38Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-lip-movements-can-change-what-we-hear/ 2026-09-24T14:19:54Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Can a Different Lip Movement Change What We Hear? 2026-09-24T14:19:54Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/do-we-deserve-the-advantages-that-come-from-talent/ 2026-09-24T14:18:15Z Geoffrey Chen en Do We Deserve the Advantages That Come from Talent? 2026-09-24T14:18:15Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-bubbles-in-foam-are-no-longer-round/ 2026-09-24T14:16:41Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Are Bubbles in a Foam No Longer Round? 2026-09-24T14:16:41Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/tolerance-allows-reliable-fit-despite-variation/ 2026-09-24T14:15:15Z Geoffrey Chen en Tolerance: Why Can Allowing Variation Make a Fit More Reliable? 2026-09-24T14:15:15Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-changing-classroom-seating-changes-the-discussion/ 2026-09-24T14:13:47Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Changing Classroom Seating Changes the Discussion 2026-09-24T14:13:47Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/sustenesis-observation-2026-09-24/ 2026-09-24T14:11:52Z Geoffrey Chen en Sustenesis Daily Briefing — 24 September 2026: China, Australia and the United States 2026-09-24T14:11:52Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/leave-it-with-me-means-ill-handle-it/ 2026-09-24T14:10:55Z Geoffrey Chen en “Leave It with Me” Means “I’ll Handle It” 2026-09-24T14:10:55Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/when-times-change-laws-should-change/ 2026-09-24T14:09:42Z Geoffrey Chen en When the World and Times Change, Laws Should Change 2026-09-24T14:09:42Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-every-phrase-ending-should-not-use-the-same-hand-lift/ 2026-09-24T14:08:10Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Shouldn’t Every Phrase Ending Use the Same Hand Lift? 2026-09-24T14:08:10Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/laura-what-a-town-loses-when-its-ice-cream-factory-leaves/ 2026-09-24T14:06:50Z Geoffrey Chen en Laura: What Does a Town Lose When Its Ice-Cream Factory Leaves? 2026-09-24T14:06:50Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-two-player-army-chess-often-needed-a-referee/ 2026-09-24T14:05:19Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Did Two-Player Army Chess Often Need a Third Referee? 2026-09-24T14:05:19Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-a-cello-uses-an-endpin-on-the-floor/ 2026-09-24T14:03:48Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Does a Cello Use an Endpin on the Floor? 2026-09-24T14:03:48Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/philosophers-with-structural-originality/ 2026-09-24T04:09:41Z Geoffrey Chen en Philosophers Who Changed the Structure of Philosophy 2026-09-24T04:09:36Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/ai-philosophy-observation-intervention-is-not-effective-oversight/ 2026-09-24T02:49:48Z Geoffrey Chen en AI Philosophy Observations | Human Intervention Is Not the Same as Effective Oversight 2026-09-24T02:49:48Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-repetition-can-make-a-claim-feel-true/ 2026-09-24T02:48:36Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Can Repetition Make a Claim Feel True? 2026-09-24T02:48:36Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/is-curiosity-a-virtue-in-itself/ 2026-09-24T00:44:54Z Geoffrey Chen en Is Curiosity a Virtue in Itself? 2026-09-24T00:44:54Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-hard-water-tea-forms-a-surface-film/ 2026-09-24T00:41:49Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Does Hard-Water Tea Form a Film on Its Surface? 2026-09-24T00:41:49Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/option-value-makes-keeping-a-choice-open-worthwhile/ 2026-09-24T00:38:37Z Geoffrey Chen en Option Value: Why Can Keeping a Choice Open Be Valuable? 2026-09-24T00:38:37Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-temporary-group-chats-fall-silent-after-an-event/ 2026-09-24T00:35:29Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Temporary Group Chats Fall Silent After an Event 2026-09-24T00:35:29Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/ai-technology-observation-2026-09-24-08/ 2026-09-24T00:34:36Z Geoffrey Chen en AI Technology Observations | 24 September 2026, 08:00 2026-09-24T00:34:36Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/not-that-i-know-of-means-no-based-on-current-information/ 2026-09-24T00:33:33Z Geoffrey Chen en “Not That I Know Of” Means “No, Based on What I Know” 2026-09-24T00:33:33Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/a-good-farmer-does-not-stop-tilling-because-of-flood-or-drought/ 2026-09-24T00:30:52Z Geoffrey Chen en A Good Farmer Does Not Stop Tilling Because of Flood or Drought 2026-09-24T00:30:52Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-a-descending-scale-needs-its-own-movement-plan/ 2026-09-24T00:27:47Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Can’t a Descending Scale Be Treated as Ascending in Reverse? 2026-09-24T00:27:47Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/murtoa-why-wartime-wheat-needed-a-forest-of-poles/ 2026-09-24T00:25:08Z Geoffrey Chen en Murtoa: Why Did Wartime Wheat Need a Forest of Poles? 2026-09-24T00:25:08Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/how-a-loop-of-string-became-a-game-for-four-hands/ 2026-09-24T00:22:06Z Geoffrey Chen en How Did One Loop of String Keep Changing Between Four Hands? 2026-09-24T00:22:06Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-a-violin-bridge-has-a-curved-top/ 2026-09-24T00:18:57Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Does a Violin Bridge Have a Curved Top? 2026-09-24T00:18:57Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-returning-to-a-study-context-can-aid-recall/ 2026-09-23T17:46:55Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Can Returning to a Study Context Aid Recall? 2026-09-23T17:46:55Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/can-a-genuine-feeling-still-be-unfitting/ 2026-09-23T13:04:26Z Geoffrey Chen en Can a Genuine Feeling Still Be Unfitting? 2026-09-23T13:04:26Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-zero-factorial-equals-one/ 2026-09-23T13:01:13Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Does 0! Equal 1 Rather Than 0? 2026-09-23T13:01:13Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/safety-margin-keeps-normal-use-away-from-failure/ 2026-09-23T12:57:57Z Geoffrey Chen en Safety Margin: Why Is Just Enough Not Enough? 2026-09-23T12:57:57Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-people-keep-using-the-old-route/ 2026-09-23T12:54:32Z Geoffrey Chen en Why People Keep Using the Old Route When a Faster One Exists 2026-09-23T12:54:32Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/sustenesis-observation-2026-09-23/ 2026-09-23T12:53:40Z Geoffrey Chen en Sustenesis Daily Briefing — 23 September 2026: China, Australia and the United States 2026-09-23T12:53:40Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/ill-pass-is-a-polite-way-to-decline/ 2026-09-23T12:52:26Z Geoffrey Chen en “I’ll Pass” Is a Polite Way to Decline 2026-09-23T12:52:26Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/quiet-resolve-precedes-visible-understanding/ 2026-09-23T12:49:45Z Geoffrey Chen en Quiet Resolve Precedes Visible Understanding 2026-09-23T12:49:45Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-dynamics-should-not-wait-until-all-the-notes-are-correct/ 2026-09-23T12:47:00Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Shouldn't Dynamics Wait Until All the Notes Are Correct? 2026-09-23T12:47:00Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/kandos-why-a-cement-works-built-the-town-before-the-town-built-itself/ 2026-09-23T12:44:28Z Geoffrey Chen en Kandos: Why Did the Cement Works Build the Town First? 2026-09-23T12:44:28Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/how-soapy-water-became-bubbles-in-the-courtyard/ 2026-09-23T12:41:24Z Geoffrey Chen en How Did a Bowl of Soapy Water Fill a Courtyard with Bubbles? 2026-09-23T12:41:24Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-una-corda-does-not-always-mean-one-string/ 2026-09-23T12:38:23Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Doesn't Una Corda Always Mean One String? 2026-09-23T12:38:23Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/ai-philosophy-observation-detection-does-not-settle-duty-to-intervene/ 2026-09-23T03:40:58Z Geoffrey Chen en AI Philosophy Observations | Detecting Risk Does Not by Itself Settle the Duty to Intervene 2026-09-23T03:40:58Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/from-ai-to-si-naming-technology-language-philosophy/ 2026-09-23T02:40:57Z Geoffrey Chen en From AI to SI: The Technological, Linguistic and Philosophical Questions Behind a Name Change 2026-09-23T02:40:52Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-baker-is-easier-to-remember-as-a-job-than-a-surname/ 2026-09-23T02:01:04Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Is ‘Baker’ Easier to Remember as a Job Than as a Surname? 2026-09-23T02:01:04Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/does-benefiting-from-injustice-create-responsibility/ 2026-09-23T01:57:23Z Geoffrey Chen en Does Benefiting from Injustice Create Responsibility? 2026-09-23T01:57:23Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-a-hiccup-ends-with-a-hic-sound/ 2026-09-23T01:54:11Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Does a Hiccup End with a Sudden ‘Hic’? 2026-09-23T01:54:11Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/lag-separates-a-change-from-its-visible-effect/ 2026-09-23T01:51:05Z Geoffrey Chen en Lag: Why Has the Cause Changed Before the Result Catches Up? 2026-09-23T01:51:05Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-regulars-drift-away-after-a-shop-changes-hands/ 2026-09-23T01:47:54Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Regulars Drift Away After a Shop Changes Hands 2026-09-23T01:47:54Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/ai-philosophy-observation-permission-is-not-blanket-authorisation/ 2026-09-23T01:46:59Z Geoffrey Chen en AI Philosophy Observations | Granting Permission Is Not Blanket Authorisation 2026-09-23T01:46:59Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/ai-technology-observation-2026-09-23-08/ 2026-09-23T01:45:47Z Geoffrey Chen en AI Technology Observations | 23 September 2026, 08:00 2026-09-23T01:45:47Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/cant-complain-means-things-are-going-fine/ 2026-09-23T01:44:38Z Geoffrey Chen en Can’t Complain Means Things Are Going Fine 2026-09-23T01:44:38Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/a-good-learner-borrows-others-strengths-to-mend-shortcomings/ 2026-09-23T01:42:30Z Geoffrey Chen en A Good Learner Borrows Others’ Strengths to Mend Their Own Shortcomings 2026-09-23T01:42:30Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-a-silently-held-key-can-join-the-resonance/ 2026-09-23T02:31:09Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Can a Silently Held Key Join the Resonance? 2026-09-23T00:29:44Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/pemberton-why-a-timber-town-built-its-own-pool-in-a-creek/ 2026-09-23T00:27:23Z Geoffrey Chen en Pemberton: Why Did a Timber Town Build Its Own Pool in a Creek? 2026-09-23T00:27:23Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/how-a-magnet-on-a-string-turned-cardboard-fish-into-a-game/ 2026-09-23T00:24:42Z Geoffrey Chen en How Did a Magnet Turn Cardboard Fish into a Contest? 2026-09-23T00:24:42Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-a-trumpet-mute-changes-colour-not-just-volume/ 2026-09-23T00:21:54Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Does a Trumpet Mute Change Colour, Not Just Volume? 2026-09-23T00:21:54Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/all-good-can-mean-no-problem/ 2026-09-23T00:18:45Z Geoffrey Chen en “All good” Can Mean “No Problem” 2026-09-23T00:18:45Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/accept-the-unavoidable-as-part-of-ones-lot/ 2026-09-23T00:16:10Z Geoffrey Chen en Know What Cannot Be Helped and Accept It as One's Lot 2026-09-23T00:16:10Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-double-note-legato-needs-a-priority-line/ 2026-09-23T00:13:17Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Does Double-Note Legato Need a Priority Line? 2026-09-23T00:13:17Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/blinman-why-a-copper-town-did-not-disappear-with-the-mine/ 2026-09-23T00:10:45Z Geoffrey Chen en Blinman: Why Did the Town Outlive Its Copper Mine? 2026-09-23T00:10:45Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/how-wire-rings-turned-a-courtyard-into-a-tossing-game/ 2026-09-23T00:07:48Z Geoffrey Chen en How Did Wire Rings Turn a Courtyard into a Tossing Game? 2026-09-23T00:07:48Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-two-string-players-share-one-music-stand/ 2026-09-23T00:04:33Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Do Two String Players Share One Music Stand? 2026-09-23T00:04:33Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/why-more-options-can-make-a-choice-harder/ 2026-09-22T17:38:20Z Geoffrey Chen en Why Can More Options Make a Choice Harder? 2026-09-22T17:38:20Z Blog https://geoffreychen.com/consent-can-be-withdrawn-before-the-authorised-act/ 2026-09-22T17:35:07Z Geoffrey Chen en Can Consent Be Withdrawn After It Has Been Given? 2026-09-22T17:35:07Z Blog