Strain Hardening

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Jan 14, 2025 • Gavriel
B'nai Mitzvah Are Great
An ode to the coming-of-age ceremony you stressed about when you were thirteen
Nov 17, 2025 • Gavriel
Don't Ignore Impostor Syndrome
Pain is valuable information; you decide what to do with it.
Nov 17, 2025 • Gavriel
Far-UV for Bay Area Group Houses
I’m writing this post as part of a blog-a-thon, a challenge my friends and I are doing to publish three blog posts in one day.
Nov 16, 2025 • Gavriel
If far-UV is so great, why isn't it everywhere?
Disclaimer: In the interest of avoiding the problem where a post languishes in drafts forever, I am not attempting to be particularly rigorous, but I’m…
Sep 11, 2024 • Gavriel
This I Believe, Unless You’re Scornful
Sometimes, unfortunately, people ask me if I believe in God, and for years I’ve had trouble answering that question.
Jan 15, 2023 • Gavriel
A Half-Baked DEI Steelman
(DEI: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.)
Nov 4, 2022 • Gavriel
Personal Review of Participation in the Open Philanthropy Cause Exploration Prize
Help I'm trapped in an EA essay factory.
Oct 27, 2022 • Gavriel
Strain Hardening
Attempting to write about books and effective altruism; the rest is commentary.

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