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Would You Go Back in Time to Stop Trump?
 • Jason Stanford
Pay Attention to What You Want to Come Next
If we're not looking for it, we might miss the good that's coming next
 • Jason Stanford
We win in the end
“The opposite of grimdark is hopepunk. Pass it on.”
 • Jason Stanford
FW: FW: FW: FW: America
Michael Stipe was wrong. It's the end of the world as we know it. I don't feel fine.
 • Jason Stanford
Why time travel is more common than you think.
Mental time travel is a thing, and you're doing it 29% of the time.
 • Jason Stanford
"Oh we can beat them, forever and ever"
How David Bowie explains why No Kings is important
 • Jason Stanford
Your Mid-Week Experiment for 12/17
Welcome to your always free, reader-supported edition of The Experiment where we share great things to read, cook, listen to, and watch.
 • Jason Stanford
Your Mid-Week Experiment for 12/10/25
Welcome to your always free, reader-supported edition of The Experiment where we share great things to read, cook, listen to, and watch.
 • Jason Stanford
Skynet Syndrome
Skepticism of AI isn't irrational. It’s pattern recognition.
 • Elie Jacobs
The Experiment
The Experiment
The Experiment is an early '60s TV talk show hosted by Jason Stanford. Every week he opens with a monologue before sharing the stage with a curated stable of writers before offering suggestions on what to do, read, watch, and listen to.
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