More is Different
Dan EltonAnalysis and commentary on progress in science, technology, and society. Problems are solvable - so let's solve some!
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Tesla’s folly – why Wardenclyffe didn’t work
Note: I originally wrote this in 2015 and it was previously published on my website. I think it’s one of the best things I wrote during my grad school days (2010-2016) so I wanted to share it here.
“For a successful technology, reality m...
New revelations about science fraudster Francesca Gino
Back in 2023 I wrote about why Francesca Gino was almost certainly guilty of producing fraudulent data. That article was a response to her old buddy Lawrence Lessig attempting to defend her in a post on Medium.
Recently I found this deligh...
Where the name "More is Different" comes from
(first published on Substack Notes, 6/27/2026)
Sometimes I think about changing the name of my Substack (“More is Different”), but then I look at the many ridiculously-named blogs that are wildly successful — Numb at the Lodge, Ribbonfarm,...
Thoughts on "How to Rule the World" by Theo Baker
(First published on Substack Notes, 6/25/2026)
I listened to “How to Rule the World” by Theo Baker, the Stanford undergraduate who blew the lid on the mountains of fraud in neuroscience papers co-authored by Stanford president Marc Tessier...
Why Xocova beats Paxlovid
I recently wrote a viral thread on X about Xocova, which is sometimes called the “Japanese Paxlovid”. It’s been approved in Japan since 2022 for treating COVID-19, but it’s never been approved in the US due to the FDA having gripes with som...
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