Contraptions Newsletter
Contraptions is a technology newsletter that mostly covers Human Brain, Intelligence and Mercantilism. We've analyzed 2 issues from the past year; the latest was published Oct 25, 2026.
In their own words: Janky, wobbly models of everything from philosophy to technology and everything in-between.
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Top 8 topics by mentions over the past year
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Oct 25, 2026
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What Contraptions writes about
intelligence as fixed resource
1 mentionslicensed to smart
1 mentionsmercantilism
1 mentionszero-sum worldview
1 mentionsintellectual property
1 mentionsJoyce Appleby
1 mentionscognitive mercantilism
1 mentionsglobal competition for talent
1 mentionscognitive elites
1 mentionssmartness as social governance
1 mentionsThe Relentless Revolution
1 mentionsattention management
1 mentionsaggregate demand
1 mentionsbicycle for the brain
1 mentionsSteve Jobs
1 mentionstraditional computer
1 mentionshistory of capitalism
1 mentionscomputer literacy
1 mentionssocial construction of intelligence
1 mentionshuman brain
1 mentionsdemocratizing intelligence
1 mentionscognitive balance
1 mentionswealth creation
1 mentionsAI literacy
1 mentionsintelligence
1 mentionsmarket capitalism
1 mentionsAI panic
1 mentionspower tools
1 mentionsmotorcycle for the brain
1 mentionssociology of smartness
1 mentionsRecent issues of Contraptions
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