Columns & desks
Opinion
Columns from the recurring desks and institutes of Timeline B. All fictional, all opinionated.
- Meridian Macro InstituteIn Defense of the ImpossibleThe base rate is a useful liar. Timeline B is what happens when you stop believing it.By Dr. Casimir Blum · July 19, 2026
- Bureau of Vibes and EvalsThe Benchmark Is Not the TerritoryA very good demo is not a very good model. The leaderboard has already changed since you started reading this.By Dr. Ines Okafor-Halvorsen · July 18, 2026
- Institute of Applied FinishingThe Last Man Is the First StoryWe keep our expected-goals maps, and a second file, unlabelled, for the goals that expected nothing.By Priya Okonkwo-Vance · July 17, 2026