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Stuff I found interesting in December
1) How often does correlation equal causation? One neat example is Wilde and Hollister (2002): In four of eleven non-experimental studies, the sign is…
Dec 31, 2023
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Stuff I found interesting in November
Welcome to the monthly ‘Stuff I Found Interesting’ post. I add links that I find interesting throughout the month - if I’m referencing stuff relating to…
Dec 2, 2023
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November 2023
Weird people doing good things
Scott Alexander and Freddie DeBoer both published articles on Effective Altruism in the past few days. Scott’s piece gives a load of examples of…
Nov 29, 2023
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Two more random studies I found interesting
This is the third part of a series looking at random interesting studies. Part one is here, and part two is here. I read these papers fairly quickly, so…
Nov 14, 2023
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October 2023
Stuff I found interesting in October
Note: This links round-up (and all future links round ups) also doubles up as an Open Thread, so comment whatever you want, no need to make it relevant…
Oct 30, 2023
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Can we cure Alcoholism?
I. It wouldn’t be particularly surprising if we cure obesity soon. If anything, it’s old news that we’re close to curing obesity! You’ve likely already…
Oct 25, 2023
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Notes on my travels
I recently spent a few months visiting some different countries with my girlfriend: Thailand, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, the US, Spain, and Israel. In…
Oct 15, 2023
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The public is more worried about AI than you are
There was a time when I was slightly embarrassed to bring up concerns about Artificial Intelligence to friends and family who weren’t already AI…
Oct 9, 2023
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September 2023
Stuff I found interesting in September
1) The reddit rumour mill on Ibram X. Kendi’s Center for Antiracist Research:Apparently, they have laid off half of the 45 people working there. If you…
Sep 30, 2023
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Scattered thoughts (and questions) about different things
1. It would be useful if there was an Effective Altruists’ guide to the 2024 UK General Election (as well as guides for other national elections). I’m…
Sep 25, 2023
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Are experts useless?
(I’m trying to get back into the habit of posting once a week or more, so do forgive me if the articles seem a little rusty or unoriginal while I get…
Sep 13, 2023
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July 2023
Stuff I found interesting in June
1) Why we voted Leave - voices from Northern England: As always, posting something in a links round-up is not an endorsement of views expressed in the…
Jul 13, 2023
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