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Your Book Review: Making Nature
A book review examining the history of Nature journal and how it became one of the most prestigious scientific publications.
47 min read 7,276 words
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academic publishing
Essays tagged “academic publishing”. Follow an idea across the archive.
Essays on academic publishing
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I Wrote A Blog Post, But Did Not Adjust For The Fact That The Title Would Be Too L
Scott Alexander critiques a study on fathers' influence on sons' obesity, highlighting statistical flaws and misleading publicity, while exploring the broader challenge of identifying genuine parental effects.
11 min read 1,569 words
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Tumblr on MIRI
The post analyzes a debate about the effectiveness of MIRI, an AI safety organization, focusing on critiques of their academic output and defenses of their outreach efforts.
49 min read 7,446 words