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Give Yourself Gout For Fame And Profit
Scott Alexander examines the historical link between gout and achievement, ultimately finding the evidence unconvincing despite some intriguing connections.
16 min read 2,330 words
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Attempted Replication: Does Beef Jerky Cause Manic Episodes?
Scott Alexander attempts to replicate a study linking beef jerky consumption to manic episodes in bipolar disorder, finding no significant relationship in his analysis of SSC survey data.
7 min read 1,065 words
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SSC Journal Club: Friston On Computational Mood
Scott reviews a paper proposing a computational model of mood and emotions based on predictive processing, discussing its implications for understanding mood disorders.
20 min read 3,081 words
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Toward A Predictive Theory Of Depression
Scott proposes a speculative theory of depression as pathologically low confidence in neural predictions within the predictive processing framework, explaining how this could account for various depressive symptoms.
13 min read 1,978 words