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Essays on biohacking

2 essays

Feb 17, 2020SSC

Sleep Support: An Individual Randomized Controlled Trial

Scott Alexander conducts a personal randomized controlled trial of a sleep supplement, finding no significant effect over placebo, but gains insights into his sleep patterns.

9 min read 1,268 words

Feb 19, 2014SSC

God Bless Longecity

Scott Alexander discusses the online forum Longecity, where users organize group buys of experimental chemicals, seeing it as a risky but intriguing counterbalance to slow drug approval processes.

6 min read 818 words

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