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Links 12/17: Silent Site, Holy Site
Scott Alexander shares a diverse collection of interesting links covering topics from architecture to AI, with brief summaries and occasional humorous commentary.
10 min read 1,417 words
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Essays on technology
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In Favor Of Futurism Being About The Future
Scott Alexander criticizes a Boston Review article on futurism for focusing on identity politics rather than substantive future predictions, arguing this approach trivializes important technological and societal developments.
19 min read 2,934 words
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Links 8/17: Exsitement
A collection of interesting links covering science, technology, culture, and economics, including updates on DNA malware, AI gaming, prison censorship, and various scientific studies.
14 min read 2,162 words
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Links 8/16: On My Right Hand Michael; On My Left Hand URL
A link roundup post covering various topics from video games to scientific studies, with Scott's commentary on each news item or piece of research.
14 min read 2,074 words
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Predictions For 2016
Scott Alexander shares his 100 predictions for 2016, assigning probabilities to each across various global and personal topics.
10 min read 1,447 words
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Links 6/15: Everything But The Kitchen Link
A collection of interesting links covering science, politics, economics, and culture, with Scott's commentary on each story.
13 min read 1,990 words
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Links 3/15: URL Of Great Price
A collection of interesting links covering technology, science, economics and society, with Scott's commentary and analysis on each topic.
12 min read 1,769 words
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Links 11/14: I Link, Therefore I Am
Scott shares a collection of interesting links covering various topics from American chestnut restoration to scientific findings, political events, and cultural observations.
14 min read 2,067 words
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More Links For September 2014
Scott Alexander shares a diverse collection of interesting links with brief commentaries, covering topics from education and politics to science and technology.
13 min read 1,890 words
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More Links For June 2014
Scott Alexander shares a diverse collection of links and brief commentary on topics ranging from climate change to social science research, with both serious analysis and humorous observations.
13 min read 1,898 words
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Links for February 2014
Scott shares and comments on various interesting links from February 2014, covering science, medicine, education, technology, and politics.
20 min read 2,981 words
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More Links For December
Scott Alexander shares a diverse collection of interesting links and brief commentary on topics ranging from historical anecdotes to recent technological and scientific developments.
11 min read 1,559 words
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More Links for November
Scott shares a diverse collection of interesting links and brief commentary on topics ranging from unusual video games to genetic research and political oddities.
11 min read 1,561 words
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Links for November
Scott shares and comments on various interesting links, ranging from charity history and religious debates to scientific discoveries and technological developments.
8 min read 1,134 words