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Links 10/16: New URLeans
Scott shares various interesting news items and studies spanning history, science, politics, and technology, with commentary on each item's significance or irony.
13 min read 1,888 words
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Links 9/16: URL Of The Chaldees
A links post featuring stories about AI research, scientific studies, historical oddities, and current events, ranging from antibacterials in soap to disco riots at baseball games.
10 min read 1,531 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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Links 7/16: Grad, Div, and URL
A collection of interesting links spanning drug policy, scientific studies, historical oddities, and current events, with Scott's commentary on each.
8 min read 1,210 words
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Links 7/16: Peter Linklage
A collection of interesting links covering various topics from scientific studies, social issues, and current events, including problems with brain imaging studies, AI safety developments, and surprising research findings.
13 min read 1,933 words
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Links 6/15: URLing Toward Freedom
Scott shares various interesting links and findings, including studies on education and IQ, brain simulation challenges, obesity surgery outcomes, and various cultural curiosities.
10 min read 1,470 words
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Links 6/16: Linkandescence
A links post collecting interesting stories from around the web, including scientific studies, historical oddities, media criticism, and current events, with Scott's commentary and analysis.
18 min read 2,667 words
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Links 5/16: Linko de Mayo
A collection of interesting links and studies on various topics, from bad statistics and media coverage to technological progress and scientific discoveries, with commentary from Scott Alexander.
28 min read 4,206 words
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Why Were Early Psychedelicists So Weird?
Scott Alexander examines why early psychedelic researchers often became eccentric, proposing that psychedelics might permanently increase openness to unusual ideas.
12 min read 1,813 words
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Links 4/16: They Can’t Link Our Dick
A links roundup examining various scientific studies, social developments, and historical findings, with a particular focus on recent research about confounding variables and replication issues in science.
17 min read 2,623 words
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Links 3/16: Klapaucius And URL
A Links post presenting various interesting news and studies from different fields, with brief commentary on each item.
22 min read 3,366 words
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Links 3/16: Rulink Class
A links roundup post covering recent developments in science, medicine, psychology and politics, with particular focus on research replication issues and the 2016 election season.
20 min read 3,099 words
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Schizophrenia: No Smoking Gun
The post explores the complex relationship between smoking and schizophrenia, critiquing conflicting studies and cautioning against hasty conclusions about nicotine's effects on schizophrenia risk.
11 min read 1,679 words
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Links 12/15: Winter Wond-URL-and
Scott shares and comments on various links covering topics like startups, science, academia, social issues and charitable giving, with a focus on rationalist and effective altruist causes.
16 min read 2,477 words
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Links 11/15: Linksgiving
A curated collection of interesting links covering science, history, politics and culture, with brief commentary from Scott Alexander on each item.
12 min read 1,812 words
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Links 10/15: Take Back Your Link
A collection of links covering economics, science, history and technology, ranging from historical oddities and new research to cultural developments and scientific discoveries.
19 min read 2,911 words
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Links 9/15: Linkua Franca
Scott Alexander presents a diverse collection of interesting links covering politics, science, history, and culture, with brief commentary on each item.
14 min read 2,071 words
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Links 8/15: Linkety-Split
Scott shares and comments on various news articles and studies, covering topics from police tactics and Trump's campaign to behavioral genetics and dietary research.
13 min read 1,976 words
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Links 8/15: A Link In The Armor
A collection of interesting links spanning scientific research, politics, economics, and culture, with brief commentary from Scott Alexander on each item.
15 min read 2,290 words
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Links 7/15: From Link, Where Rocky Peaks Climb Bleak And Bare
A collection of interesting links covering various topics from scientific studies and economic policies to cultural oddities, with particular focus on deworming program controversies and workplace discrimination research.
13 min read 1,865 words
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Links 5/15: Link Floyd
A curated collection of interesting links spanning medicine, economics, social issues and quirky stories, with Scott's commentary on various developments and findings.
11 min read 1,656 words
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Links 5/15: Tall And Linky
Scott shares and comments on various links covering science, politics, and culture, with topics ranging from automation's effect on employment to psychology's replication crisis.
11 min read 1,617 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 2/15: Land of Linkin’
A collection of interesting links covering various topics including medical discoveries, scientific studies, social issues, and economic findings, with brief commentary on each.
15 min read 2,217 words
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Links 1/2014: Link, For You Know Not Whence You Came Nor Why
A collection of interesting links covering topics like Chinese religion, economics, science, and technology, with commentary on their broader implications.
15 min read 2,188 words