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Your Book Review: Safe Enough?
A review of 'Safe Enough?' by Thomas Wellock, exploring the history and limitations of Probabilistic Risk Assessment in nuclear safety.
35 min read 5,368 words
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Essays tagged “nuclear energy”. Follow an idea across the archive.
Essays on nuclear energy
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Links For September 2022
Scott Alexander shares 40 diverse and intriguing links and news items from September 2022, covering topics from AI advancements to political analysis and cultural observations.
19 min read 2,870 words
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Mantic Monday: Let Me Google That For You
Scott Alexander reviews recent developments in prediction markets, including Google's internal market and Metaculus' 'fortified essays', while discussing challenges and applications in various fields.
17 min read 2,525 words
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Your Book Review: Where's My Flying Car?
A review of 'Where's My Flying Car?' by J. Storrs Hall, exploring the causes of technological stagnation and the potential for future progress in flying cars, nuclear energy, and nanotechnology.
21 min read 3,124 words
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Links 3/19: Linkguini
Scott Alexander shares a diverse collection of links on topics including architecture, history, science, politics, and economics, offering brief commentaries and insights on each.
16 min read 2,429 words