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Essays tagged “historical curiosities”. Follow an idea across the archive.
Scott shares his monthly collection of interesting links from around the internet, covering topics from Jeremy Bentham's linguistic legacy to AI developments, with characteristic commentary and fact-checking caveats.
A curated collection of interesting links covering academic debates, cultural issues, economics, and scientific discoveries from around the web.
A curated collection of interesting links covering science, history, politics and culture, with brief commentary from Scott Alexander on each item.
Scott shares a diverse collection of interesting links spanning science, history, and current events, with commentary on research methodologies and unexpected findings.
Scott shares his monthly collection of interesting links spanning science, technology, history, and culture, with commentary on each story's significance or peculiarity.