ACX
Take The 2026 ACX Survey
Scott announces the 2026 ACX annual reader survey, which takes 30-45 minutes and helps investigate psychological findings, with one respondent winning a free paid subscription.
2 min read 228 words
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Essays on community engagement
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ACX Classifieds 1/26
Scott opens a classifieds thread for readers to advertise employment, dating, blogs, products, meetups and other services in organized categories with guidelines for respectful posting.
1 min read 117 words
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Suggest Questions For Metaculus/ACX Forecasting Contest
Scott asks readers to suggest questions for the 2026 ACX/Metaculus forecasting contest, with prizes for the top ten contributors and AI bots competing this year.
2 min read 259 words
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Ask Me Anything (2/2025)
Scott announces a new subscriber-only AMA session, setting clear boundaries about which questions he will and won't answer.
1 min read 111 words
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Book Review Contest 2024 Winners
Scott Alexander announces the winners and finalists of the 2024 Book Review Contest, with prizes for the top three reviews.
10 min read 1,500 words
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Ballots Everywhere: Times And Places
Scott Alexander announces a plan to create voter guides for major US cities, listing meetup details for eight locations where ACX readers will collaborate on local election recommendations.
3 min read 353 words
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Vote In The 2024 Book Review Contest
Scott Alexander opens voting for the 2024 Book Review Contest, explaining the approval voting system and listing the finalists.
3 min read 325 words
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Choose Book Review Finalists 2024
Scott Alexander seeks help in selecting finalists for the 2024 Book Review Contest by asking readers to rate entries from a pool of 150 reviews.
6 min read 889 words
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ACX Survey Results 2024
Scott Alexander shares the results of the 2024 Astral Codex Ten survey, providing access to data and promising future analyses.
3 min read 393 words
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ACX Classifieds 4/24
Scott introduces an irregular classifieds thread for readers to advertise in various categories, providing guidelines and related resources.
1 min read 121 words
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Book Review Contest Rules 2024
Scott Alexander announces the 2024 Book Review Contest, detailing submission guidelines, prizes, and a new focus on including nontraditional book categories.
4 min read 531 words
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Followup: Quests And Requests
Scott provides updates and reader responses to his previous 'Quests and Requests' article, addressing the status and potential of each proposed project.
71 min read 10,981 words
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ACX Classifieds 9/23
Scott announces a classifieds thread on his blog, explaining posting rules and providing related resources.
1 min read 145 words
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Book Review Contest 2023 Winners
Scott Alexander announces the winners and finalists of the 2023 Book Review Contest, providing details about the reviews, authors, and prizes.
13 min read 1,951 words
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Book Review Contest Rules 2022
Scott Alexander announces the 2022 Book Review Contest, detailing rules, submission guidelines, and prizes for participants.
4 min read 484 words
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Please Take The Reader Survey [Update: Now It Is Closed And You Can Stop Taking It]
Scott Alexander describes a now-closed reader survey project supporting ACX community studies, with instructions on survey completion and content warnings.
5 min read 736 words
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Vote In The Book Review Contest!
Scott Alexander opens voting for the book review contest, listing 17 finalists and providing a voting link.
2 min read 259 words
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Book Review Contest Final Rules
Scott Alexander announces the final rules and details for his postponed book review contest, including submission guidelines, prizes, and publication plans.
3 min read 411 words
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Classified Thread 8
Scott introduces a recurring classified thread for advertisements, personals, success stories, and financial support requests, emphasizing respectful engagement.
1 min read 53 words
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SSC Survey Results 2020
Scott Alexander presents the results of the 2020 Slate Star Codex survey, including links to data, privacy measures, and future analysis plans.
4 min read 498 words
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SSC Survey Results 2019
Scott Alexander announces the results of the 2019 Slate Star Codex survey, providing links to the questions, results, and downloadable public datasets.
2 min read 161 words
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Impending Survey Discussion Thread
Scott announces an upcoming SSC survey and invites reader suggestions, while warning that most won't be implemented.
1 min read 80 words
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Classified Thread 5: Classified Never Sinned
Scott announces a classified thread for advertisements, personals, and success stories, with uncertain frequency.
1 min read 20 words
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Call For Adversarial Collaborations
Scott Alexander announces a contest for adversarial collaborations, offering prizes for teams who write balanced summaries on controversial topics they disagree about.
7 min read 1,032 words
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Please Take The 2018 SSC Reader Survey
Scott Alexander asks Slate Star Codex readers to take the 2018 SSC Reader Survey, which is divided into three sections of varying lengths.
1 min read 105 words