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More Links For May 2014
Scott Alexander shares a diverse collection of interesting links and brief commentaries on topics ranging from pollution solutions to genetic discoveries and cultural differences.
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Essays on genetics
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Confounder Of The Day: How Sexy Your Parents Were
Scott Alexander examines studies linking parental age to psychiatric disorders in children, revealing that the father's age at first child, not at conception, is the key factor.
5 min read 754 words
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Links For April 2014
A collection of interesting links from April 2014 covering science, culture, and quirky news, with Scott's brief commentary on each.
16 min read 2,453 words
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More Links for March 2014
Scott shares and comments on a diverse collection of news items and interesting links from March 2014, covering topics from medical advances to political issues and quirky stories.
9 min read 1,267 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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Things I Don’t Understand About Genetics (A Non-Exhaustive List)
Scott Alexander discusses his confusion about polygenic inheritance, mutational load, and the paternal age effect in genetics, seeking explanations from readers.
8 min read 1,097 words
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Science & Medicine Links for August
Scott Alexander presents a roundup of recent scientific and medical studies, covering topics from hallucinations to obesity genetics to schizophrenia treatment.
10 min read 1,438 words
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If opposites attract, why is my sister so pretty?
Scott explores the conflicting evidence on whether humans are attracted to genetically similar or dissimilar partners, concluding with a paradoxical observation that both seem true in different contexts.
8 min read 1,127 words