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Choose Book Review Finalists 2026
Scott announces the finalist selection phase for the 2026 Book Review Contest, asking readers to help rate 162 entries using a new website built by Rob Ennals.
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A thread through the archive
reader engagement
Essays tagged “reader engagement”. Follow an idea across the archive.
Essays on reader engagement
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Subscrive Drive '25 + Free Unlocked Posts
Scott makes his annual pitch for paid subscriptions to Astral Codex Ten, detailing benefits, showing subscription trends, and listing past subscriber-only content while unlocking two posts as previews.
7 min read 1,050 words
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Take The 2024 ACX Survey
Scott Alexander announces the 2024 ACX Survey, inviting readers to participate and potentially win a free subscription.
2 min read 226 words
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Subscrive Drive 2024 + Free Unlocked Posts
Scott Alexander conducts his yearly subscription drive for Astral Codex Ten, listing benefits and unlocking some subscriber-only content to encourage sign-ups.
6 min read 908 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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2023 Subscription Drive + Free Unlocked Posts
Scott Alexander announces a subscription drive for Astral Codex Ten, offering samples of subscriber-only content to encourage new subscriptions.
4 min read 584 words
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Take The 2022 ACX Survey!
Scott Alexander announces the 2022 ACX Survey, highlighting past findings and offering incentives for participation.
2 min read 181 words
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Reader Survey Final Check-In
Scott Alexander is finalizing preparations for a Reader Survey, asking participants to confirm their inclusion and make necessary adjustments before the Friday start date.
3 min read 321 words
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Take The New Nootropics Survey
Scott Alexander announces a new survey on nootropics experiences, inviting readers to participate in the 2020 SSC Nootropics Survey.
1 min read 64 words
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Book Review Contest: Call For Entries
Scott Alexander announces a book review contest for Slate Star Codex, outlining submission guidelines and prizes for the winners.
5 min read 698 words
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Last Chance To Take The Survey
Scott Alexander announces the last chance to take the 2020 SSC survey, providing brief instructions and thanking participants.
1 min read 81 words
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Please Take The 2020 SSC Survey!
Scott Alexander is requesting readers to participate in the 2020 Slate Star Codex Survey, which helps him gather data for research and community planning.
5 min read 650 words
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Please Vote For ACC Winner
Scott Alexander asks readers to vote for their favorite among eight posted adversarial collaborations, with prizes for the top two.
1 min read 107 words
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Classified Thread 7
Scott Alexander announces a classified thread for advertisements, personals, and success stories, with uncertain frequency.
1 min read 20 words
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Please Take The 2019 SSC Survey
Scott Alexander asks readers to participate in the 2019 Slate Star Codex Survey, which helps him gather data about his audience and conduct informal research for future blog posts.
5 min read 625 words
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Classified Thread 6
Scott introduces a classified thread for advertisements, personals, and success stories, with uncertain frequency.
1 min read 20 words
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A Completely Accurate Map With No Distortion At All
Scott presents a distorted map of Europe as a riddle, challenging readers to reconsider their perceptions and solve the puzzle.
1 min read 98 words
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SSC Survey 2017
Scott Alexander announces the 2017 SSC survey and requests readers to provide simple, machine-readable answers for easier processing.
1 min read 132 words
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AI Persuasion Followup Survey
Scott Alexander requests participants of last month's AI persuasion experiment survey to complete a brief followup survey, providing a link.
1 min read 62 words
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AI Persuasion Experiment
Scott Alexander is running an experiment to test the effectiveness of persuasive essays about AI risk, asking readers to participate by reading an essay and answering questions.
2 min read 243 words
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2014 Less Wrong Census/Survey
Scott announces the 2014 Less Wrong Census/Survey, encouraging all community members including lurkers to participate in the main survey and optional extra credit questions, with a monetary reward available.
3 min read 420 words