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Are experts useless?
(I’m trying to get back into the habit of posting once a week or more, so do forgive me if the articles seem a little rusty or unoriginal while I get…
Sep 13
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July 2023
Stuff I found interesting in June
1) Why we voted Leave - voices from Northern England: As always, posting something in a links round-up is not an endorsement of views expressed in the…
Jul 13
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May 2023
Notes on Effective Altruism
If you’re reading this you probably already know what Effective Altruism (EA) is. But in case you don’t, click here. The short version is: it’s both a…
May 24
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Stuff I found interesting in May
Haven’t done a links post for a while due to broken laptop, but I have a new laptop now, so I’m back! 1) On Hinton leaving Google in the NYT: Dr. Hinton…
May 17
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April 2023
Emergent Ventures FAQ
This blog received money from Tyler Cowen’s Emergent Ventures program. Emergent Ventures (EV) describes itself as ‘a fellowship and grant program from…
Apr 27
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The hipster didn’t die (he just stopped drinking PBR)
Sam Kriss claims that we killed the hipster. He writes: There are mass graves, still, just outside the major cities, places we don’t really want to…
Apr 20
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Stuff I still don’t get about AI
I’m sort of interested in Artificial Intelligence, in the same way that I’m sort of interested in climate change. I know it’s important, and I’ve told a…
Apr 15
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March 2023
Worries about Semaglutide
The UK’s health service has just approved the miracle weight loss drug Semaglutide for NHS use. I know 99.99% of things called a ‘miracle weight loss…
Mar 10
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February 2023
Hot and cold takes
Some bad news: I’m travelling at the moment and have had to chuck away my ADHD meds because apparently they’re extremely illegal in Japan (jail time…
Feb 19
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January 2023
Stuff I found interesting in January
1) Some research from about a year ago on the personality traits that predict interest in EA. The finding isn’t very surprising, but the whole thing is…
Jan 30
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Personal null results
If you do a Google search for ‘meditation’, you might find results like this: ‘Meditation Completely Changed My Life’ ‘How meditation can change your…
Jan 26
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How do people lose weight?
Most diets fail. I’m not sure if this “fact” is actually true, but it’s repeated often enough to make me think there’s something to it. It also just…
Jan 3
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