Samstack

Where are we headed?

Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying about Dry Socket and Love o3

Apr 17 • 

Sam Atis

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May 2024

Recommendations (and thoughts about those recommendations)

[Status: haven’t written anything in months, feeling guilty, wrote this in 20 minutes, don’t expect quality].

May 10, 2024 • 

Sam Atis

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December 2023

Stuff I found interesting in December

1) How often does correlation equal causation? One neat example is Wilde and Hollister (2002):

Dec 31, 2023 • 

Sam Atis

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Stuff I found interesting in November

Welcome to the monthly ‘Stuff I Found Interesting’ post.

Dec 2, 2023 • 

Sam Atis

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November 2023

Weird people doing good things

Scott Alexander and Freddie DeBoer both published articles on Effective Altruism in the past few days.

Nov 29, 2023 • 

Sam Atis

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Two more random studies I found interesting

This is the third part of a series looking at random interesting studies.

Nov 14, 2023 • 

Sam Atis

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October 2023

Stuff I found interesting in October

Note: This links round-up (and all future links round ups) also doubles up as an Open Thread, so comment whatever you want, no need to make it relevant…

Oct 30, 2023 • 

Sam Atis

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Can we cure Alcoholism?

I. It wouldn’t be particularly surprising if we cure obesity soon.

Oct 25, 2023 • 

Sam Atis

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Notes on my travels

I recently spent a few months visiting some different countries with my girlfriend: Thailand, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, the US, Spain, and Israel.

Oct 15, 2023 • 

Sam Atis

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The public is more worried about AI than you are

There was a time when I was slightly embarrassed to bring up concerns about Artificial Intelligence to friends and family who weren’t already AI…

Oct 9, 2023 • 

Sam Atis

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September 2023

Stuff I found interesting in September

1) The reddit rumour mill on Ibram X. Kendi’s Center for Antiracist Research:Apparently, they have laid off half of the 45 people working there. If you…

Sep 30, 2023 • 

Sam Atis

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Scattered thoughts (and questions) about different things

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Sep 25, 2023 • 

Sam Atis

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