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Voting method reform in the US (with Aaron Hamlin)
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Does the US have one of the worst implementations of democracy in the world? Why do people sometimes seem to vote…
3 years, 7 months ago
Critiquing Effective Altruism (with Michael Nielsen and Ajeya Cotra)
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What is Effective Altruism? Which parts of the Effective Altruism movement are good and not so good? Who outside …
3 years, 7 months ago
How to form habits effectively (with Jim Davies)
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How can we form good habits more effectively? What roles do reward and punishment play in the habit formation pro…
3 years, 8 months ago
Are scientific journals just parasites? (with Chris Chambers)
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How is outcome bias especially relevant to science publishing? What are some possible solutions for overcoming ou…
3 years, 8 months ago
Human bias in the definition of intelligence (with Alene Anello)
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Are all animals equally intelligent but in different ways? Do some animals perceive the passage of time different…
3 years, 8 months ago
Guess culture vs. ask culture (with Will Eden and Sam Rosen)
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How straightforwardly should we communicate our preferences to others? How many times does a person need to say "…
3 years, 8 months ago
Are we all the heroes of our own stories? (with Cate Hall)
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Is our adoption of beliefs primarily motivated by wanting to be the heroes of our own stories? Why do we have suc…
3 years, 9 months ago
Content moderation and its dis-content-moderators (with Ada Palmer)
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How does the current information revolution compare to previous information revolutions? What kind of event or se…
3 years, 9 months ago
Exploring sex science and pseudo-science (with Mary Roach)
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What are some surprising discoveries in the science of sex? What should we do when animals break human laws (e.g.…
3 years, 9 months ago
The worst mistakes people make with diet and exercise (with Menno Henselmans)
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What is willpower, really? What are the differences among willpower, self-control, self-discipline, and other rel…
3 years, 9 months ago