Podcast Episodes

Missing Heritability: Much More Than You Wanted To Know

The Story So Far

The mid-20th century was the golden age of nurture. Psychoanalysis, behaviorism, and the spirit of the ‘60s convinced most experts t…

1 year, 1 month ago

Open Questions For Future ACX Grants Rounds

Related to: ACX Grants 1-3 Year Updates

https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/open-questions-for-future-acx-grants

1 year, 1 month ago

ACX Grants 1-3 Year Updates

The first cohort of ACX Grants was announced in late 2021, the second in early 2024. In 2022, I posted one-year updates for the first cohort. Now, a…

1 year, 1 month ago

The Claude Bliss Attractor

This is a reported phenomenon where if two copies of Claude talk to each other, they end up spiraling into rapturous discussion of spiritual bliss, …

1 year, 2 months ago

"But" vs. "Yes, But"

This is another heuristic from the same place as If It’s Worth Your Time To Lie, It’s Worth My Time To Correct You.

If someone proves you are absolu…

1 year, 2 months ago

If It's Worth Your Time To Lie, It's Worth My Time To Correct It

People don’t like nitpickers. “He literally did the WELL AKTUALLY!” If you say Joe Criminal committed ten murders and five rapes, and I object that i…

1 year, 2 months ago

P-Zombies Would Report Qualia

There’s a long-running philosophical argument about the conceivability of otherwise-normal people who are not conscious, aka “philosophical zombies”.…

1 year, 2 months ago

Choose Nonbook Review Finalists 2025

It's time to narrow the 141 entries in the Non-Book Review Contest to about a dozen finalists. I can't read 141 reviews alone, so I need your help. …

1 year, 2 months ago

Bayes For Everyone

A guest post by Brandon Hendrickson

[Editor’s note: I accept guest posts from certain people, especially past Book Review Contest winners. Brandon He…

1 year, 2 months ago

Sorry, I Still Think MR Is Wrong About USAID

Tyler Cowen of Marginal Revolution continues to disagree with my Contra MR On Charity Regrants. Going through his response piece by piece, slightly…

1 year, 2 months ago