Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMoments Of Awakening
Consciousness is the great mystery. In search of answers, scientists have plumbed every edge case they can think of - sleep, comas, lucid dreams, LSD…
1 year, 2 months ago
Contra MR On Charity Regrants
I often disagree with Marginal Revolution, but their post today made me a new level of angry:
https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/contra-mr-on-charity…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Evidence That A Million Americans Died Of COVID
Many commenters responded to yesterday’s post by challenging the claim that 1.2 million Americans died of COVID...
https://www.astralcodexten.com/p…
1 year, 2 months ago
The Other COVID Reckoning
Five years later, we can’t stop talking about COVID. Remember lockdowns? The conflicting guidelines about masks - don’t wear them! Wear them! Maybe w…
1 year, 2 months ago
Book Review: Selfish Reasons To Have More Kids
Bryan Caplan’s Selfish Reasons To Have More Kids is like the Bible. You already know what it says. You’ve already decided whether you believe or not…
1 year, 2 months ago
In Search Of /r/petfree
Ask Redditors what’s the worst subreddit, and a few names always come up. /r/atheism and /r/childfree are unpopular, but if I read them with an open…
1 year, 2 months ago
Highlights From The Comments On AI Geoguessr
Thanks to everyone who commented on the original post. https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/highlights-from-the-comments-on-ai
1 year, 2 months ago
Testing AI's GeoGuessr Genius
Some of the more unhinged writing on superintelligence pictures AI doing things that seem like magic. Crossing air gaps to escape its data center. Bu…
1 year, 3 months ago
Moldbug Sold Out
Cathy Young’s new hit piece on Curtis Yarvin (aka Mencius Moldbug) doesn’t mince words. Titled The Blogger Who Hates America, it describes him as an …
1 year, 3 months ago
The Populist Right Must Own Tariffs
President Trump’s approval rating has fallen to near-historic lows. With economic disruption from the tariffs likely to hit next month, his numbers …
1 year, 3 months ago