Podcast Episodes

Misophonia: Beyond Sensory Sensitivity

Jake Eaton has a great article on misophonia in Asterisk.

Misophonia is a condition in which people can’t tolerate certain noises (classically chewi…

1 year, 5 months ago

OpenAI Nonprofit Buyout: Much More Than You Wanted To Know

Last month, I put out a request for experts to help me understand the details of OpenAI’s forprofit buyout. The following comes from someone who has…

1 year, 5 months ago

The Ozempocalypse Is Nigh

Sorry, you can only get drugs when there's a drug shortage.

Three GLP-1 drugs are approved for weight loss in the United States:

1 year, 5 months ago

What Happened To NAEP Scores?

Most headlines have said something like New NAEP Scores Dash Hope Of Post-COVID Learning Recovery, which seems like a fair assessment.

I feel bad ab…

1 year, 5 months ago

Everything-Except-Book Review Contest 2025

I enjoy the yearly book review contest, but it feels like last year’s contest is barely done, and I want to give you a break so you can read more boo…

1 year, 5 months ago

Why Should Intelligence Be Related To Neuron Count?

Intelligence seems to correlate with total number of neurons in the brain.

Different animals’ intelligence levels track the number of neurons in the…

1 year, 5 months ago

Links For February 2025

[I haven’t independently verified each link. On average, commenters will end up spotting evidence that around two or three of the links in each links…

1 year, 5 months ago

Why I Am Not A Conflict Theorist

Conflict theory is the belief that political disagreements come from material conflict. So for example, if rich people support capitalism, and poor p…

1 year, 5 months ago

Highlights From The Comments On Tegmark's Mathematical Universe

[Original thread here: Tegmark’s Mathematical Universe Defeats Most Arguments For God’s Existence.]

1: Comments On Specific Technical Points
2: Comm…

1 year, 5 months ago

Lives Of The Rationalist Saints

St. Felix publicly declared that he believed with 79% probability that COVID had a natural origin. He was brought before the Emperor, who threatened …

1 year, 5 months ago