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Episode 462
[This is the first of many finalists in the book review contest. It’s not by me - it’s by an ACX reader who will remain anonymous until after voting …
5 years, 4 months ago
Metis And Bodybuilders
Episode 461
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/metis-and-bodybuilders
Fitness researcher Menno Henselmans writes about optimal program design for bodybuilders…
5 years, 4 months ago
Two Unexpected Multiple Hypothesis Testing Problems
Episode 460
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/two-unexpected-multiple-hypothesis
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Start with Lior Pachter's Mathematical analysis of "mathematical analy…
5 years, 4 months ago
2020 Predictions: Calibration Results
Episode 459
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/2020-predictions-calibration-results
At the beginning of every year, I make predictions. At the end of every…
5 years, 4 months ago
Ambidexterity And Cognitive Closure
Episode 458
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/ambidexterity-and-cognitive-closure
Back in a more superstitious time, people believed left-handers were in …
5 years, 4 months ago
[Classic] The Parable Of The Talents
Episode 457
https://slatestarcodex.com/2015/01/31/the-parable-of-the-talents/
[Content note: scrupulosity and self-esteem triggers, IQ, brief discussion of we…
5 years, 4 months ago
Oh, The Places You'll Go When Trying To Figure Out The Right Dose Of Escitalopram
Episode 456
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/oh-the-places-youll-go-when-trying
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What is the right dose of Lexapro (escitalopram)?
The official FDA pac…
5 years, 4 months ago
Toward A Bayesian Theory Of Willpower
Episode 455
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/towards-a-bayesian-theory-of-willpower
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What is willpower?
Five years ago, I reviewed Baumeister and Tiern…
5 years, 5 months ago
More Antifragile, Diversity Libertarianism, And Corporate Censorship
Episode 454
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/more-antifragile-diversity-libertarianism
In yesterday's review of Antifragile, I tried to stick to something …
5 years, 5 months ago
Book Review: Antifragile
Episode 453
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/book-review-antifragile
Nassim Taleb summarizes the thesis of Antifragile as:
Everything gains or loses from…
5 years, 5 months ago