Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBook Review: The Cult Of Smart
Episode 432
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/book-review-the-cult-of-smart
Oscar Wilde supposedly said George Bernard Shaw "has no enemies, but is intens…
5 years, 6 months ago
COVID/Vitamin D: Much More Than You Wanted To Know
Episode 431
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/covidvitamin-d-much-more-than-you
Most health articles ask you to act on their opinions. I am specifically a…
5 years, 6 months ago
Coronavirus: Links, Discussion, Open Thread
Episode 430
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/coronavirus-links-discussion-open
So far there have been three waves of coronavirus cases in the US. The fir…
5 years, 6 months ago
Statement on New York Times Article
Episode 429
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/statement-on-new-york-times-article
There was recently a negative article about me and my blog in the New Yo…
5 years, 6 months ago
The Precision Of Sensory Evidence
Episode 428
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/the-precision-of-sensory-evidence
In earlier posts, I've expressed confusion about two competing models of d…
5 years, 6 months ago
List Of Fictional Cryptocurrencies Banned By The SEC
Episode 427
[previously in sequence: List Of Fictional Drugs Banned By The FDA, More Fictional Drugs Banned By The FDA]
VatiCoin: After a thousand years, the Cat…
5 years, 6 months ago
Ontology Of Psychiatric Conditions: Tradeoffs And Failures
Episode 426
[previously in sequence: Taxometrics, Dynamical Systems. Epistemic status: speculative. This should go without saying, but when I talk about “failure…
5 years, 6 months ago
Book Review: Why We're Polarized
Episode 425
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Ezra Klein is great. I know a lot of people throw shade on him for founding Vox. But as Van Gogh said about God creating the world, "We must not h…
5 years, 6 months ago
Metaculus Monday 2/8/21
Episode 424
Thanks to everyone who commented last week with prediction markets I missed. Two of them seemed to be especially interesting.
Polymarket is another c…
5 years, 6 months ago
Journalism and Legible Expertise
Episode 423
I heard from a journalist yesterday after writing yesterday's post on WebMD. They've been trying to write a coronavirus article worthy of Zvi or any …
5 years, 6 months ago