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Episode 245
Link: https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/11/04/samsara/
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The man standing outside my front door was carrying a clipboard and wearing a golden robe. …
6 years, 9 months ago
The Life Cycle of Medical Ideas [Classic]
Episode 244
Link: https://slatestarcodex.com/2013/09/12/the-life-cycle-of-medical-ideas/
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About five years ago, an Italian surgeon with the unlikely name of …
6 years, 9 months ago
New Atheism: The Godlessness That Failed
Episode 243
Link: https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/10/30/new-atheism-the-godlessness-that-failed/
Thucydides predicted that future generations would underestima…
6 years, 9 months ago
Financial Incentives Are Weaker Than Social Incentives but Very Important Anyway
Episode 242
Link: https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/10/28/financial-incentives-are-weaker-than-social-incentives-but-very-important-anyway/
NYT: Economic Incenti…
6 years, 9 months ago
Highlights from the Comments on PNSE
Episode 241
Link: https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/10/24/highlights-from-the-comments-on-pnse/
(original post)
Alex M writes:
I think one of the main problems…
6 years, 10 months ago
Indian Economic Reform: Much More Than You Wanted to Know
Episode 240
Link: https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/10/23/indian-economic-reform-much-more-than-you-wanted-to-know/
From a recent Charter Cities Institute report…
6 years, 10 months ago
The PNSE Paper
Episode 239
Link: https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/10/21/the-pnse-paper/
I’ve mentioned this a few times, but it’s worth going over in detail. The full title is…
6 years, 10 months ago
Is Enlightenment Compatible With Sex Scandals?
Episode 238
Link: https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/10/16/is-enlightenment-compatible-with-sex-scandals/
Last year I reviewed The Mind Illuminated, a meditation …
6 years, 10 months ago
The Control Group Is Out of Control [Classic]
Episode 237
Link: https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/04/28/the-control-group-is-out-of-control/
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Allan Crossman calls parapsychology the control group for scien…
6 years, 10 months ago
Book Review: Against the Grain
Episode 236
Link: https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/10/14/book-review-against-the-grain/
Someone on SSC Discord summarized James Scott’s Against The Grain as “ba…
6 years, 10 months ago