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science and existential angst
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Why "controlling for a variable" doesn't (usually) work
It's just adding a variable to a regression.
Sep 19
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Effectiveness beats accuracy
We believe stuff because it benefits us to believe it, not necessarily because it is true.
Sep 8
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The conspiratorial Monty Hall problem
What if you and Monty decide to cheat?
Sep 23
5
Does gratitude increase happiness?
After decades of research, we now have a huge body of studies and meta-reviews to summarize it. What do they say?
Sep 1
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Contra Wirecutter on the IKEA air purifier
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So you want to invent a nuclear weapon
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Nobody optimizes happiness
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Effectiveness beats accuracy
22
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Candidate final bosses
24
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Rules for weird ideas
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358 games of puzzle storm
Tracking my cognitive performance for a year
Aug 22
8
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Rules for weird ideas
On asking people to consider ideas that sound crazy
Aug 15
20
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A model for journalistic copypasta
Why are prestigious outlets often so mediocre?
Aug 11
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Shorts for August
Noise, Indian cheetahs, and Fighting Joe
Aug 8
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Old jokes
That's what she said, a rabbi resolves a dispute, and six categories in the Philogelos
Aug 4
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No soap radio
A potent anti-humor technology
Aug 1
3
6
Nobody optimizes happiness
People don't seem to try very hard to make themselves happier. Why not?
Jul 28
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Litter and circles of internalization
Why not tax businesses for the misdeeds of their customers?
Jul 25
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Contra Wirecutter on the IKEA air purifier
30
15
So you want to invent a nuclear weapon
16
8
Nobody optimizes happiness
20
19
Effectiveness beats accuracy
22
9
Candidate final bosses
24
7
Rules for weird ideas
20
2
See all popular
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