Scott Alexander

@slatestarcodex

I have a place where I say complicated things about philosophy and science. That place is my blog. This is where I make terrible puns.

Joined June 2013

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    Hey y'all—Based on feedback from scientists I'm retracting. I'm not going to delete the tweet bc I don't do that but consider this retracted

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    Aug 1

    Understated wikipedia

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    Jul 31

    I agree the statistics say what they say, I'm just a little wary there's something else going on here.

  4. Jul 28

    It took all my willpower not to subtitle latest SSC post "...An Eternal Golden Djed"

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    Jul 21

    My kids made a freestanding ring out of Pringles using only the laws of physics to hold it together. Take that, internet!

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    Jul 17
    Replying to

    (From same piece) Knowing that our political beliefs are likely partly genetic gives us all the more reason to question them.

  7. Jun 29

    23&Me says my genes were used in study on male baldness. Always wanted to be one of those "your suffering paved the way to a cure" patients.

  8. Jun 26

    If GOP had consulted any doctors on health bill, maybe they wouldn't have picked a name that sounds so much like a cancer-causing mutation.

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    Jun 24

    "There's no way to tell which choice is higher value!!" feels paralyzing "The expected value across choices is similar" feels liberating 🤔

  10. Jun 19
  11. Jun 12

    A walking stick for the disabled is named a "cane" after the Biblical Cain, who was the first person to be dis-abled.

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    Jun 2

    How to change the world.

  13. Jun 5

    I'm 3 for 3 today in terms of people saying "Everyone in society believes X" describing the opposite of what I thought was social consensus.

  14. Jun 5

    Overheard at a conference: "My collaborators did this statistical analysis since I wasn't capable of it myself - technically or ethically."

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    Jun 3
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    May 26

    Same study packaged for different audiences

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    May 16
  18. May 18

    No. They can publish as many bad articles as they want, & I lose reputation each time I try to review them. Effective Gish Gallop strategy

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    May 18
  20. May 9

    Jon Haidt voice: "You see, conservatives, unlike liberals, understand the importance of the Loyalty foundation."

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