Finalist #10 of the Book Review Contest | Continue reading
You can get GHB on the darknet for $20, but learning healthy sleep habits is $899 and by prescription only | Continue reading
How do Internet atheism and Internet feminism help us understand the current cultural moment? | Continue reading
Finalist #9 of the Book Review Contest | Continue reading
Finalist #8 of the Book Review Contest | Continue reading
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Finalist #6 of the book review contest | Continue reading
852 people put weird chemicals in their bodies and tell me the results. | Continue reading
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Finalist #5 of the book review contest | Continue reading
Finalist #4 of the book review contest | Continue reading
Review and commentary on Robert Allen's "Global Economic History: A Very Short Introduction" | Continue reading
Review and commentary on Robert Allen's "Global Economic History: A Very Short Introduction" | Continue reading
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Things I found looking for a preview image for the recent George book review | Continue reading
Finalist #3 of the book review contest | Continue reading
A look at Próspera, the charter city taking shape in Honduras | Continue reading
That's what people want out of a Substack, right? Multiple hypothesis testing problems? | Continue reading
My project of predicting years meets its hardest challenge yet | Continue reading
How high can you dose Lexapro before you stop getting extra benefit? And why is this such a hard question? | Continue reading
P(A|B) = [P(A)*P(B|A)]/P(B), all the rest is commentary. | Continue reading
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P(A|B) = [P(A)*P(B|A)]/P(B), all the rest is commentary. | Continue reading
Pivot from mindless populist rage to a thoughtful campaign to fight classism. | Continue reading
Summary and commentary on Paul Fussell's "Class: A Guide Through The American Status System" | Continue reading
Summary and commentary on "Why We're Polarized" by Ezra Klein | Continue reading
Two more prediction markets, plus AI | Continue reading
Why is it hard to make expertise legible for media consumption? | Continue reading
What does running a medical database teach you about why everything sucks? | Continue reading
How do mental illnesses change over time? | Continue reading
Beyond Brasilia | Continue reading
Is mental illness a thing? What kind of thing is it? | Continue reading
In the 1950s, a shady outfit called Obetrol Pharmaceuticals made a popular over-the-counter diet pill called Obetrol... | Continue reading
P(A|B) = [P(A)*P(B|A)]/P(B), all the rest is commentary. | Continue reading
You just keep on trying till you run out of cake | Continue reading