The official audio version of Astral Codex Ten, with an archive of posts from Slate Star Codex. It's
[Epistemic status: so, so, so speculative. I do not necessarily endorse taking any of the substances
[I briefly had a different piece up tonight discussing a conference, but the organizers asked me to
The best thing about personalized medicine is that it’s obviously right. The worst thing is we mostl
There’s some literature suggesting that people are more careful when they think in probabilities. If
Thanks to the 129 people who tried altering their nighttime carbon dioxide levels after my post on t
[Content note: attempt to consider real people’s real problems using angel-on-pinhead impractical re
Quixote writes: It’s odd to me how bad San Francisco is, when other large cities like New York or
[Epistemic status: very unsure. I sympathize with many YIMBY ideas and might support them on net; th
Grand Prize ($1000): Does The Education System Adequately Serve Advanced Students? Editor’s Choice (
A neglected gem from Less Wrong: Why The Tails Come Apart, by commenter Thrasymachus. It explains wh
A prodrome is an early stage of a condition that might have different symptoms than the full-blown v
I. Writing a review of The Black Swan is a nerve-wracking experience. First, because it forces me to
The collective intellect is change-blind. Knowledge gained seems so natural that we forget what it w
When you first take the Artifact, you will see a vision of ALPHANION, Demon-Sultan of the Domain of
This is the bi-weekly visible open thread (there are also hidden open threads twice a week you can r
[This is an entry to the Adversarial Collaboration Contest by flame7926 and a_reader.] [Content not
This is an entry to the Adversarial Collaboration Contest by Mark Davis and Mark Webb, who sent the
[This is an entry to the Adversarial Collaboration Contest by John Buridan and Christian Flanery.]
[This is an entry to the Adversarial Collaboration Contest by TracingWoodgrains and Michael Pershan
This week I’ll be presenting entries from the adversarial collaboration contest. Remember, an advers
