The official audio version of Astral Codex Ten, with an archive of posts from Slate Star Codex. It's
"You can't write a check to capitalism directly" This question comes up whenever I discuss phi
[epistemic status: speculative] I. Millgram et al (2015) find that depressed people prefer to listen
I. In February 2023 I found myself sitting in the waiting room of a San Francisco fertility clinic,
[previously in series: 1, 2, 3, 4] It has been three weeks since Sam Altman was fired, but the conve
I’m running another ACX Grants round. If you already know what this is and want to apply, use the fo
Lantern Bioworks says they have a cure for tooth decay. Their product is a genetically modified bact
“Abolish the FDA” has become a popular slogan in libertarian circles. I’m sympathetic to the spirit
Sam Altman || Dating site strategy || Metaculus updates || Wars and rumors of wars https://www.astra
[Remember, I haven’t independently verified each link. On average, commenters will end up spotting e
"Lots of alcoholics want to quit in principle, but only some join AA" Followup to: In Continued Defe
"All you do is cause boardroom drama, and maybe some other things I’m forgetting..." I. Search “effe
Inside every AI is a bigger AI, trying to get out You’ve probably heard AI is a “black box”. No one
The phrase “I see Satan fall like lightning” comes from Luke 10:18. I’d previously encountered it on
The psychiatric study everyone’s talking about this month is ”Randomized trial of ketamine masked by
Thanks to everyone who commented on Quests And Requests. There was a predictable failure mode: lo
[previously in series: 2016, 2020; expansion of this] MODERATOR: Hello, and welcome to the third Rep
[original post: My Left Kidney] 1: Comments From People Who Are Against This Sort Of Thing 2: …From
Projects that need incubating I’ll be starting a new round of ACX Grants sometime soon. I can’t guar
Review of Rory Carroll's "Comandante" [previously in series: Erdogan, Modi, Orban, Xi, Putin] I. All
Manifest || Manifold.Love || Eyeless in Gaza Last month, the Lighthaven convention center in Berkele
