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Monthly Archives: February 2017
A Modern Myth
1. Eris A middle-aged man, James, had come on stage believing it was an audition for American Idol. It wasn’t. Out ran his ex-lover, Terri. “You said you loved me!” she said. “And then when I got pregnant, you disappeared! … Continue reading
SSC Journal Club: Analytical Thinking Style And Religion
[Content warning: religious people might feel kind of like this objectifies them and treats them as weird phenomena to be explained away.] A major theme of this blog is: why do people disagree so intractably? And what can we do … Continue reading
OT70: Cyclopen Architecture
This is the bi-weekly visible open thread. There are hidden threads every few days here. Post about anything you want, ask random questions, whatever.
Some Groups Of People Who May Not 100% Deserve Our Eternal Scorn
Or “Contra A Convergence Of Lefty and Far-Right Twitter Making Fun Of The Same People”. I’ll mostly be using Current Affairs articles as foils, not because they’re especially bad, but because they’re especially good and well-written expressions of what many … Continue reading
[REPOST] The Non-Libertarian FAQ
[This is a repost of the Non-Libertarian FAQ (aka “Why I Hate Your Freedom”), which I wrote about five years ago and which used to be hosted on my website. It no longer completely reflects my current views. I don’t … Continue reading
Open Thread 69.75
This is the twice-weekly hidden open thread. Post about anything you want, ask random questions, whatever.
Open Thread 69.5
This is the twice-weekly hidden open thread. Post about anything you want, ask random questions, whatever.
Open Thread 69.25
This is the twice-weekly hidden open thread. Post about anything you want, ask random questions, whatever.
Links 2/17: Site Your Sources
A while ago when we discussed drug tolerance here, some people taught me about receptors that activated two different second messenger chains, and how you could modulate the balance of effects by finding agonists that disproportionately activated one or the … Continue reading
Highlights From The Comments On Cost Disease
I got many good responses to my Considerations On Cost Disease post, both in the comments and elsewhere. A lot of people thought the explanation was obvious; unfortunately, they all disagreed on what the obvious explanation was. Below are some … Continue reading →
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