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Never Cross a River Four Feet Deep on Average

A replication of a 2023 neuroscience study on brain entrainment and learning found that the original effect likely doesn't exist, revealing how the study obscured key issues through statistical averaging and highlighting how AI tools are democratizing scientific scrutiny.

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Jun 16, 2026 6,939 words 190 likes 115 comments Listen · 38 min Read Read

Please Take The 2019 SSC Survey

Scott Alexander asks readers to participate in the 2019 Slate Star Codex Survey, which helps him gather data about his audience and conduct informal research for future blog posts.

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Dec 26, 2018 625 words 0 likes 428 comments Listen · 6 min Read Read

Carbon Dioxide: An Open Door Policy

Scott Alexander explores research on how high indoor CO2 levels may impair cognition and sleep, suggesting simple solutions like better ventilation.

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Aug 23, 2018 1,591 words 0 likes 213 comments Listen · 13 min Read Read

Preregistration Of Hypotheses For The SSC Survey

Scott Alexander preregisters hypotheses for the 2018 SSC Survey, planning to explore relationships between perception, cognition, personality, and demographics.

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Dec 25, 2017 1,690 words 0 likes 191 comments Listen · 14 min Read Read

Please Take The 2018 SSC Reader Survey

Scott Alexander asks Slate Star Codex readers to take the 2018 SSC Reader Survey, which is divided into three sections of varying lengths.

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Dec 21, 2017 105 words 0 likes 653 comments Listen · 2 min Read Read

AI Persuasion Followup Survey

Scott Alexander requests participants of last month's AI persuasion experiment survey to complete a brief followup survey, providing a link.

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Oct 20, 2016 62 words 0 likes 126 comments Read Read

AI Persuasion Experiment

Scott Alexander is running an experiment to test the effectiveness of persuasive essays about AI risk, asking readers to participate by reading an essay and answering questions.

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Sep 22, 2016 243 words 0 likes 440 comments Read Read
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