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Links For October

Scott Alexander presents a curated list of 41 diverse links and news items, covering topics from linguistics and technology to politics and popular culture, with brief commentary on each.

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Oct 12, 2022 3,111 words 91 likes 559 comments Listen · 24 min Read Read

media criticism (76) crime statistics (13) racial disparities (3) pandemic effects (2) 2020 homicide spike (2)

What Caused The 2020 Homicide Spike?

Scott Alexander presents evidence that the 2020 US homicide spike was caused by Black Lives Matter protests rather than the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Jun 29, 2022 3,881 words 338 likes 1,344 comments Listen · 33 min Read Read

politics (89) prediction markets (87) bias (17) Republican Party (7) Trump presidency (6) prediction accuracy (4) race relations (3) QAnon (2)

Mantic Monday: Grading My Trump Predictions

Scott Alexander evaluates his predictions about the Trump presidency, finding he performed about average overall with some notable successes and failures.

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Apr 19, 2021 9,658 words 97 likes 983 comments Listen · 60 min Read Read

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