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Why Is The Academic Job Market So Weird?

Scott Alexander examines the strange dynamics of the academic job market, questioning why colleges prefer new PhDs for tenure-track positions and proposing potential explanations for this system.

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May 17, 2023 1,221 words 202 likes 491 comments Listen · 8 min Read Read

Highlights From The Comments On The 2020 Homicide Spike

Scott Alexander defends his analysis of the 2020 US homicide spike against various counterarguments, maintaining that it was primarily caused by changes in policing following protests.

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Jul 8, 2022 4,792 words 108 likes 437 comments Listen · 33 min Read Read

Nobody Knows How Well Homework Works

Scott Alexander examines the poor quality of research on homework effectiveness, finding only one well-designed study showing positive effects for high school algebra.

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Jul 7, 2022 850 words 141 likes 334 comments Listen · 7 min Read Read

Epistemic Minor Leagues

Scott Alexander explores the universal human drive for discovery and knowledge-seeking, comparing it to 'intellectual minor leagues' and questioning how non-experts can contribute meaningful insights.

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Oct 25, 2021 1,564 words 186 likes 304 comments Listen · 12 min Read Read

Before You Get Too Excited About That Trigger Warning Study…

Scott Alexander critiques a misreported study on trigger warnings, highlighting its flaws and limited relevance to the broader debate on their use in colleges.

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Aug 6, 2018 1,692 words 0 likes 242 comments Listen · 13 min Read Read

Links 4/18: Siter Plate

Scott shares a diverse collection of interesting links and news items, covering topics from ancient history to modern politics and technology, with brief commentary on each.

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Apr 5, 2018 2,179 words 0 likes 638 comments Read Read

Links 11/16: Site Unseen

Scott Alexander shares a collection of interesting links and studies on various topics, including scientific research, cultural observations, and current events, with brief commentary on each.

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Nov 1, 2016 1,395 words 0 likes 671 comments Read Read

Links 9/16: URL Of The Chaldees

A links post featuring stories about AI research, scientific studies, historical oddities, and current events, ranging from antibacterials in soap to disco riots at baseball games.

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Sep 15, 2016 1,531 words 0 likes 854 comments Read Read

Links 3/16: Klapaucius And URL

A Links post presenting various interesting news and studies from different fields, with brief commentary on each item.

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Mar 26, 2016 3,366 words 0 likes 970 comments Read Read

Growth Mindset 4: Growth Of Office

Scott Alexander responds to criticism of his growth mindset study analysis, acknowledging some errors while maintaining other criticisms.

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May 7, 2015 4,437 words 0 likes 129 comments Read Read

Links 2/15: Linkconceivable!

A collection of interesting links covering history, science, politics and culture, with Scott's commentary on each topic.

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Feb 4, 2015 2,444 words 0 likes 679 comments Read Read

Not Even A Real Links Post, Just A Link

Scott reflects on his hasty utopian science post, viewing it as a success for prompting Robin Hanson to expand on academic prediction markets.

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May 5, 2014 55 words 0 likes 17 comments Read Read

Links For April 2014

A collection of interesting links from April 2014 covering science, culture, and quirky news, with Scott's brief commentary on each.

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Apr 14, 2014 2,453 words 0 likes 94 comments Read Read

Housekeeping Post February 2014

Scott celebrates the blog's first birthday, announces travel plans, and makes various requests and announcements related to the blog and community.

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Feb 13, 2014 306 words 0 likes 13 comments Read Read
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