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What Do Treatments For Accelerated Aging Tell Us About Normal Aging?

Scott Alexander examines the treatment for progeria and its potential implications for understanding and treating normal aging processes.

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Jun 1, 2021 939 words 57 likes 243 comments Listen · 9 min Read Read
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Somewhat Against Psychiatric Conditions As Domestication Failure

Scott Alexander examines a theory linking autism and schizophrenia to human self-domestication, initially dismissing it before reconsidering its merits in light of Williams Syndrome.

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Oct 11, 2016 2,422 words 0 likes 314 comments Read Read
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Genetic Russian Roulette

Scott Alexander describes his increasing hesitation to have children due to his experiences with rare genetic disorders and difficult patients in psychiatry and medicine.

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Nov 19, 2013 2,240 words 0 likes 246 comments Read Read
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