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SSC Survey Results 2020

Scott Alexander presents the results of the 2020 Slate Star Codex survey, including links to data, privacy measures, and future analysis plans.

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Jan 20, 2020 498 words 0 likes 174 comments Listen · 5 min Read Read

Last Chance To Take The Survey

Scott Alexander announces the last chance to take the 2020 SSC survey, providing brief instructions and thanking participants.

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Jan 17, 2020 81 words 0 likes 50 comments Read Read

Please Take The 2020 SSC Survey!

Scott Alexander is requesting readers to participate in the 2020 Slate Star Codex Survey, which helps him gather data for research and community planning.

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Dec 30, 2019 650 words 0 likes 408 comments Listen · 5 min Read Read

Please Vote For ACC Winner

Scott Alexander asks readers to vote for their favorite among eight posted adversarial collaborations, with prizes for the top two.

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Dec 26, 2019 107 words 0 likes 54 comments Listen · 2 min Read Read

[Partial Retraction] Age Gaps and Birth Order Effects

Scott Alexander partially retracts and corrects his previous findings on age gaps and birth order effects after errors were identified in his analysis.

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Sep 9, 2019 671 words 0 likes 21 comments Listen · 6 min Read Read

Attempted Replication: Does Beef Jerky Cause Manic Episodes?

Scott Alexander attempts to replicate a study linking beef jerky consumption to manic episodes in bipolar disorder, finding no significant relationship in his analysis of SSC survey data.

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Aug 15, 2019 1,065 words 0 likes 89 comments Listen · 10 min Read Read

Age Gaps And Birth Order Effects

Scott Alexander analyzes birth order effects in SSC readers, finding strong effects for sibling age gaps of 1-7 years, with a significant drop-off after 7 years.

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May 14, 2019 1,636 words 0 likes 191 comments Listen · 12 min Read Read

SSC Survey Results 2019

Scott Alexander announces the results of the 2019 Slate Star Codex survey, providing links to the questions, results, and downloadable public datasets.

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Jan 13, 2019 161 words 0 likes 347 comments Listen · 3 min Read Read

Preregistration Of Investigations For The 2019 SSC Survey

Scott Alexander outlines 18 preregistered investigations for the 2019 SSC survey, covering topics from psychiatric medication effects to birth order influences.

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Jan 4, 2019 924 words 0 likes 198 comments Listen · 9 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

Impending Survey Discussion Thread

Scott announces an upcoming SSC survey and invites reader suggestions, while warning that most won't be implemented.

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Nov 21, 2018 80 words 0 likes 294 comments Read Read

The Parentheses Riddle

Scott analyzes a surprising age-related trend in responses to a parentheses riddle on the SSC survey, exploring possible explanations for why younger respondents were more likely to answer correctly.

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Aug 16, 2018 453 words 0 likes 248 comments Listen · 6 min Read Read

SSC Survey: Scattered Negative Results

Scott Alexander reports on weak correlations and inconclusive results from the latest SSC survey on optical illusions and visual perception.

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Aug 15, 2018 1,180 words 0 likes 38 comments Listen · 11 min Read Read

SSC Survey Results: ADHD And Rejection Sensitivity

Scott analyzes survey data to test the claim that rejection sensitivity is a key feature of ADHD, finding limited support and emphasizing caution in adopting such ideas without formal research.

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Aug 14, 2018 1,719 words 0 likes 123 comments Listen · 18 min Read Read

SSC Survey Results: Sexual Harassment Levels By Field

Scott Alexander analyzes survey data showing lower sexual harassment rates in STEM fields compared to other industries, contradicting media narratives, while urging caution and calling for more research.

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Apr 17, 2018 2,938 words 0 likes 316 comments Listen · 26 min Read Read

SSC Survey Data On Models Of Political Conflict

Scott Alexander analyzes SSC survey data to explore the conflict vs. mistake theory distinction in political disagreements, finding that Marxists and the alt-right tend more towards conflict theory than other groups.

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Jan 26, 2018 1,282 words 0 likes 238 comments Listen · 12 min Read Read

SSC Survey Results 2018

Scott Alexander shares the results and data from the 2018 SSC Survey, which received over 8,000 responses, and invites readers to explore the findings.

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Jan 3, 2018 293 words 0 likes 438 comments 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

SSC Survey Results On Trust

Scott Alexander analyzes SSC survey results on trust, finding correlations with education, location, and political views, but not with gender, race, or religiosity.

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Oct 5, 2017 741 words 0 likes 165 comments Listen · 8 min Read Read

SSC Survey 2017

Scott Alexander announces the 2017 SSC survey and requests readers to provide simple, machine-readable answers for easier processing.

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Jan 22, 2017 132 words 0 likes 480 comments Read Read
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