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Slightly Against Underpopulation Worries

Scott Alexander argues that underpopulation concerns are overstated and likely irrelevant due to expected technological changes by 2100.

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Aug 4, 2022 3,325 words 204 likes 872 comments Listen · 26 min Read Read Opened Opened

Your Book Review: The Wizard And The Prophet

A review of 'The Wizard and the Prophet' by Charles Mann, exploring contrasting approaches to human-nature relationships through the lives of William Vogt and Norman Borlaug.

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Apr 30, 2021 6,332 words 90 likes 327 comments Listen · 39 min Read Read Opened Opened

1960: The Year The Singularity Was Cancelled

Scott examines hyperbolic growth models in population and economics, their apparent cancellation around 1960, and speculates on AI's potential to restart such growth.

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Apr 22, 2019 3,673 words 0 likes 256 comments Listen · 28 min Read Read Opened Opened

In The Future, Everyone Will Be Famous To Fifteen People

Scott imagines a future where population growth leads to more historians than historical subjects, resulting in extreme academic specialization and scrutiny of ordinary individuals from our era.

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Oct 20, 2014 1,489 words 0 likes 117 comments Listen · 12 min Read Read Opened Opened
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