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Does Reality Drive Straight Lines On Graphs, Or Do Straight Lines On Graphs Drive Reality?

Scott Alexander explores how straight-line trends on graphs might mask the true impact of interventions, using examples like the Clean Air Act and Moore's Law to illustrate the complexity of interpreting such data.

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Mar 13, 2019 842 words 0 likes 155 comments Listen · 8 min Read Read Opened Opened
media criticism (76) agriculture (11) economic analysis (4) California (4) environmental policy (3)

California, Water You Doing?

Scott analyzes California's water usage, critiques media coverage of the drought, and proposes a market-based solution focused on reducing alfalfa farming.

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May 11, 2015 2,127 words 0 likes 665 comments Read Read Opened Opened
politics (89) science (85) scientific research (64) links (62) current events (28) link collection (23) basic income (12) environmental policy (3) North Korea (2)

Links For October 2014

A collection of interesting links from October 2014 with Scott's commentary, covering topics from Russian deforestation to North Korean politics to scientific research.

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Oct 6, 2014 1,193 words 0 likes 313 comments Read Read Opened Opened
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