Scott Alexander announces reduced blogging frequency due to starting full-time work, expecting content to focus more on medicine and psychiatry. Longer summary

Scott Alexander announces significant changes to his blogging routine due to starting full-time work in medicine and psychiatry. He expects to reduce his posting frequency from daily to weekly or a few times a month, and anticipates his blog content shifting more towards medical and psychiatric topics. Scott has also created a Twitter account for shorter thoughts and is seeking help with a Bitcoin transaction. The post has a personal tone and serves as an update to his readers about these upcoming changes. Shorter summary

Scott Alexander announces the launch of MetaMed, a company offering personalized medical research, and describes his positive experiences with their rational approach to medical questions. Longer summary

Scott Alexander announces the official launch of MetaMed, a company offering personalized medical research. He describes his experiences with the company, highlighting their commitment to solving difficult medical questions without taking shortcuts. Scott mentions a recent journal club discussion on antioxidants and multivitamins, and praises the company's rational approach to evaluating alternative medicine. He compares MetaMed to existing medical information aggregators like UpToDate, emedicine, and Wikipedia, suggesting that MetaMed could supplement these sources with rationalist medical analysis and personalized research. Shorter summary

Scott Alexander discusses his anxiety about potentially not getting a US medical residency and explores various backup career options and plans. Longer summary

Scott Alexander discusses his anxiety about potentially not getting a US medical residency for the second year in a row. He explores various backup career options in case he doesn't secure a residency, including working for MetaMed, MIRI, pursuing a Master's in Public Health, law school, an MBA, biostatistics, programming, or teaching. He outlines a tentative plan for the coming year if he doesn't get a residency, involving staying in Berkeley, doing clinical rotations, and applying to various programs. Scott emphasizes his hope to get a residency and his distress at the possibility of not getting one, as it would mean potentially abandoning his medical career. Shorter summary