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Response to Hanson On Health Care

Scott Alexander responds to Robin Hanson's reply on medical effectiveness, clarifying interpretations and reiterating arguments about the limitations of insurance experiments in evaluating medical care.

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Apr 30, 2024 6,243 words 124 likes 360 comments Listen · 34 min Read Read

Preschool: Much More Than You Wanted To Know

Scott Alexander critically examines studies on preschool effects, finding mixed and inconsistent evidence for long-term benefits.

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Nov 13, 2018 5,299 words 0 likes 164 comments Listen · 38 min Read Read

The Pyramid And The Garden

Scott Alexander examines a pseudoscientific claim about the Great Pyramid of Giza to illustrate how coincidences can appear more significant than they are, relating this to challenges in evaluating scientific studies.

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Nov 5, 2016 2,444 words 0 likes 162 comments Read Read

The Control Group Is Out Of Control

Scott Alexander critiques a meta-analysis supporting psychic phenomena to illustrate flaws in scientific methodology and meta-analysis.

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Apr 28, 2014 4,998 words 0 likes 197 comments Listen · 38 min Read Read

Two Dark Side Statistics Papers

Scott Alexander reviews two papers exposing statistical manipulation techniques in psychology research and addiction treatment program evaluations.

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Jan 2, 2014 2,049 words 0 likes 15 comments Read Read
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