Scott shares and comments on a diverse collection of news items and interesting links from March 2014, covering topics from medical advances to political issues and quirky stories.
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This post is a collection of various links and news items from March 2014. Scott covers a range of topics including medical advances, political issues, social science research, and quirky news stories. He comments on each item, often with a skeptical or humorous tone. The post touches on subjects like fecal transplants, charity effectiveness, SAT preparation myths, prediction markets, and genetic research. Scott also discusses some sociological theories and shares interesting statistics and studies.
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