Scott Alexander announces the second Adversarial Collaboration Contest, where people with opposing views collaborate on essays about controversial topics for prizes.
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Scott Alexander announces the second annual Adversarial Collaboration Contest on his blog. The contest encourages people with opposing views to collaborate on a balanced summary of evidence on a controversial topic. Participants form teams of two, write an essay together, and can win prize money. The post outlines the contest rules, including essay requirements, submission process, and judging criteria. Scott provides examples from the previous year's contest and explains how to find a collaboration partner through the blog's comments section.
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