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Jul 24, 2019
ssc
9 min 1,236 words 388 comments podcast (9 min)
Scott Alexander announces the second Adversarial Collaboration Contest, where people with opposing views collaborate on essays about controversial topics for prizes. Longer summary
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. Shorter summary
Apr 29, 2018
ssc
3 min 325 words 35 comments podcast (4 min)
Scott Alexander provides instructions for participants to connect, register for the adversarial collaboration contest, and mentions potential additional prizes. Longer summary
Scott Alexander is following up on his previous post about an adversarial collaboration contest. He encourages participants from the last thread to connect with potential partners and finalize their agreements. Scott announces he will post two comments: one for coordination to help participants exchange contact information, and another for official contest registration. He asks teams who have formed to register either in the comments or by email. Scott also mentions that additional prize money has been offered, which he's considering using for a prize for the best post-contest reflection on the collaboration process. Shorter summary