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Oct 11, 2024
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Book Review Contest 2024 Winners

11 min • 1,512 words • 257 comments • 131 likes • podcast (8 min)
Scott Alexander announces the winners and finalists of the 2024 Book Review Contest, with prizes for the top three reviews. Longer summary
Scott Alexander announces the winners of the 2024 Book Review Contest. The top three winners are Amanda's review of 'Two Arms And A Head', David Matolcsi's review of 'Nine Lives', and Jack Thorlin's review of 'How The War Was Won'. The post lists the other finalists and honorable mentions, providing brief descriptions of the reviewers. Scott mentions potential changes to the contest format for future years, considering an 'Everything-Except-Book-Reviews' contest for next year. Shorter summary
Sep 03, 2018
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This Week: Adversarial Collaboration Entries

3 min • 298 words • 55 comments • podcast (4 min)
Scott Alexander introduces four adversarial collaboration contest entries to be published over the week, with a subsequent reader vote to determine the $1000 prize winner. Longer summary
Scott Alexander announces the publication of four entries from the adversarial collaboration contest. These collaborations involve two people with opposing views on a controversial topic working together to present a unified summary of evidence and implications. The four entries cover topics such as the US education system's service to advanced students, Islam's compatibility with liberal democracy, mandatory childhood vaccination, and transitioning for transgender children. Scott will post one entry per day and then open a poll for readers to vote on their favorite, with his own vote counting for 5% of the total. The winning entry will receive a $1000 prize, funded by Patreon donations. Shorter summary
May 22, 2017
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Classified Ads Thread

1 min • 46 words • 510 comments
Scott proposes a classified ads thread for readers to post various ads, including personal ads for women and gay people, while he's away at a conference. Longer summary
Scott Alexander announces he's away at a conference and won't be blogging. Instead, he proposes a classified ads thread where readers can post ads for jobs, housing, products, websites, and other items. He also allows personal ads from women and gay people, noting that given the demographics of his readership, it might not be worthwhile for straight men to post personal ads. Shorter summary
Oct 20, 2016
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AI Persuasion Followup Survey

1 min • 62 words • 126 comments
Scott Alexander requests participants of last month's AI persuasion experiment survey to complete a brief followup survey, providing a link. Longer summary
Scott Alexander is requesting participants who took part in the AI persuasion experiment survey last month to complete a brief followup survey. He provides a link to the survey and assures participants that they don't need to read anything this time. He specifically asks those who didn't participate in the original survey not to take this followup. Shorter summary
Apr 08, 2014
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Housekeeping Post April 2014

3 min • 378 words • 70 comments
Scott gives a housekeeping update on his blog, covering his work schedule, a fellow blogger's status, comment policies, and medical advice requests. Longer summary
Scott Alexander provides a housekeeping update on his blog. He mentions his upcoming busy schedule due to an inpatient medicine rotation, which may affect his posting frequency. He addresses concerns about a fellow blogger, Ozy, who briefly deleted their blog. Scott also requests that readers not send blog comments via email, advises against seeking medical advice from him, and humorously mentions a forgotten point about Facebook. Shorter summary
Jun 19, 2013
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A New Chapter In The Codex

3 min • 331 words • 27 comments
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