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Feb 06, 2018
ssc
11 min 1,435 words 302 comments podcast (13 min)
Scott Alexander shares his 100 predictions for 2018 on topics like politics, economics, technology, and personal goals, with assigned probabilities for each. Longer summary
Scott Alexander presents his annual predictions for 2018, covering various topics including US politics, economics, technology, culture wars, the rationalist community, and personal matters. He makes 100 predictions with assigned probabilities, ranging from political outcomes to personal goals. The post includes predictions about Donald Trump's presidency, cryptocurrency prices, SpaceX launches, and the growth of Scott's blog. He also mentions some secret predictions about friends' personal lives. Scott explains his methodology and notes some predictions he already believes may be miscalibrated. Shorter summary
Mar 17, 2017
ssc
30 min 4,078 words 697 comments
Scott Alexander presents and analyzes the results of the 2017 Slate Star Codex reader survey, revealing demographic and psychological insights about the blog's audience. Longer summary
Scott Alexander presents the results of the 2017 Slate Star Codex (SSC) reader survey, which gathered responses from 5,500 people. The post provides detailed breakdowns of demographics, opinions, and various psychological and behavioral traits of SSC readers. Scott also compares some of these results to a smaller sample of Mechanical Turk users. The data reveals interesting insights about the SSC readership, including their political leanings, educational background, and mental health statistics. Scott encourages readers to further analyze the publicly available dataset. Shorter summary
Nov 04, 2015
ssc
7 min 850 words 641 comments
Scott Alexander shares results from a 2014 survey of Slate Star Codex readers, detailing demographics, education, income, and views of his blog audience. Longer summary
Scott Alexander presents the results of a 2014 survey of Slate Star Codex readers who were not Less Wrong users. The survey covered demographics, education, income, political views, and other characteristics of the blog's audience. Key findings include a predominantly male, white, American readership with high education levels and above-average incomes. The post provides insights into readers' professions, religious views, ethical stances, and political leanings. Scott notes similarities with Less Wrong survey results and mentions a more recent gender-related survey showing an increase in female respondents. Shorter summary