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ACX Survey Results 2025

Scott analyzes the results of the 2025 ACX reader survey, revealing interesting patterns in reader demographics, beliefs, and behaviors, with some surprising contrasts between vocal commenters and the general readership.

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Jan 29, 2025 2,250 words 216 likes 411 comments Listen · 15 min Read Read

mental health (68) rationalist community (39) data analysis (32) Mechanical Turk (6) survey results (4) political views (4) SSC blog (3) reader demographics (2)

SSC Survey 2017 Results

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.

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Mar 17, 2017 4,078 words 0 likes 697 comments Read Read

placebo effect (22) addiction (18) nootropics (13) LSD (8) self-experimentation (8) modafinil (5) drug effectiveness (4) survey results (4) Adderall (3) phenibut (2)

2016 Nootropics Survey Results

Scott Alexander presents results from a survey of 850 people rating various nootropics, showing a range of perceived effectiveness and exploring addiction potential for some substances.

ssc

Mar 1, 2016 1,606 words 0 likes 212 comments Read Read

placebo effect (22) nootropics (13) modafinil (5) caffeine (5) survey results (4) cognitive enhancement (4) piracetam (2) dosage (2)

Nootropics Survey Results And Analysis

Scott Alexander reports on a survey of nootropics users, finding mixed results for various substances and discussing methodological challenges in assessing their effectiveness.

ssc

Feb 16, 2014 3,293 words 0 likes 40 comments Read Read

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