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Feb 28, 2025
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Everything-Except-Book Review Contest 2025

4 min • 587 words • 123 comments • 127 likes • podcast (4 min)
Scott announces a contest for reviews of anything except books, with prizes ranging from $500 to $2,500, due May 12th. Longer summary
Scott announces a variation on his yearly book review contest: instead of reviewing books, participants should review anything else - movies, products, societies, abstract concepts, etc. The post outlines the contest rules, including word count guidelines (2,000-10,000 words), submission process through a Google Form, and prize money ($2,500 for first place). Scott emphasizes that submissions should be anonymous and provides formatting guidelines for footnotes. Shorter summary
May 17, 2024
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Choose Book Review Finalists 2024

6 min • 889 words • 210 comments • 48 likes • podcast (6 min)
Scott Alexander seeks help in selecting finalists for the 2024 Book Review Contest by asking readers to rate entries from a pool of 150 reviews. Longer summary
Scott Alexander announces the start of the process to narrow down 150 book review entries to about a dozen finalists for the Book Review Contest 2024. He provides links to six Google Docs containing the entries, organized alphabetically, and asks readers to help by reading and rating reviews using a provided form. Scott emphasizes the importance of not reading reviews in order to ensure a more even distribution of votes. He mentions a random review chooser script and provides a deadline of June 1 for voting. The post also includes instructions for authors to check if their reviews are included and how to address any missing entries. Shorter summary
Jan 24, 2023
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Who Predicted 2022?

25 min • 3,809 words • 300 comments • 102 likes • podcast (23 min)
Scott Alexander analyzes results from a 2022 prediction contest, discussing top performers and methods for improving forecast accuracy. Longer summary
Scott Alexander reviews the results of a 2022 prediction contest where 508 participants assigned probabilities to 71 yes-or-no questions about future events. The post discusses the performance of individual forecasters, aggregation methods, and prediction markets. It highlights the success of superforecasters, the wisdom of crowds, and prediction markets. The article also announces winners, discusses demographic factors in forecasting ability, and introduces a new contest for 2023, emphasizing the potential for improving forecasting accuracy through various methods. Shorter summary
Jun 18, 2021
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Vote In The Book Review Contest!

2 min • 259 words • 123 comments • 33 likes • podcast (3 min)
Scott Alexander opens voting for the book review contest, listing 17 finalists and providing a voting link. Longer summary
Scott Alexander announces the voting process for the book review contest. Readers are invited to vote for their favorite entries using approval voting, with voting open until the end of June. The post includes a list of the 17 finalist book reviews, each with a link to the full review. Shorter summary
Feb 04, 2021
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Book Review Contest Final Rules

3 min • 411 words • 35 comments • 36 likes • podcast (4 min)
Scott Alexander announces the final rules and details for his postponed book review contest, including submission guidelines, prizes, and publication plans. Longer summary
Scott Alexander announces the final rules for his book review contest, which was originally planned for last summer but postponed due to his hiatus. He outlines the submission deadline, prizes, judging process, and publication plans for both finalist and non-finalist entries. Scott also clarifies submission format requirements and rights granted to him for publishing the reviews. Shorter summary
Dec 09, 2019
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2019 Adversarial Collaboration Entries

3 min • 384 words • 150 comments • podcast (4 min)
Scott Alexander presents the eight entries for the 2019 Adversarial Collaboration Contest, explaining the concept and announcing a future reader vote. Longer summary
Scott Alexander announces the entries for the 2019 Adversarial Collaboration Contest. He explains that adversarial collaboration involves two people with opposing views on a controversial issue working together to present a unified summary of evidence and implications. Eight teams submitted entries on various topics, ranging from infant circumcision to the significance of spiritual experiences. Scott provides links to each entry and mentions that readers will vote for their favorite collaboration at the end of two weeks, with the winners receiving $2500 in prize money. Shorter summary
Jul 31, 2019
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Adversarial Collaboration Update

2 min • 217 words • 73 comments
Scott Alexander announces that the adversarial collaboration contest will proceed, lists the registered teams, and introduces a new rule for proposing topics. Longer summary
Scott Alexander provides an update on the adversarial collaboration contest he previously announced. He lists seven teams that have registered so far, covering topics such as circumcision, incarceration, the simulation argument, abortion, critical learning periods, and eating meat. With more than five teams registered, Scott confirms that the contest will officially take place. He invites others to form teams in the comment section, with the caveat that only people with usernames A-M can propose topics, while those with names N-Z must accept existing proposals. This rule is an experiment to address the issue of participants preferring to propose their own topics rather than accepting others'. Shorter summary
Sep 03, 2018
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This Week: Adversarial Collaboration Entries

2 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
Apr 29, 2018
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Adversarial Collaboration Contest: Loose Ends And Registration

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