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Mar 26, 2024
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Take The 2024 ACX Survey

2 min • 226 words • 651 comments • 68 likes • podcast
Scott Alexander announces the 2024 ACX Survey, inviting readers to participate and potentially win a free subscription. Longer summary
Scott Alexander announces his annual reader survey for 2024, which serves to gather information about his readership and to replicate psychological findings. He mentions some interesting results from past surveys, explains that the survey will take 15-30 minutes, and offers free one-year paid subscriptions to five randomly-selected respondents as an incentive. Scott provides a link to the survey and asks readers to report any significant issues with the questions. Shorter summary
Jan 18, 2024
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Subscrive Drive 2024 + Free Unlocked Posts

7 min • 904 words • 164 comments • 103 likes • podcast
Scott Alexander conducts his yearly subscription drive for Astral Codex Ten, listing benefits and unlocking some subscriber-only content to encourage sign-ups. Longer summary
Scott Alexander is holding his yearly subscription drive for Astral Codex Ten, despite feeling awkward about it due to already making significant income from the blog. He explains the benefits of paid subscription, shows a graph of declining paid subscribers, and lists the 14 subscriber-only articles from the past year. To encourage subscriptions, he's temporarily unlocked three of these articles. Scott humorously compares subscribing to a deal with the Devil, suggesting readers might forget to unsubscribe after accessing the archive. Shorter summary
Sep 15, 2023
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Book Review Contest 2023 Winners

16 min • 1,951 words • 248 comments • 160 likes • podcast
Scott Alexander announces the winners and finalists of the 2023 Book Review Contest, providing details about the reviews, authors, and prizes. Longer summary
Scott Alexander announces the winners of the 2023 Book Review Contest, listing the top three winners, finalists, and honorable mentions. He provides details about the prizes, brief descriptions of the winning reviews and their authors, and mentions plans for another contest next year. The post also includes information on how participants can check their scores and thanks those who helped organize the contest. Shorter summary
Jan 13, 2023
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2023 Subscription Drive + Free Unlocked Posts

5 min • 580 words • 172 comments • 114 likes • podcast
Scott Alexander announces a subscription drive for Astral Codex Ten, offering samples of subscriber-only content to encourage new subscriptions. Longer summary
Scott Alexander is holding a subscription drive for his blog, Astral Codex Ten. He explains the benefits of a paid subscription, including extra articles, hidden open threads, and early access to drafts. Despite already making a significant income from the blog, he's noticed a decline in subscriptions over time and wants to maintain his current level. He provides a sample of previously subscriber-only posts that he's temporarily unlocked, as well as a list of other subscriber-only post titles from the past year. Scott emphasizes that he doesn't want readers to feel pressured to subscribe if they can't easily afford it. Shorter summary
Dec 30, 2022
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Take The 2022 ACX Survey!

2 min • 181 words • 766 comments • 75 likes • podcast
Scott Alexander announces the 2022 ACX Survey, highlighting past findings and offering incentives for participation. Longer summary
Scott Alexander announces the 2022 ACX Survey, an annual reader survey that helps him understand his audience and investigate interesting hypotheses. He highlights some findings from previous years, estimates the survey will take 20-40 minutes to complete, and offers free one-year paid subscriptions to five randomly-selected respondents as an incentive. The survey will be open until January 15, and readers are encouraged to report any problems in the comments. Shorter summary
Jul 13, 2021
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Reader Survey Final Check-In

3 min • 321 words • 91 comments • 25 likes • podcast
Scott Alexander is finalizing preparations for a Reader Survey, asking participants to confirm their inclusion and make necessary adjustments before the Friday start date. Longer summary
Scott Alexander is preparing for a Reader Survey and is asking participants to confirm their inclusion in the list of surveys. He provides a list of surveys planned, noting some specifics about targeting and demographics collection. Scott also shares a link to a draft demographics survey and asks participants to review it, make necessary changes to their own surveys, and finalize everything before Friday when he plans to start the process. Shorter summary
Jun 07, 2020
ssc

Take The New Nootropics Survey

1 min • 64 words • 20 comments • podcast
Scott Alexander announces a new survey on nootropics experiences, inviting readers to participate in the 2020 SSC Nootropics Survey. Longer summary
Scott Alexander is conducting a new survey on nootropics experiences, following up on a similar survey from a few years ago. He invites readers with nootropics experience to participate in the 2020 SSC Nootropics Survey, which is expected to take about 15 minutes to complete. The survey aims to gather information on user experiences with various nootropic substances, including newer ones that have emerged since the last survey. Shorter summary
May 05, 2020
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Book Review Contest: Call For Entries

6 min • 698 words • 204 comments • podcast
Scott Alexander announces a book review contest for Slate Star Codex, outlining submission guidelines and prizes for the winners. Longer summary
Scott Alexander announces a book review contest for his blog Slate Star Codex. Participants are invited to write a book review similar to Scott's style and submit it by August 5th, 2020. The post outlines submission guidelines, formatting requirements, and prizes for the winners. Scott will select finalists, publish them on the blog, and readers will vote for the best. The contest aims to discover new writing talent and generate interesting content for the blog. Shorter summary
Jan 17, 2020
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Last Chance To Take The Survey

1 min • 81 words • 50 comments • podcast
Scott Alexander announces the last chance to take the 2020 SSC survey, providing brief instructions and thanking participants. Longer summary
Scott Alexander is announcing the final opportunity for readers to participate in the 2020 SSC (Slate Star Codex) survey. The survey is open to all blog readers, takes approximately 30 minutes to complete, and Scott cautions participants to be careful about clicking links to avoid losing their progress. He expresses gratitude to those who have already taken the survey and indicates that he will be sharing the results in the near future. Shorter summary
Dec 30, 2019
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Please Take The 2020 SSC Survey!

5 min • 650 words • 408 comments • podcast
Scott Alexander is requesting readers to participate in the 2020 Slate Star Codex Survey, which helps him gather data for research and community planning. Longer summary
Scott Alexander is asking readers to take the 2020 Slate Star Codex Survey. The survey helps him learn about his readers, plan community events, and provides informal research data for interesting posts. It's open to anyone who has read the blog before December 30, 2019. The survey is in two parts: Part I takes about 10 minutes and asks basic questions, while Part II takes about 15 minutes and focuses on research topics. Scott mentions some limitations of the survey and offers the possibility of a monetary prize for randomly selected respondents. Shorter summary
Dec 26, 2019
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Please Vote For ACC Winner

1 min • 107 words • 54 comments • podcast
Scott Alexander asks readers to vote for their favorite among eight posted adversarial collaborations, with prizes for the top two. Longer summary
Scott Alexander announces that all eight adversarial collaborations have been posted and provides a link to the full list. He invites readers who have read all the collaborations to vote for their favorite using a provided link. Scott explains that this year, the winner will be decided by popular vote, with $2000 going to first place and $500 to second place. He concludes by thanking all participants, readers, and voters. Shorter summary
Apr 03, 2019
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Classified Thread 7

1 min • 20 words • 241 comments • podcast
Scott Alexander announces a classified thread for advertisements, personals, and success stories, with uncertain frequency. Longer summary
This post announces a recurring classified thread on the blog, inviting readers to post advertisements, personals, and success stories from previous threads. The frequency of the thread is uncertain, described as possibly monthly, bimonthly, or occasional. Shorter summary
Dec 26, 2018
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Please Take The 2019 SSC Survey

5 min • 625 words • 428 comments • podcast
Scott Alexander asks readers to participate in the 2019 Slate Star Codex Survey, which helps him gather data about his audience and conduct informal research for future blog posts. Longer summary
Scott Alexander is requesting readers to take the 2019 Slate Star Codex Survey. The survey is divided into two parts: Part I, which takes about 10 minutes and asks basic questions, and Part II, which takes about 15 minutes and focuses on research topics. The survey helps Scott learn more about his readers, plan community events, and gather informal research data for future blog posts. He explains some limitations of the survey, including America-centric questions and privacy considerations. Scott emphasizes that the survey is open to all readers, regardless of how frequently they visit the blog, and expresses his appreciation for participants' time and effort. Shorter summary
Oct 19, 2018
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Classified Thread 6

1 min • 20 words • 211 comments • podcast
Scott introduces a classified thread for advertisements, personals, and success stories, with uncertain frequency. Longer summary
This post introduces a recurring classified thread on the blog, inviting readers to post advertisements, personals, and share success stories from previous threads. The exact frequency of the thread (monthly, bimonthly, or occasional) is uncertain. Shorter summary
Nov 27, 2017
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A Completely Accurate Map With No Distortion At All

1 min • 98 words • 92 comments • podcast
Scott presents a distorted map of Europe as a riddle, challenging readers to reconsider their perceptions and solve the puzzle. Longer summary
Scott Alexander presents a distorted map of Europe and challenges readers to figure out why it appears incorrect. He suggests that the problem lies not with the map, but with the viewer's perception. The post is structured as a riddle, with Scott providing hints through links to other works. The answer to the riddle is revealed in a linked image, encouraging readers to engage in problem-solving and to consider how our perceptions can be misleading. Shorter summary
Jan 22, 2017
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SSC Survey 2017

2 min • 132 words • 480 comments • podcast
Scott Alexander announces the 2017 SSC survey and requests readers to provide simple, machine-readable answers for easier processing. Longer summary
Scott Alexander announces the 2017 SSC survey and encourages readers who have read at least one SSC post to participate. He warns that the survey is quite long. Scott also adds an edit emphasizing the importance of providing simple, machine-readable answers for easier processing, giving examples of good and bad responses to illustrate his point. Shorter summary
Oct 20, 2016
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AI Persuasion Followup Survey

1 min • 62 words • 126 comments • podcast
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
Sep 22, 2016
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AI Persuasion Experiment

2 min • 243 words • 440 comments • podcast
Scott Alexander is running an experiment to test the effectiveness of persuasive essays about AI risk, asking readers to participate by reading an essay and answering questions. Longer summary
Scott Alexander is conducting an experiment to measure the effectiveness of persuasive essays about AI risk. He's asking readers to participate by reading an essay on AI risk and answering questions about it. The experiment is split into two versions based on the reader's surname. Scott emphasizes that everyone is welcome to participate, especially those unfamiliar with or skeptical about AI risk. He notes that readers don't have to finish long essays if they lose interest, as this is part of what makes an essay persuasive. Shorter summary