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Your Book Review: Progress And Poverty
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Scott Alexander
P(A|B) = [P(A)*P(B|A)]/P(B), all the rest is commentary. Click to read Astral Codex Ten, by Scott Alexander, a Substack publication.
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Know Your Amphetamines
In the 1950s, a shady outfit called Obetrol Pharmaceuticals made a popular over-the-counter diet pill called Obetrol...
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WebMD, And The Tragedy Of Legible Expertise
What does running a medical database teach you about why everything sucks?