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How do we really know whether double blind randomized controlled trials actually work? Is there any RCT done on evaluating the efficacy of RCT?

If you have strong prior belief about outcome of your action, if it doesn't go as you planned. You have a way better signal to update your internal model.

That is kinda true, since the peers who would be rating your weekly progress update wouldn't necessarily be your target audience. So, you'd have to optimize your products pitch to …

I think this problem has more to do with the pipeline than their selection process.

I got into the program, like a week ago. Still learning the ropes, I'm having a great time with them so far. Their internal slack group is really fun and their team is also quite r…

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> the lever is demanding transparency on exactly what these companies are doing. I think a even more powerful lever would be having laws that allow consumers easily export their da…

I'm sorry to tell you don't really understand how derivatives work, even price fixing for that matter. Prices of derivatives such as forward contracts and options are freely floati…

Bitcoin supports reversible transaction, if you don't trust the vendor, it's not that hard to use a trusted escrow service. I agree bitcoin does have its flaws, economically bitcoi…