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I use LLMs to answer certain questions, but those are often questions that I wouldn't have bothered using a search engine for in the past, rather I would have asked a colleague or …

"When asked to draw circles representing themselves and friends or family, for example, people tend to self-inflate their own circle but they self-inflate more in individualist cul…

The average income of FT readers is £221k [0] and the average income of WSJ readers is $234k [1]. I'm guessing the average reader of most online only newspapers is closer to the US…

Since I don't see anyone else mentioning this: The geometric mean (6.9) is all that really matters for investors, not the arithmetic mean (8.4) - the arithmetic mean under-weights …

Article doesn't include a link to the study. Here's a link: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0...

That's less likely given the wide variety of species.

I want to believe this. Do you have any citations? My experience would suggest shipping higher quality software is a lot cheaper in the long run, but has up-front costs that often …

With mastery learning, it's the feedback loop that's making the difference. In some domains where the subject matter itself can be computationally modeled (such as math), it seems …

Somewhat tangential, but wikipedia has good article on the cost of different energy sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost_of_electricity_by_source The cost of nuclear energy …

This shows that wealthier people are moving to California, while middle and lower income people are leaving (People with an income lower than 110k a year).

The problem isn't that he was wrong, but that his method of reasoning about risk is dangerously flawed. Of course, you won't get much of that analysis in a buzzfeed article, but I …

This is a tragedy in its own right. Small businesses create richer communities and help stave off cultural homogeneity. They can be a source of pride for locals. They help de-centr…

Counterargument: If you believe that a system is immoral, its better to minimize your participation in that system, even if you're coerced to participate to a certain degree.

Interesting. Looking at Palmer's claim: "Try saying anything negative about the 五毛, or even mentioning them at all. Your comment will last about 30 seconds and get deleted without …

Yes, that exact sequence of words isn't particularly common. And yet a child, even if they have hey have never been exposed to it, has no problem understanding what it means. Where…

1. With complex social phenomena like this, we're not going to have rock-solid scientific demonstration. Doesn't mean it's not worth considering the possibility of a connection and…

Perhaps worth noting that Kuhn wasn't attempting to lay out a methodology - he wasn't saying "this is how you should do science". Rather, he was a historian making generalizations …

From a business perspective, the volatility of Silver's models seem like a feature - they enhance the drama / sensationalism of election coverage. One week, he's telling me candida…

Okay, but the problem is, 45-60 minutes is usually all hiring managers have to assess a candidate. What can you do in that amount of time to assess someone‘s real world performance…

What, to your mind, are good reasons for non-competes? To me it just looks like rent-seeking. Do you see any negative consequences in states that have banned them almost entirely, …

I'm not seeing Thomas Nagle's "what is it like to be a bat", that's an interesting philosopher's take on these type of questions.