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Aspirin binds to PPARα to stimulate hippocampal plasticity and protect memory [1] Low-Dose Aspirin Upregulates Tyrosine Hydroxylase and Increases Dopamine Production in Dopaminergi…

Perhaps arrogance should be added to what it takes to be successful. I'm only half joking; I do think a certain kind of arrogance is conducive to success. Not the kind that screams…

I admire pg; I don't admire his essays, even though in broad strokes I agree with them. I feel his choice of style works against him; that's where I disagree. Write like you talk, …

Can you elaborate on your last paragraph or point me somewhere?

clicked on the private key link; haven't laughed this much in days

Switzerland has had programs giving methadone and heroin to addicts for more than 20 years now. They've been a success; heroin use has plummeted since it's peak in the 90s. One rea…

If universities were serious about social mobility they would open up their programs, and allow anyone to take the examinations students enrolled in the programs have to take to ge…

It's the critical question. The time frame is critical for reasoning about alignment and what to do now. If you expect AGI to happen tomorrow, you throw up your hands in despair or…

Could you expand on your concerns? How should we go about addressing them?

Can you give me a source on ~200 people controlling 40t USD?

What is it that the ML people have to understand about the clinical system before they can be effective?

Could you point me to some of those expert takes on autonomous driving?

In Germany it's common for larger, well performing companies to retire older, less productive employees by way of 'Abfindungsprogramm' - programs that offer these employees generou…

I just down the eggs; I've even come to like the taste. It's for the mental acuity, but I'm happy for any benefits I can get, such as a higher white blood cell count and more brown…

Nicotine is also protective against Parkinson's.

Salmon roe at 50g per dose thrice a week works nicely for me. See https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5596017/ and https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6399499/ . …