Apr 29, 2021
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/nootropics-survey-2020-results
Thanks to the 852 of you who took the 2020 SSC nootropics survey.
I asked people to rate various nootropics on whether they “worked” or not, deliberately leaving the question kind of vague. This is using a broad definition of “nootropics” -...
Apr 28, 2021
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/mantic-monday-predictions-for-2021
At the beginning of every year, I make predictions. At the end of every year, I score them. This year I’m really late. So here are a hundred plus for 2021.
Rules: unless otherwise stated, all predictions are about what will be true on/by...
Apr 24, 2021
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/your-book-review-why-buddhism-is
[This is the fifth of many finalists in the book review contest. It’s not by me - it’s by an ACX reader who will remain anonymous until after voting is done, to prevent their identity from influencing your decisions. I’ll be posting about...
Apr 23, 2021
[This is the fourth of many finalists in the book review contest. It’s not by me - it’s by an ACX reader who will remain anonymous until after voting is done, to prevent their identity from influencing your decisions. I’ll be posting about two of these a week for several months. When you’ve read all of them,...
Apr 23, 2021
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/book-review-global-economic-history
This book is subtitled "A Very Short Introduction" and is one of the smallest books I've ever seen, about three ounces. Three ounces is exactly the amount of global economic history that my brain can absorb before turning to mush, so I was glad...