Nov 30, 2022
We’re showcasing a hot new totally bopping, popping musical track called “bromancer era? bromancer era?? bromancer era???“ His subtle sublime thoughts raced, making his eyes literally explode.
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/can-this-ai-save-teenage-spy-alex
“He peacefully enjoyed...
Nov 25, 2022
140 million obese Americans x $15,000/year for obesity drugs = . . . uh oh, that can't be right.
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/semaglutidonomics
Semaglutide started off as a diabetes medication. Pharma company Novo Nordisk developed it in the early 2010s, and the FDA approved it under the brand names...
Nov 23, 2022
I wrote an article on whether wine is fake. It's not here, it's at asteriskmag.com, the new rationalist / effective altruist magazine. Congratulations to my friend Clara for making it happen. Stories include:
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Modeling The End Of Monkeypox: I’m especially excited about this one. The top forecaster (of 7,000) in the...
Nov 22, 2022
Plus FTX charges, scandal markets - and oh yeah, wasn't there some kind of midterm recently?
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/mantic-monday-twitter-chaos-edition
Twitter!
This is all going to be so, so obsolete by the time I finish writing it and hit the “send post” button. But here goes:
395 traders on this,...
Nov 18, 2022
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/the-psychopharmacology-of-the-ftx
Must not blog about FTX . . . must not blog about . . . ah, $#@% it
Tyler Cowen linked Milky Eggs’ excellent overview of the FTX crash. I’m unqualified to comment on any of the financial or regulatory aspects. But it...