Worldwide height variation explained
There's a lot of variation across the globe in average height. It looks like this (per OWID): Furthermore, there has been a significant increase in the last century: We also…
Strangely, I couldn't find much newer data.
Could the US government fix the journal cartel problem?
I think most people are unfamiliar with how the scientific publication and prestige system works. It works like this: Scientists submit papers to journals for publication. This means they start…
The new way to find ebooks and papers online: Anna’s Archive
Glædelig jul og godt nytår. 🎄🎊 Following my prior post on how to use LibGen (Library Genesis) and Scihub, here's a new post on the most recent tool in the…
Circumvent the Twitter/X embedding blockade of Substack links
I thought this was general knowledge by now, but I still see quite a bit Substacks that are still suffering from this dumb Elon suppression move. Here's the problem: Such…
Prison rates as function of family income by race
Steve Sailer tells the story of this figure: Why Is the Ratio of Black Incarceration to White Incarceration Worse in Higher Social Classes? He muses: Why does the black-to-white ratio…
Forecasts for the 2022 French election
Metaculus: Will Marine Le Pen win the 2022 French presidential election? Will Emmanuel Macron be re-elected as President of France in the 2022 Presidential Election? So let's try! Let's time…
Who doesn’t want the COVID vaccine?
So you've probably seen the midwit meme about COVID vaccine skepticism: The data given to back this one up is this survey: Now you might be tempted to question some…
The Norwegian Hjernevask (Brainwash) series (2010)
Back in 2010, Norwegian comedian Harald Eia made a rather extraordinary science documentary series called Hjernevask, or Brainwash in English. The series consists of Harald himself talking to various gender…
Scoring my forecasts for 2021 — unofficial Metaculus superforecaster?
It is a test of true theories not only to account for but to predict phenomena. (William Whewell, 1840) No one has done more in recent years to spread…
Backstabber Brennan knifes Scott Alexander with 2014 email
Backstabber Brennan AKA Topher Brennan (@TopherTBrennan) is some guy you wish you aren't friends with. Nor even a casual email acquaintance. In an already deleted email thread that was luckily…
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