Julian @JulianRott@qoto.org
I just post links of interesting things I read, but I don't automatically endorse any of it
Joined Oct 2018
The Last Scientific Calculator?
https://hackaday.com/2020/03/02/the-last-scientific-calculator/
Clearing up some myths around e-cigarettes
https://publichealthmatters.blog.gov.uk/2018/02/20/clearing-up-some-myths-around-e-cigarettes/
Book Review: Human Compatible
https://slatestarcodex.com/2020/01/30/book-review-human-compatible/
CRISPR Could Fry All Cancer Using Newly Found T-Cell
One of the human body’s greatest features is its natural antivirus protection. If your immune system is working normally, it produces legions of T-cells that go around looking for abnormaliti…
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/27/crispr-could-fry-all-cancer-using-newly-found-t-cell/
The Hidden Dangers of the Great Index Fund Takeover
New Year Habits – What Do You Do For Data Storage?
https://hackaday.com/2020/01/20/new-year-habits-what-do-you-do-for-data-storage/
Discovering millions of datasets on the web
Dataset Search launches publicly with an index of 25 million datasets, helping scientists, journalists, students, data geeks to find data.
https://www.blog.google/products/search/discovering-millions-datasets-web/
Breathe Easy With This Online Dust Sensor Box
It’s an unfortunate reality that for many of us, our air isn’t nearly as clean as we’d like. From smog to wildfires, there’s a whole lot of stuff in the air that we’d …
https://hackaday.com/2019/12/27/breathe-easy-with-this-online-dust-sensor-box/
What Medieval People Got Right About Learning | Scott H Young
Apprenticeships beat schooling. Here's why they're a superior method for learning, and how you can apply this to the things you want to master.
https://www.scotthyoung.com/blog/2019/06/07/apprenticeships/
2019 Adversarial Collaboration Entries
Thanks to everyone who sent in entries for the 2019 adversarial collaboration contest. Remember, an adversarial collaboration is where two people with opposite views on a controversial issue work t…
https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/12/09/2019-adversarial-collaboration-entries/
Your room can be as bright as the outdoors
The effect was huge: I became dramatically more productive between 3:30pm and whenever I turned off the light. I estimate the lamp bought me between half an hour and two hours a day, depending on how overcast it was.
Neurons And Intelligence: A Birdbrained Perspective
Elephants have bigger brains than humans, so why aren’t they smarter than we are? The classic answer has been to play down absolute brain size in favor of brain size relative to body. Sometim…
https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/03/25/neurons-and-intelligence-a-birdbrained-perspective/
Building Intuitions On Non-Empirical Arguments In Science
https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/11/06/building-intuitions-on-non-empirical-arguments-in-science/
Double Crux — A Strategy for Resolving Disagreement - LessWrong 2.0
person's black box
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/exa5kmvopeRyfJgCy/double-crux-a-strategy-for-resolving-disagreement
5 Things We Get Still Wrong About Human Reproduction
You'd think we'd know everything there is to know about sexual reproduction. But as it turns out, there are still quite a few things we picked up that aren't...
Financial Incentives Are Weaker Than Social Incentives But Very Important Anyway
I just post links of interesting things I read, but I don't automatically endorse any of it
Joined Oct 2018
