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
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
How to Use Occam’s Razor Without Getting Cut
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
Highlights From The Comments On PNSE
(original post) Alex M writes:I think one of the main problems with the current state of rationalism (and many other fake “sciences” such as economics or sociology) is fuzzy thinking and lack of fa…
https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/10/24/highlights-from-the-comments-on-pnse/
MIT co2 Capture Development
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-10/miot-med102519.php
Joe Rogan Experience #1368 - Edward Snowden
Edward Snowden is an American whistleblower who copied and leaked highly classified information from the National Security Agency in 2013 when he was a Centr...
Should Malta Be Catholic?
As usual, I take a broad swipe at modern religion and politics, all while supporting the thing I hold most dear: freedom of expression. This video was made i...
Mars soil simulant comparable to soil on Earth
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191015115359.htm
The makeup of mariculture: Global trends in seafood farming
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191015113320.htm
Why We're So Bad at Recycling Plastic
Plastic is quickly becoming a problem and we're eager to point fingers, but honestly, the reason there's so much plastic everywhere isn't just because of hum...
Why the Way We Vote Is Terrible
Mr. Beat explains why plurality voting is one of the worst ways to determine the winner of elections. Thanks to the Center for Election Science for their sup...
What's Inside A Camel Hump?
A camel's hump doesn't contain water or bone… it’s fat. And each hump can store up to 36 kilograms of it that can sustain the camel for weeks or even months ...
Street Epistemology: David | Preacher vs Questions
I just post links of interesting things I read, but I don't automatically endorse any of it
Joined Oct 2018
