Phew. Good job Hungary.
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Klee Schöppl
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doing a PhD in epistemology in Groningen, the Netherlands
Recommended reading for this gripping case study of how systems of oppression (racism in this case) construct their historical narratives: "A Man of Parts and Learning" by Fara Dabhoiwala in the 'London Review of Books'. <https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/n22/fara-dabhoiwala/a-man-of-parts-and-learning>
Just finished the excellent ‘Sexed Up’ by @juliaserano . Like with her previous writings, which this ties into nicely, many core concepts really resonated with me. Thanks for helping me sort through the mess of all things gender.
Recommendation for Brendan Greeley's article "The Nobel for Econsplaining" (https://www.ft.com/content/1e2584d6-65ef-46de-bfb2-28811be65600) on what's essentially economics being proud of its clumsy disciplinary imperialism.
Here's what I'd call the emotional core: "This year the Riksbank awarded its prize to a treatment of early modern institutions so selective it functions as a bedtime story for capitalists. The good institutions produced prosperity. The bad ones produced misery."
Currently on the train back to Berlin after visiting Kraków to present my work at the Research Seminar of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Ethics.
Lovely old town, kind hosts & possibly the most pleasant and modern train station yet.
Kuiper et al. write "Crucially, the settings by which we were able to reproduce the main analysis were erroneous. Specifically, they relied on a misapplication of the so-called “trim-and-fill” method that corrects for publication bias [...]"
Schuch et al. reply:
"[...] we thank Kuiper et al., for taking the time to re-analyse our 2016 data and confirming that they were able to replicate our original findings."
Colleagues here at the RUG have unearthed some concerning statistical mistakes in a meta-analysis published in the 'Journal of Psychiatric Research' on exercise as a treatment for depression: the authors had "corrected" for publication bias in the wrong direction, exaggerating effect sizes. Findings are being published in a brief letter to the editor (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.08.045), and the response by the original authors (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.08.046) sadly strikes me as quite dishonest. #MetaScience
It's almost two years old, but I want to recommend the 7-part article "Extropia's Children" by Jon Evans (@rezendi) of 'Gradient Ascendant'. It's a fascinating dive into (the connections of) all things EA, crypto, rationalism and AI x-risk. Refreshingly comprehensive and nuanced; plus just full of excellent takes. <https://aiascendant.substack.com/p/extropias-children>.
