Published inSolar PanelBlame vs Constructive Criticismlmn comments on Chaos and Consequentialism:Apr 26, 2017Apr 26, 2017
Published inSolar PanelChaos and ConsequentialismThere is an interaction between a culture’s common-sense understanding of a subject and science. For example, although folk psychology is…Apr 19, 2017A response icon7Apr 19, 2017A response icon7
Published inSolar PanelThoughts on AutomoderationI was intrigued by the recent discussion about a group discussion method called automoderation, introduced at Ferocious Truth and commented…Apr 12, 2017Apr 12, 2017
Published inSolar PanelStress Response, Growth Mindset, and Nonviolent CommunicationSome of what I’ve been reading lately:Dec 15, 2016A response icon1Dec 15, 2016A response icon1
Published inSolar PanelBetting on Beliefs[Epistemic status — speculative.]Oct 24, 2016A response icon1Oct 24, 2016A response icon1
Published inSolar PanelWhat Does Long-Term Thinking Feel Like from the Inside?Epistemic status: at high risk of single-study syndrome.Oct 21, 2016Oct 21, 2016
Published inSolar PanelScott Alexander doesn’t like growth mindset… yet.I recently read Scott Alexander’s posts about growth mindset (one, two, three, four). He starts out admitting that he’s biased against it…Oct 10, 2016A response icon1Oct 10, 2016A response icon1
Published inSolar PanelCommunication ProtocolInformation cascades and availability cascades are a set of mechanisms by which mass belief shifts (or apparent belief shifts) can occur in…Sep 28, 2016A response icon1Sep 28, 2016A response icon1
Published inSolar PanelJudgement as Fake ExplanationSince writing Descriptive Before Prescriptive, I’ve thought a bit more about the general pattern I’m trying to point at. A big part of what…Sep 21, 2016Sep 21, 2016
