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  • Links for 11/27-12/03

    calendar Dec 3, 2023 · 2 min read · Janna Lu Links Technology Artificial Intelligence ChatGPT Governance  ·
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    Links for 11/27-12/03

    Links to some things that I found interesting in the past week.


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  • GNoME: Innovating at 800x Speed

    calendar Nov 30, 2023 · 3 min read · Janna Lu Innovation Technology Artificial Intelligence  ·
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    GNoME: Innovating at 800x Speed

    Not only does AI facilitate programming and writing, but it can also find new inorganic crystals, substantially speeding up progress in material science.


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  • No, Fasting Is Probably Not Healthy

    calendar May 27, 2023 · 2 min read · Sam Branthoover Religion Fasting  ·
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    No, Fasting Is Probably Not Healthy

    If religious fasting were for health, that would imply the incentives for fasting lie merely in the non-spiritual...


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  • Thoughts on Testing

    calendar Feb 1, 2023 · 2 min read · Janna Lu Testing ChatGPT  ·
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    Thoughts on Testing

    Long-form essays, especially popularized by COVID, can no longer truly reflect a student’s degree of knowledge...


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  • Yapese Rai Stones

    calendar Jan 20, 2023 · 4 min read · Sam Branthoover Research Governance Signaling  ·
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    Yapese Rai Stones

    The Yapese are an island culture in the pacific (Micronesia); they’ve inhabited the same islands for, at least, two thousand years. They appear to use giant stones, weighing upwards of a ton, as a money.


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  • What if Learning Cannot be Truly Measured?

    calendar Oct 31, 2022 · 2 min read · Janna Lu Signaling PhD  ·
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    What if Learning Cannot be Truly Measured?

    What is a reliable signal of understanding or comprehension of how much a student has learned? Tests attempt to show the teacher who knows the subject, but subjects are heterogeneous...


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  • Market for Government Control?

    calendar Sep 15, 2022 · 3 min read · Sam Branthoover Governance Public Choice  ·
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    Market for Government Control?

    Which is preferable: democracy, or monarchy? In the debate between monarchy and democracy, the winner depends on the ideology and the crowd.


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  • Law of Demand and Diets

    calendar Aug 24, 2022 · 2 min read · Janna Lu Food Cost Demand  ·
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    Law of Demand and Diets

    Conventional diets often tell you to keep food in the pantry, instead of your room. According to the third law of demand, you might actually end up eating more.


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  • Acholi Anarchy

    calendar Jul 30, 2022 · 4 min read · Sam Branthoover Research Acholi Signaling  ·
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    I’ve been researching the Acholi people of Uganda and South Sudan for a year, specifically their marital norms to explain polygamous behavior.


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  • The Bureaucracy of Campaigns

    calendar Jul 22, 2022 · 4 min read · Sam Branthoover Economic calculation Elections Public choice  ·
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    Hollywood media like “House of Cards” and “Veep” make campaign work seem like the stuff left to pros.


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