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Why I'm Staying Out Of The Substack Religion Debate - By Scott Alexander

Scott Alexander explains why the revived online religion debate leaves him cold: not because he’s exhausted every argument for and against God, but because theism strikes him as the kind of “powerful hidden entity” explanation we normally penalise for overfitting.

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The carrion-eaters - By Sam Kriss

Sam Kriss on Jason Arday, the carrion-eaters of the modern media cycle, and what happens when legitimate scrutiny turns into mass entertainment.

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23. Late

This has been an AI reading of “The Knot”, a choose-your-adventure format story by Matt Freeman, AKA Moridinamael, of Doof!

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Chapter 6: Military

This has been a podcast production of To the Stars, written by Hieronym.

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Your Book Review: The Escape Artist - ACX Book Review

A remarkable review of The Escape Artist, the true story of Rudolf Vrba’s escape from Auschwitz, and his far harder struggle to convince the world what was happening there.

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Tonight on Dateline This Man Will Die - By Luke Dittrich

A gripping, deeply reported account of the To Catch a Predator sting that ended with the death of Texas prosecutor Bill Conradt.

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The Foothills Of Bay Area House Party - By Scott Alexander

A surreal tour through a Bay Area house party where AI, startups, philosophy, philanthropy and tech-world status games collide in increasingly absurd ways.

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The Quest For Caffeine You Can Have At Night

What if you could get the useful part of caffeine without still feeling it at bedtime?

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22. Ghosts

This has been an AI reading of “The Knot”, a choose-your-adventure format story by Matt Freeman, AKA Moridinamael, of Doof!

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🌻 no data centers in my backyard - By Jasmine Sun

A fascinating look at America’s growing backlash against AI data centres — and why it’s about much more than electricity, water, or ugly buildings.

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Does creatine make you smarter? - By dynomight

Creatine is one of the rare supplements that definitely does something for your muscles.

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Chapter 5: Family

This has been a podcast production of To the Stars, written by Hieronym.

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21. Blip

This has been an AI reading of “The Knot”, a choose-your-adventure format story by Matt Freeman, AKA Moridinamael, of Doof!

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20. Slip 'N Slide

This has been an AI reading of “The Knot”, a choose-your-adventure format story by Matt Freeman, AKA Moridinamael, of Doof!

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19. Underworld

This has been an AI reading of “The Knot”, a choose-your-adventure format story by Matt Freeman, AKA Moridinamael, of Doof!

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18. LSRDRSL

This has been an AI reading of “The Knot”, a choose-your-adventure format story by Matt Freeman, AKA Moridinamael, of Doof!

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Plz Don’t Kill Us: Inside AI safety’s influencer bootcamp - By Celia Ford

Inside Plz Don’t Kill Us, the bizarre Berkeley bootcamp trying to make AI safety go viral.

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Askwho Casts Pro 2.0 Already!

Better than ever, with a little thank you thrown in

Does Forecasting Have Room At The Top? - By Scott Alexander

Can AI forecasters become dramatically better than the best humans, or are we already close to the limits of predictability?

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Chapter 4: Mami Watches a Movie, Part Two

This has been a podcast production of To the Stars, written by Hieronym.

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Your Book Review: The Epic Of Gilgamesh - ACX Book Review

Finalist #4 in the Book Review Contest

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The future is spying on us

AI will not merely expand surveillance; it will make the immense records already collected about us searchable, interpretable and increasingly impossible to hide within.

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