Scott Alexander on taxometric vs. dimensional psychiatric diagnostic systems.
Scott Alexander on the Amish healthcare system.
Clinical psychology’s potential role in public policy.
We haven’t observed any signals from super intelligent aliens, because we’re either selecting for the wrong signals OR our descendants will be the “grabby” nefarious aliens of our nightmares. ALSO: If we do end up finding the right signal and discover evidence of alien intelligence, we’re done for. (Confession: I need to read this five more times before I could confidently say I understand even 10 percent.)