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Schelling Out
Where should we all go next winter? -
LEEP Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Projecting the positive potential of a possible Pb paint prohibition. -
SSC Podcast (and Unsong Audiobook)
Automated readings of Slate Star Codex and Unsong, using Amazon Polly. -
Mistake Theory Socialism
Investigating the progressive case against Chicago's 2020 budget. -
My Top Ten Slate Star Codex Posts
or Who is Scott Alexander? -
Hold the Reins
Why effective altruists should consider keeping their kidneys. -
The Lead Hypothesis
Investigating the case for lead poisoning as an EA cause priority. -
So you want to mount a solar panel on your roof
A guide. -
The Lightfoot Prospiracy
Investigating the progressive case against the Chicago mayoral candidate. -
Against Thanksgiving
Arguments for a plant-based lifestyle. -
Prostate Cancer Decision Matrix
In which the author, with no background or training, dispenses medical advice that should be wholly disregarded. -
Well Siting Meter
Building an inexpensive, open-source meter for locating groundwater. -
Words that are like pleasing
A computer solves in two seconds a problem I've been working on for two decades. -
Mono Speaking Aid
A simple text-to-speech web app so I can talk to people while I have mono. -
Chicago's (Ongoing) Lead Crisis
Estimating the health impact of leaded water on Chicago's kids, and the cost effectiveness of filtration. -
A Pipe Dream
Let's get the lead out, Chicago. -
Do you believe in global warming?
An interactive Bayesian tool for augmenting intuition about climate change. -
A Modest Proposal
or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love Obamacare. -
Family Giving
An experiment in altruistic diversification. -
Gamma Light
Building a thing because of a podcast. -
Solar Fan
A solar powered fan, light, and phone charger for your bedside table (and also maybe fighting malaria).
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