analects noun, pl

/ˈan.ə.lɛkts/

a collection of ideas, extracts, or teachings.

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analects organised according to the fundamental questions of philosophy

sequences of articles gathered around a more focused idea

  • ai dark output 4 Jun 2026 [marginalium] AI Dark Output. I vacillate about how useful AI is. It’s got classic Malcolm Gladwell Shit/Karstic energy. It feels productive, for many peo...
  • space skepticism 30 May 2026 [marginalium] Space skepticism. Essentially, the idea that moving operations to space isn’t going to solve problems we face on earth. Not yet, anyway. Int...
  • the era of the business idiot 29 Apr 2026 [marginalium] The Era Of The Business Idiot. Good article on what I have variously called Malcolm Gladwell Shit or karstic traps. I’ll pull a few quotes f...
  • dunning-kruger is about noise 3 Jul 2025 [marginalium] The Dunning-Kruger effect is the idea that: People base their perceptions of performance, in part, on their preconceived notions about thei...
  • are intelligentsia less happy 26 Jun 2025 [marginalium] Are intelligentsia less happy? An argument for why intelligent people are less happy—because intelligence does not measure how good you are...
  • nature is nurture 18 Jun 2025 [marginalium] Adding to the point of Genetics is Nurture, this article suggests the same thing but the other way around. An environment is specified often...
  • does testosterone effect economic preferences? 30 May 2025 [marginalium] Does Testosterone Effect Economic Preferences? This paper says no: Participants were randomly allocated to receive a single dose of either...
  • how to rig a clinical trial 30 May 2025 [marginalium] How To Rig A Clinical Trial. This one’s a great example of the problems with p-values: Here’s a dirty little science secret: If you measure...
  • get adhd meds with chatgpt 30 May 2025 [marginalium] Get ADHD Meds with ChatGPT. Research paper on the more unexpected utility of AI coaching: This preregistered study aimed to assess whether...
  • can we trust social science yet? 23 May 2025 [marginalium] Can We Trust Social Science Yet? Short answer is no, but it’s a good introduction into where social sciences are falling down. In particular...
  • drink water, get skinny 16 May 2025 [marginalium] Drink water, get skinny. Highlights of the journal article: Water consumption is associated with numerous health benefits including greate...
  • why can't biology move faster? 8 May 2025 [marginalium] Why can’t biology move faster? Than designed systems, that is. Basically complexity, but interesting read.
  • what's the deal with autism rates 1 May 2025 [marginalium] What’s the deal with autism rates. A good analysis of the rate increase in the US. I think you’ll find that the rate is not that surprising...
  • adhd tiktoks are not about adhd 1 May 2025 [marginalium] ADHD TikToks are not about ADHD: … in the top 100 #ADHD TikTok videos. Despite the videos’ immense popularity (collectively amassing nearly...
  • we're wrong about adhd 18 Apr 2025 [marginalium] We’re wrong about ADHD. Use a paywall buster: some scientists have begun to argue that the traditional conception of A.D.H.D. as an unchang...
  • does social media abstinence work 10 Apr 2025 [marginalium] Does social media abstinence work? The findings thus suggest that temporarily stepping away from social media may not be the most optimal a...
  • inside arxiv 31 Mar 2025 [marginalium] Inside arXiv—the Most Transformative Platform in All of Science. This is paywalled, so use your favourite paywall buster. A hit on academic...
  • the mediterranean diet is a lie 5 Feb 2025 [marginalium] The Mediterranean diet is a lie: Orthodoxy holds that the American duo discovered [in Italy] a fantastically nourishing, mostly plant-based...
  • is macroeconomics useless? 26 Jan 2025 [marginalium] Is macroeconomics useless? History shows no clear correlation between real prosperity and the keeping of macroeconomic statistics … compare...
  • the world's most expensive eating disorder 8 Jan 2025 [marginalium] The World’s Most Expensive Eating Disorder. On Bryan Johnson, of “injecting my son’s blood plasma to make myself biologically younger” fame....
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