81 – That’s Too Much Feedback, Man

We dive into the neglected mailbag Steven referenced this SSC post on the Intellectual Dark Web (see also this prior post) It’s been revealed that James Gunn is back! Johnny Depp is an abuse survivor The incredibly shoddy plot to smear Robert Mueller with rape claims, explained, the Obama fake mutilation, and the Planned Parenthood libel.  Blue Aliens comics! McDonald’s Coffee Suit, which was absolutely legit There are only seven (or six, or three, or one) stories TED talk – getting Better, Faster, Stronger Our previous Transhumanism episode Book – Traffic: Why We Drive The Way We Do As Tom Vanderbilt, the author of “Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (and What It Says About Us),” noted, “Merging late, that purported symbol of individual greed, actually makes things better for everyone.” The result? A 15 percent increase in the volume of cars moving through the work zone and a 50 percent decrease in the length of the line Book – The Wisdom of Crowds Dvorak Keyboard LessWrong posts Discussed in this Episode: Useful Statistical Biases The Error of Crowds The Majority Is Always Wrong Next Episode’s Sequence Posts: Knowing About Biases Can Hurt People Debiasing as Non-Self-Destruction Big thanks to David for our intro music! Check out his music and VFX here! We’d like to thank creators of our new outro music from the Sumerki Project! Check out their stuff here!