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The Thyroid Madness: Two Apparently Contradictory Studies. Proof?

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Does Evidence Have To Be Certain?

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[LINK] Why Cryonics Makes Sense - Wait But Why

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In Defence of Simple Ideas That Explain Everything But Are Wrong

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Genetic "Nature" is cultural too

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How It Feels to Improve My Rationality

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Open thread, Mar. 14 - Mar. 20, 2016

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