Comments on: Six Months Later http://www.overcomingbias.com/2009/03/six-months-later.html Overcoming Bias is economist Robin Hanson’s blog, on honesty, signaling, disagreement, forecasting, and the far future. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:09:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Tim Tyler http://www.overcomingbias.com/2009/03/six-months-later.html#comment-386302 Tim Tyler Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:42:08 +0000 http://prod.ob.trike.com.au/2009/03/six-months-later.html#comment-386302 I hear this has now been performed. An upload is due soon, perhaps. I hear this has now been performed. An upload is due soon, perhaps.

]]> By: Hopefully Anonymous http://www.overcomingbias.com/2009/03/six-months-later.html#comment-386301 Hopefully Anonymous Sat, 07 Mar 2009 04:35:49 +0000 http://prod.ob.trike.com.au/2009/03/six-months-later.html#comment-386301 I think it would be a useful pissing contest if you both did a portion where you attempt to expose areas where the other is most vulnerable to ideological capture. It's a weird and limiting phenom to me, even on our brightest minds. If you wanted to go more meta, maybe explore your knowledge and intuitions about the tension between how ideology bounds epistemological activity, and how it may contribute to the animal spirits driving epistemological activity. I think it would be a useful pissing contest if you both did a portion where you attempt to expose areas where the other is most vulnerable to ideological capture. It’s a weird and limiting phenom to me, even on our brightest minds. If you wanted to go more meta, maybe explore your knowledge and intuitions about the tension between how ideology bounds epistemological activity, and how it may contribute to the animal spirits driving epistemological activity.

]]> By: James http://www.overcomingbias.com/2009/03/six-months-later.html#comment-386300 James Fri, 06 Mar 2009 02:56:01 +0000 http://prod.ob.trike.com.au/2009/03/six-months-later.html#comment-386300 The economics of immortality. The economics of immortality.

]]> By: josh http://www.overcomingbias.com/2009/03/six-months-later.html#comment-386299 josh Thu, 05 Mar 2009 21:43:02 +0000 http://prod.ob.trike.com.au/2009/03/six-months-later.html#comment-386299 How can (macro)economists know whether or not they are quacks? How can (macro)economists know whether or not they are quacks?

]]> By: Christopher M http://www.overcomingbias.com/2009/03/six-months-later.html#comment-386298 Christopher M Thu, 05 Mar 2009 04:03:08 +0000 http://prod.ob.trike.com.au/2009/03/six-months-later.html#comment-386298 I hope you will talk at least a little about your respective analytical methodologies. You reached a certain impasse in your back-and-forth with Cowen about his references to you in his book, where he characterized your approach as "rational constructivist, the logical atomist, the reductionist, and the extreme Darwinian," and opposed his own perspective of "gradualism, pluralism, the partial irreduciblity of individual choice, the primacy of civilization, and yes also a certain degree of social artifice." This might be the kind of thing that is usefully hammered out in conversation. I hope you won't decline to discuss it on the grounds that the nature of your disagreement isn't itself a weighty issue. It is very useful and productive (for me, anyway) to hear intelligent minds discuss methodology -- often more interesting than hearing specific views on the Issue of the Day. I hope you will talk at least a little about your respective analytical methodologies. You reached a certain impasse in your back-and-forth with Cowen about his references to you in his book, where he characterized your approach as “rational constructivist, the logical atomist, the reductionist, and the extreme Darwinian,” and opposed his own perspective of “gradualism, pluralism, the partial irreduciblity of individual choice, the primacy of civilization, and yes also a certain degree of social artifice.”

This might be the kind of thing that is usefully hammered out in conversation. I hope you won’t decline to discuss it on the grounds that the nature of your disagreement isn’t itself a weighty issue. It is very useful and productive (for me, anyway) to hear intelligent minds discuss methodology — often more interesting than hearing specific views on the Issue of the Day.

]]> By: Don Hamilton http://www.overcomingbias.com/2009/03/six-months-later.html#comment-386297 Don Hamilton Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:13:57 +0000 http://prod.ob.trike.com.au/2009/03/six-months-later.html#comment-386297 Even *Economics for Dummies* would be above my head, but what I want to see is data, data, data. There is so much "The DOW will be at 234 in April," but no data to back it up. And who owes what to whom? What are my bank's (real) assets and (real) liabilities? Where's the best one place (several places?) to go for an understandable view of the data? Even *Economics for Dummies* would be above my head, but what I want to see is data, data, data. There is so much “The DOW will be at 234 in April,” but no data to back it up. And who owes what to whom? What are my bank’s (real) assets and (real) liabilities? Where’s the best one place (several places?) to go for an understandable view of the data?

]]> By: Tim Tyler http://www.overcomingbias.com/2009/03/six-months-later.html#comment-386296 Tim Tyler Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:26:39 +0000 http://prod.ob.trike.com.au/2009/03/six-months-later.html#comment-386296 Make a list of things you disagree about - and discuss those? Oh - and please try to avoid discussing current affairs ;-) Make a list of things you disagree about – and discuss those? Oh – and please try to avoid discussing current affairs ;-)

]]> By: fostiak http://www.overcomingbias.com/2009/03/six-months-later.html#comment-386295 fostiak Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:07:21 +0000 http://prod.ob.trike.com.au/2009/03/six-months-later.html#comment-386295 How will the financial crisis change or not change capitalism and global political/economic institutions long term? How should it? e.g., I'd like to hear more of your ideas on alternative institutions, particularly what the Internet and the "Wealth of Networks" (Benkler) makes possible that wasn't possible before. How will the financial crisis change or not change capitalism and global political/economic institutions long term? How should it? e.g., I’d like to hear more of your ideas on alternative institutions, particularly what the Internet and the “Wealth of Networks” (Benkler) makes possible that wasn’t possible before.

]]> By: Jeff H. http://www.overcomingbias.com/2009/03/six-months-later.html#comment-386294 Jeff H. Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:01:00 +0000 http://prod.ob.trike.com.au/2009/03/six-months-later.html#comment-386294 To what extent does becoming deeply immersed in different cultures affect bias? To what extent does becoming deeply immersed in different cultures affect bias?

]]> By: knb http://www.overcomingbias.com/2009/03/six-months-later.html#comment-386293 knb Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:05:29 +0000 http://prod.ob.trike.com.au/2009/03/six-months-later.html#comment-386293 As a long time reader of both blogs, I can't wait for this. I would like to hear you and tyler talk about structural vs. policy reform. Also, who is on what side in "liberty v. efficiency"? As a long time reader of both blogs, I can’t wait for this. I would like to hear you and tyler talk about structural vs. policy reform.

Also, who is on what side in “liberty v. efficiency”?

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