http://www.overcomingbias.com/2009/09/open-thread-25.html Overcoming Bias is economist Robin Hanson’s blog, on honesty, signaling, disagreement, forecasting, and the far future. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:21:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.overcomingbias.com/2009/09/open-thread-25.html#comment-432661 billswift Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:48:54 +0000 http://www.overcomingbias.com/?p=19585#comment-432661 I was going to mention and forgot, that I have just read it because it's been linked on Hacker News. I was going to mention and forgot, that I have just read it because it’s been linked on Hacker News.

]]> http://www.overcomingbias.com/2009/09/open-thread-25.html#comment-432660 billswift Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:47:39 +0000 http://www.overcomingbias.com/?p=19585#comment-432660 I just read your paper, http://hanson.gmu.edu/econofsf.html , in which you asked "Any publishers out there interested?" Have you considered self-publishing; you could fit your webbed papers onto one CD-R, and I would definitely be interested. I just read your paper, http://hanson.gmu.edu/econofsf.html , in which you asked “Any publishers out there interested?” Have you considered self-publishing; you could fit your webbed papers onto one CD-R, and I would definitely be interested.

]]> http://www.overcomingbias.com/2009/09/open-thread-25.html#comment-432422 Jeff Mon, 07 Sep 2009 07:14:27 +0000 http://www.overcomingbias.com/?p=19585#comment-432422 You may be interested in this article comparing, with methodological notes, <a href="http://www.scienceandsensibility.org/?p=533" rel="nofollow">home birth to hospital birth</a>, though this may not be the appropriate place to let you know about it. You may be interested in this article comparing, with methodological notes, home birth to hospital birth, though this may not be the appropriate place to let you know about it.

]]> http://www.overcomingbias.com/2009/09/open-thread-25.html#comment-432371 pdf23ds Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:24:58 +0000 http://www.overcomingbias.com/?p=19585#comment-432371 That's quite interesting. However, I'm disappointed by its weakness in addressing chronic depression or bipolar depression (which is usually chronic). That’s quite interesting. However, I’m disappointed by its weakness in addressing chronic depression or bipolar depression (which is usually chronic).

]]> http://www.overcomingbias.com/2009/09/open-thread-25.html#comment-432370 Doug S. Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:40:03 +0000 http://www.overcomingbias.com/?p=19585#comment-432370 "Turning 65 (and becoming eligible for Medicare)" =! "retirement". “Turning 65 (and becoming eligible for Medicare)” =! “retirement”.

]]> http://www.overcomingbias.com/2009/09/open-thread-25.html#comment-432369 Z. M. Davis Sat, 05 Sep 2009 23:17:06 +0000 http://www.overcomingbias.com/?p=19585#comment-432369 EconLog had <a href="http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2006/09/an_evolutionary.html" rel="nofollow">a post on this</a> a while back, covering Edward Hagen's view of depression serving the function of a labor strike. (But you can't believe everything you read.) EconLog had a post on this a while back, covering Edward Hagen’s view of depression serving the function of a labor strike. (But you can’t believe everything you read.)

]]> http://www.overcomingbias.com/2009/09/open-thread-25.html#comment-432368 pdf23ds Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:41:06 +0000 http://www.overcomingbias.com/?p=19585#comment-432368 An evo-psych question: why/how did suicide evolve? I searched a bunch but didn't find much. An evo-psych question: why/how did suicide evolve? I searched a bunch but didn’t find much.

]]> http://www.overcomingbias.com/2009/09/open-thread-25.html#comment-432366 retired urologist Sat, 05 Sep 2009 21:30:42 +0000 http://www.overcomingbias.com/?p=19585#comment-432366 What is the evidence that people die from working too hard at their jobs? What is the evidence that people die from working too hard at their jobs?

]]> http://www.overcomingbias.com/2009/09/open-thread-25.html#comment-432364 Kenny Evitt Sat, 05 Sep 2009 19:03:51 +0000 http://www.overcomingbias.com/?p=19585#comment-432364 I think the danger is overblown much like that of AI (or climate change). Nanotechnology with the capabilities described in the early hypotheticals certainly doesn't seem imminent. But the future is always weirder than anyone imagines (even if sometimes someone nails an important detail). I think both are still opening new vistas that we will be exploring extensively for some time to come. Self-replicating nanobots and self-improving (foom!) super-human AIs are both 50+ years off. I think the danger is overblown much like that of AI (or climate change). Nanotechnology with the capabilities described in the early hypotheticals certainly doesn’t seem imminent. But the future is always weirder than anyone imagines (even if sometimes someone nails an important detail). I think both are still opening new vistas that we will be exploring extensively for some time to come. Self-replicating nanobots and self-improving (foom!) super-human AIs are both 50+ years off.

]]> http://www.overcomingbias.com/2009/09/open-thread-25.html#comment-432363 Kenny Evitt Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:55:32 +0000 http://www.overcomingbias.com/?p=19585#comment-432363 I'd love to purchase medical care guided or driven by prediction markets. Sadly, I don't think I will ever be permitted to do so. I’d love to purchase medical care guided or driven by prediction markets. Sadly, I don’t think I will ever be permitted to do so.

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