So we know that there are COVID cases that only have gastrointestinal symptoms [nausea, vomiting, diarrhea]. Presumably, the virus only managed to infect gastrointestinal cells, either due to primary exposure site or innate immunology peculiarities. When these patients recovered we assumed that they are now immune to COVID. We are...
So the TOGETHER trial signal boosted by Scott of slate star codex found Fluvoxamine to be effective at reducing 30% of COVID hospitalisation and fatality. The NIH looked at the study and found it unconvicing, I am a bit confused as to the rationale. I'll list it out as I...
Hi all, I have a 3 yr old niece who recently really got into reading stories, is there any recommendation for good children stories that you guys would recommend? I had the usual fairy tales and Disney stuff, just wondering if there is something that is rationality leaning and age...
epistemic status: jotting down a fever dream based on hearsay containing not a wit of truth. So I heard a lot of talk about how unaligned superhuman AI can cause a lot of damage, but I have never been able to grok it at a gut level. So I think...
So my friends told me that they think I was being defeatist and not trying the best I could to do what I said I want to do. So I shrugged, Akrasia, am I right? And take on more work toward my professed goals. Almost immediately, I meet severe internal...
[Epistemic status: conspiracy theory/raving of the mads] We all know that GPD/standard of living all track with energy use, yet arguably the most convenient and widespread energy sources current are fossil fuels, which saw mass adoption with the start of the industrial revolution. Which happened, it can be said without...