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Why I Am Not A Quaker Even Though It Often Seems As Though I Should Be by Ben Hoffman - Quakers have consistently gotten to the right answers faster than most people, or the author. Arbitrage strategies to beat the quakers. An incomplete survey of alternatives.

Could A Neuroscientist Understand A Microprocessor by Rationally Speaking - "Eric Jonas, discussing his provocative paper titled 'Could a Neuroscientist Understand a Microprocessor?' in which he applied state-of-the-art neuroscience tools, like lesion analysis, to a computer chip. By applying neuroscience's tools to a system that humans fully understand he was able to reveal how surprisingly uninformative those tools actually are."

Reasonable Doubt New Look Whether Prison Growth Cuts Crime by Open Philosophy - Part1 of a four part, in depth, series on Criminal Justice reform. The remaining posts are linked below. "I estimate, that at typical policy margins in the United States today, decarceration has zero net impact on crime. That estimate is uncertain, but at least as much evidence suggests that decarceration reduces crime as increases it. The crux of the matter is that tougher sentences hardly deter crime, and that while imprisoning people temporarily stops them from committing crime outside prison walls, it also tends to increase their criminality after release. As a result, “tough-on-crime” initiatives can reduce crime in the short run but cause offsetting harm in the long run. Empirical social science research—or at least non-experimental social science research—should not be taken at face value. Among three dozen studies I reviewed, I obtained or reconstructed the data and code for eight. Replication and reanalysis revealed significant methodological concerns in seven and led to major reinterpretations of four. These studies endured much tougher scrutiny from me than they did from peer reviewers in order to make it into academic journals. Yet given the stakes in lives and dollars, the added scrutiny was worth it. So from the point of view of decision makers who rely on academic research, today’s peer review processes fall well short of the optimal."

Deterrence De Minimus by Open Philosophy - Part 2.

Incapacitation How Much Does Putting People Inside Prison Cut Crime Outside by Open Philosophy - Part 3.

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