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The Betting Odds Rollercoaster
Wild swings in the betting odds
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Why Biden won't drop out
Look at it from his perspective!
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Bettors say Biden should bow out
Also, do bettors listen to Nate Silver?
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June 2024

Prediction Markets' Legal Case
Why prediction markets in America are likely to survive
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A Lost Lesson of Covid: Ventilate!
Make the indoors more like the outdoors to prevent airborne diseases
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May 2024

Data dive: Money does not buy much happiness
What leads to happiness, according to studies
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"Left" and "right" are valid concepts, but don't forget libertarians
An asterisk to Yglesias's defense of "left" and "right", plus interesting history about the Marquis De Lafayette
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Government to Ban All US Election Betting
The ban would greatly slow, but not end, global progress on prediction markets
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AI IQ scores (mostly) confirmed, using new offline IQ test
Major AIs suffer 8% loss on novel questions; all AIs have 20% loss
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April 2024

AI Marches On (March AI Updates)
Here's what happened with AI in March
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March 2024

Epicurus, the First "Rationalist"?
AI is decoding ancient scrolls from Epicureans -- what's that philosophy about?
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AIs ranked by IQ; AI passes 100 IQ for first time, with release of Claude-3
When AIs are given "special accommodations" in an IQ test, as if they were blind people, their scores improve
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