“There is no form of prose more difficult to UNDERSTAND and more TEDIOUS 🥱to read than the average scientific paper 📰” (Crick, 1994). #Science #academia #publications

I’ll make, again, a prediction that you can bet on: after #covid and this #election, #carnival 2023 will be a memorable explosion of #music #happiness, #joy, #love #samba #dance #kiss #party #energy. Book your tickets to #Rio, because there’s nowhere else you’d rather be! https://t.co/SR5WRSsgmB

Could one BUY and OLD #nuclear submarine to power an #island or city? Though about it after listening to @NiklasAnzinger episode with J Storrs Hall. Have anyone tried it before? Looks like UK have some for sale https://t.co/LxEz9i9ddV #energy #development #innovation

The outcome is BAD #DECISION based on miscalculations. #psychology #brain #Evolution #risk #perception #cognitive #bias

We increase the #perception of a SMALL #risk just by THINKING about it! #psychology #brain #Evolution #perception #cognitive #bias

Unable to deal with the too BIG or the too SMALL, our #Brain 🧠 does what it can: fools yourself! #psychology #brain #Evolution #risk #perception #cognitive #bias

We estimate #risk based on the #frequency of the news, not the actual risk! #psychology #brain #Evolution #perception #cognitive #bias

Media does NOT communicate #risk! #psychology #brain #Evolution #perception #cognitive #bias

A thread on ‘We tend to UNDERESTIMATE large risks and OVERESTIMATE small risks.’ #psychology #brain #Evolution #risk #perception #cognitive #bias

Replying to https://twitter.com/Melt_Dem/status/1586391230698557440:

@Melt_Dem And it sells wt actually having scientifically proven effects. It doesn’t increase cognitive function, just self-esteem (which then increases productivity). While 1 could get self-esteem boosts from less addictive and damaging sources, there seems to be no money to be made there

Explica T-U-D-O! https://t.co/aKavZV6aVi

What about Public Intellectuals? https://t.co/LIwYeaVJ3J #Science #Academia #Publications w/ @dwarkesh_sp and @Michael__Huemer

Peer Review is Overrated https://t.co/RPMzwDWCir #Science #Academia #Publications w/ @dwarkesh_sp and @Michael__Huemer

Blockchain, just for nuclear weapons: Everyone watching everyone else could be (scarily) more efficient than a central monitoring authority https://t.co/ByRHwiejeY #Society #Technology #Regulation w/ @dwarkesh_sp and @Michael__Huemer

There could be big fundamental progress that we don't want to rule out https://t.co/UcApVFJXZ0 #Change #Progress #Society w/ @dwarkesh_sp and @Michael__Huemer

It’s not just public institutions that get financial aid: the government has its hands on almost everything https://t.co/roBamuOZAc #Politics #Democracy #Libertarian w/ @dwarkesh_sp and @Michael__Huemer

The Norm of Respectful #Discourse https://t.co/k6xfLOCgZZ #Disagree #Politics #Democracy @dwarkesh_sp and @Michael__Huemer

We have instincts for violence and conquer against our self interest because it increases reproductive success https://t.co/CkcjrZ2a72 #Government #Progress #Equality @dwarkesh_sp and @Michael__Huemer

Were there more #libertarians in the past? or people simply didn’t care about the #poor? https://t.co/3Z2f1cmOkL #Government #Progress #Equality @dwarkesh_sp and @Michael__Huemer

The #Government isn’t (entitled to) special (moral exemptions). They are people like you and me! https://t.co/EdLv40Q8nz #Moral #Progress #Libertarian w/ @dwarkesh_sp and @Michael__Huemer