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Links For November 2024 - by Scott Alexander

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[I haven’t independently verified each link. On average, commenters will end up spotting evidence that around two or three of the links in each links post are wrong or misleading. I correct these as I see them, and will highlight important corrections later, but I can’t guarantee I will have caught them all by the time you read this.] 1: Ancient Chinese passports for the dead. “During the late Warring States / Han dynasty, people would be buried with official ID to get them into the underworld.” 2: New schizophrenia drug approved; instead of affecting dopamine directly, it affects muscarinic receptors upstream of the dopamine system and appears to have fewer side effects; some preliminary trials also suggest it might be better for negative symptoms. Current cost $1,750/month, but antipsychotics are always overpriced when they first come out. 3: YouGov (spotted via Polling USA) asking some of the important questions (1, 2, 3, 4): 4: Nonlinear effects from wildfire smoke. Claims that eve

Links For November 2024 ... Scott Alexander Nov 01, 2024 216 932 31 Share [I haven’t independently verified each link. On average, commenters will end up spotting evidence that around two or three of the links in each links post are wrong or misleading. I correct these as I see them, and will highlight important corrections later, but I can’t guarantee I will have caught them all by the time you read this.] 1: Ancient Chinese passports for the dead . “During the late Warring States / Han dynasty, people would be buried with official ID to get them into the underworld.” 2: New schizophrenia dru

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