And if you like it, subscribe. Is treating a cold with zinc still evidence-backed? Bull; March 2018. I used to think zinc was the only known evidence-based cold treatment, but the analysis everyone cites was recently retracted. Is it another victim of the replication crisis? What to care about in a job. Where, why and how I donated in 2017.

Sometimes controversial, sometimes fallacious, sometimes thought-provoking, and always fun. You Are Not So Smart. On December 31, 2013. As of today, I will no longer maintain this site. If you want to subscribe, the new site supports an RSS feed. Smart Books Make You Feel Stupid.

There are none so blind as those who will not see. Saturday, July 26, 2014. Nathaniel Bates has a new short science fiction story up for purchase at Scholardarity. Check out a free preview here. Saturday, June 07, 2014. The legacy of David Hume, like the appearance of the Moon,. Is sometimes waxing, sometimes waning,. But hopefully never, forever fading.

Half a page of scribbled lines. Today the site is 11 years old. It seems like yesterday I was here writing about how it was turning 10 years old. But now the background has gone through a full cycle. A year seems like a shorter and shorter length of time. Who knew? You can also check out the site on the Wayback Machine.

Words, Ideas, and Things. Tuesday, February 3, 2015. Relatively Easy Data Entry for a MySQL Database. The first time I made a database-driven website, I did data entry at the MySQL command prompt. What a hassle! Diagram from MySQL Workbench.

Students working for a much better world. Yale Effective Altruists is the first Yale student organization dedicated to helping people through the methods of effective altruism. We work on many small projects throughout the year, looking for places where a group of students can have a major impact. To learn more about our current work, check out our project page.

Writings on ethics, math, and computer science from a person with some thoughts on ethics, math, and computer science. Why Effective Altruists Should Use a Robo-Advisor. Cross-posted to the Effective Altruism Forum. Right now and transfer all your savings into it.

Is all about combining empathy, reason and evidence. By carefully considering what we value, and by working together to find the best ways of achieving that, we can each do an amazing amount of good. There is a growing movement called effective altruism. Proud Member of Effective Altruism Sydney. 8230;and the Effective Altruism Movement. We can, and do, enjoy doing it! .

Which was a project from a Codecademy. I built this exclusively with HTML and CSS. It was much more work than I expected. It was also very difficult to find images. It great a learning experience to get back to the basics. And play around with designing, however, I am more than happy to return to using Twitter Bootstrap and its many free themes. Posted in Sites I Built.