Archive - Unreasonable Doubt

Why Tinder Benefits the Beautiful

Search frictions and match fractions, and who is better off in a world of online dating.

Nov 12, 2024 •

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June 2024

Can Arrogance Save the World from the Thucydides Trap?

Often unecesary wars have been explained as the folly of ideologues, but maybe a certain ideological arrogance is the key to peace.

Jun 17, 2024 •

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Secularism by the Grace of God

Securalism promises peace between religion, science and politics. At best it is a cease fire.

Jun 5, 2024 •

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January 2024

The Poverty of Embracing Failure

How the idolisation of failure leads to less meaningful lives

Jan 17, 2024 •

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December 2023

In Defence of Ridicule

How ridicule rids societies of ridiculous ideas

Dec 4, 2023 •

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October 2023

How Publication Bias Threatens Science and What We Should Do About It

Publication bias threatens our collective knowledge. Luckily, you can easily assess the problem using readily available statistical tools.

Oct 27, 2023 •

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The Case Against Lying

In the public sphere, there is a growing set of defenses of casual lying. This post argues that acceptance of even the most well-intended lies might…

Oct 11, 2023 •

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June 2023

For Robust Solutions

Why organizations should embrace big systems and get rid of duct tape solutions

Jun 16, 2023 •

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May 2023

Against Robust Solutions

Three reasons to reject systems and celebrate duct tape solutions

May 30, 2023 •

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Should Science be Ideological?

It has long been the ideal that science should not be ideological. Here is why it needs to stay that way.

May 22, 2023 •

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Editors Picks III: Does Growth Always lead to a worse Enviroment?

This weeks recomendations concern the Overton Window, Cold War II, and the possibility of Green Growth.

May 12, 2023 •

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AI Can Change What it Means to be Human

Simulacra and Simulation in the age of AI

May 8, 2023 •

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