Luca’s newsletter – On the idea chasm, placebo surgeries, and more (2021-01-23)
Placebo surgeries, the idea chasm, good intentions, and more – Luca Dellanna's newsletter.
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Thoughts on censorship
Censorship you don’t like always begins as censorship you like.
Allowing censorship assumes that this power can be taken back and that it won't corrupt the censor. Two strong assumptions.
Everything I did in 2020
2020 just ended. Here's a quick recap of everything I publicly published or participated to – podcasts, speeches, blog posts, projects, Twitter threads, and books. My 2020 Podcasts & Conferences I spoke at Nudgestock 2020, the largest behavioral science conference (link…
The Lindy Effect: Definition, Examples, and Generalization [2024 update]
The Lindy Effect – what it is, why it happens, and what it can be used for. Lots of practical examples and plain-English explanations.
Luca’s newsletter – On Schelling points, distribution, arrogance, and more (2020-12-19)
Luca's newsletter – On Schelling points, distribution, arrogance, and more.
Misleading claims about COVID-19, again
Two misleading claims we keep hearing regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, debunked.
The 5 ways face masks work even though the virus is small enough to pass through them
Masks are not (just) for preventing the virus in the air from reaching your nose but to prevent it from getting in the air in the first place.
Non-linear learning
Non-linear learning is more engaging and efficient. Here are some resources to start with.
Roam Research Books – What they are and how they work
Roam books allow you to discover a topic nonlinearly, to connect notes, and much more.
Coronavirus, cosa sta succedendo in Italia?
Non sono un medico, ma a gennaio avevo avvertito che questo virus probabilmente sarebbe arrivato in Italia e che sarebbe stata una buona idea comprare mascherine, a febbraio avevo consigliato di fare scorte al supermercato, e a marzo avevo fatto…