Archive - Inexact Science

You just read a new study. How much should you update?

Here's what Bayes' Theorem tells you

Oct 14

August 2024

Is capitalism making you lonely?

There's a loneliness epidemic. Is capitalism to blame? Here's what the data says.

Aug 13

July 2024

June 2024

Most ideas fail, and that's fine

On Camus and A/B tests

Jun 18

May 2024

Are 10x happiness boosts possible?

10% happier vs 10x happier

May 31

March 2024

January 2024

The drunkard and the lady

The philosophy of random walks

Jan 23

December 2023

November 2023

More info, more problems

How we ran a forecasting experiment

Nov 16, 2023

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