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Tripping Alone
The clinical model of psychedelic therapy has become the default way to trip. What might we be missing as a result?
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Oshan Jarow
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Why Governments Can't Count
Counting every citizen is one of the most basic functions of the state. For much of the world, it remains extraordinarily difficult.
Sep 15
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The Demons of Non-Denoms
Religion in America was once the domain of institutions. How did it grow to be dominated by cults of personality — and what can the process tell us…
Sep 8
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Ryan Burge
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Introducing Asterisk's AI Fellows
We’d like you to meet our first AI Fellows cohort.
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Sep 4
GDP: We Really Don’t Know How Good We Have It
Everyone loves the hockey stick graph of long-run economic growth. For some, it's the basis of an entire worldview. Unfortunately, the numbers don’t add…
Sep 4
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Nine Rules for Managing Humans Managing Nuclear Reactors
Admiral Hyman Rickover was the Father of the Nuclear Navy — and one of the most effective bureaucrats in the history of the U.S. government. He also…
Aug 25
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Charles Yang
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How to Vaccinate the World
The world’s largest vaccine manufacturer — by far — is the Serum Institute of India. How did a struggling horse farm in Pune become one of the most…
Aug 18
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Reflections on Asterisk's AI Fellows Applications
And why we still think you should start a blog
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Why Are There So Many Rationalist Cults?
There’s a lot to like about the Rationalist community, but they do have a certain tendency to spawn — shall we say — high demand groups. We sent a…
Aug 11
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Ozy Brennan
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No Retvrn
An American tradition of embracing modernity.
Aug 4
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Yes In My Bamako Yard
Over the next 25 years, Africa is expected to add 900 million people to its cities, the largest wave of urban population growth the world has ever seen…
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Scapegoating the Algorithm
America's epistemic challenges run deeper than social media.
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