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I think "self-signaling" is one of the more interesting concepts to come out of behavioral economics. The idea is that some of our behaviors (especially economic behaviors) are really about

We often joke about how irrelevant philosophy is. But, here we find -- on a national stage -- a philosophical position from "social ontology." Can groups of people have intentions?

I'm finally getting around to reading "Play Optimal Poker" by @thinkingpoker. POP is a poker strategy guide that puts game theory at the center of its discussion. So, I thought

There is a common misconception that classical economic models require that everyone be "rational." While everyone being rational is consistent with these models, often a much weaker assumption would do.

One the biggest challenges of our time is finding the right balance between encouraging people to respect expertise but also engage in critical thinking.I think a lot of people don't

The greatest trick the British ever pulled was inventing an incredibly stupid system of measurement and then abandoning it for a better system before the US. That way dummies in

This is the thread that never ends. Yes, it goes on and on my friends. Some people started reading it, not knowing what it was. And now they are still

Goddammi!, @CT_Bergstrom beat me to another life goal. I was hoping to be the first in my social network to have a twitter thread cited. Back to the drawing board.https://twitter.com/AlexJohnLondon/status/1250511148362989568

This week in Network Epistemology we talked about a philosophical problem called "testimony" and its connection with homophily. The basic question: what are the effects of different strategies for trusting