Links for October 2026

A conversation with Maia Adar of Cosimo Research: Inferring Causality: Mechanistic vs. Statistical Approach Nathan Fielder sings “Born to Die” Ofermōd — “the dysfunction of Harvard University, and adult developmental psychology, and the Great Stagnation.” hey man we’re going on a trip Aella’s new The Fetish Map — “Nearly 600 sexual interests from the Big Kink Survey, plotted by how common they are.” Neoncube: “Potatoes for dinner, eggs before lunch” Not long after finishing my potatoes and corn for dinner diet, I started a new diet that has turned out to be probably my best one yet! I dub it “potatoes for dinner, eggs before lunch.” As with my previous diets, this was a “half-potato” diet where I ate potatoes for dinner and Panda Express for lunch. I lost an average of 1.15lb per week while on the diet. The Dresden Dolls’ Amanda Palmer opens up about the meaning behind ‘Yes, Virginia… (Tailor’s Version)’