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Reflections on my second year as a Ph.D.

Scientist or papermaker?

Posted by Marius Hobbhahn on November 19, 2022

Tags: Miscellanious Improve

My other writings #1

Brief summary of some posts that are not on my blog

Posted by Marius Hobbhahn on August 30, 2022

Tags: Miscellanious Effective Altruism

Thoughts on the Bay

Brief impressions from my first visit to the US

Posted by Marius Hobbhahn on August 20, 2022

Tags: Miscellanious Effective Altruism

Honest thoughts of the first author

Brief summary of my takeaways from my little social experiment

Posted by Marius Hobbhahn on August 14, 2022

Tags: Miscellanious

Our mental building blocks are more different than I thought

Your brain is literally built different

Posted by Marius Hobbhahn on June 5, 2022

Tags: Miscellanious Improve

Things I changed my mind about: Part III

Yes, another one!

Posted by Marius Hobbhahn on May 23, 2022

Tags: Miscellanious Improve

Nuclear Energy

Good but not the silver bullet we were hoping for

Posted by Marius Hobbhahn on April 10, 2022

Tags: Miscellanious

I want to be replaced

By a better future self

Posted by Marius Hobbhahn on March 8, 2022

Tags: Improve Effective Altruism

How to write better blogposts

Things I've learned by writing a lot

Posted by Marius Hobbhahn on March 7, 2022

Tags: Miscellanious Improve

Should GMOs (e.g. golden rice) be a cause area?

Or why is it illegal to feed the hungry?

Posted by Marius Hobbhahn on March 7, 2022

Tags: Miscellanious Effective Altruism

The case for genetic enhancements

Trading off the cases for and against genetic enhancements in plants, animals and humans

Posted by Marius Hobbhahn on January 20, 2022

Tags: Miscellanious Improve Effective Altruism

What makes us happy or depressed?

And how much control do we have about it?

Posted by Marius Hobbhahn on September 20, 2021

Tags: Effective Altruism Miscellaneous Improve

Reflections on my first year as a PhD

Posted by Marius Hobbhahn on August 22, 2021

Tags: Miscellanious Improve

Against Degrowth, for massive Green Investments

Climate Change is bad and Economic Growth is good; We should find systems that prevent the first and ensure the latter

Posted by Marius Hobbhahn on July 25, 2021

Tags: Miscellanious Data Analysis

Should Chronic Pain be a cause area for Effective Altruists?

TL;DR: too broad to judge in general but specific interventions and research look promising

Posted by Marius Hobbhahn on May 10, 2021

Tags: Effective Altruism Data Analysis

Things I changed my mind about: Part II

Another list of beliefs that I changed over the last couple of years

Posted by Marius Hobbhahn on April 24, 2021

Tags: Miscellaneous Improve

I have accidentally become a Neoliberal

Reflecting on how my economic views changed over time

Posted by Marius Hobbhahn on March 19, 2021

Tags: Miscellaneous

Does the tax revenue from Cigarettes pay for the Cost of associated Diseases?

And how much money does the state save from premature smoking deaths?

Posted by Marius Hobbhahn on February 25, 2021

Tags: Effective Altruism Data Analysis

Carrots, not sticks - What I learned from introducing people to EA

Posted by Marius Hobbhahn on February 9, 2021

Tags: Effective Altruism

Thoughts on Personal Finance for Effective Altruists

You will also learn something if you are not an EA

Posted by Marius Hobbhahn on January 25, 2021

Tags: Effective Altruism Improve

Guide for Productivity

A summary of research mixed with my own considerations

Posted by Marius Hobbhahn on January 10, 2021

Tags: Miscellaneous Improve

How to sleep better

A summary of the current research mixed with my own considerations and experiences

Posted by Marius Hobbhahn on December 26, 2020

Tags: Miscellaneous Improve

Culture matters because of Game Theory

Culture in the group mentality sense, not the Mozart and Pyramids sense!

Posted by Marius Hobbhahn on November 22, 2020

Tags: Miscellaneous

The Case for Nudging

Oh yes Uncle Sam, I love it when you nudge me hard to lead a better life!

Posted by Marius Hobbhahn on November 5, 2020

Tags: Miscellaneous Improve

Second-Hand Clothes: Is it net beneficial to donate?

Are you destroying the local economy or helping people in need?

Posted by Marius Hobbhahn on September 4, 2020

Tags: Miscellaneous Data Analysis

How much free speech is optimal?

What does good discourse look like? What can you do to improve your conversations? Who should be canceled and when?

Posted by Marius Hobbhahn on August 16, 2020

Tags: Miscellaneous

How much animal suffering is there?

A back-of-the-envelope attempt to quantify animal suffering caused by human consumption

Posted by Marius Hobbhahn on August 12, 2020

Tags: Effective Altruism Data Analysis

How much (physical) human suffering is there?

A back-of-the-envelope attempt to quantify human suffering

Posted by Marius Hobbhahn on June 29, 2020

Tags: Effective Altruism Data Analysis

A history of changing my view

A list of beliefs that I changed over the last couple of years

Posted by Marius Hobbhahn on May 10, 2020

Tags: Miscellaneous Improve

Efficient Speaking

Some observations on how to make sure that what you say is being heard

Posted by Marius Hobbhahn on April 21, 2020

Tags: Debating

Efficient Adjudication Techniques

This is summary/illustration for a workshop given by Sella Nevo

Posted by Marius Hobbhahn on April 20, 2020

Tags: Debating