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Social science and common sense
How they shape each other
Oct 6
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Stefan Schubert
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September 2026
The limits to progress in psychology
How much has psychology left to discover?
Sep 8
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Stefan Schubert
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August 2026
The roots of cynicism
Why we underrate the role of ideals and convictions
Aug 28
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Stefan Schubert
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The problem with disjunctive existential risk
Suppose that Alice and Bob have different beliefs about existential risk over the next 50 years.
Aug 13
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Stefan Schubert
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The response prior
What our track record can tell us about existential risk
Aug 6
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Stefan Schubert
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July 2026
Why we’re epistemically flexible but stubbornly self-regarding
A deep-rooted psychological asymmetry
Jul 31
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Stefan Schubert
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June 2026
Talk: The case for epistemic discipline
I gave a talk at EAGx Nordics about epistemic discipline, building on my argument-checking of opinion pieces and live debates.
Jun 17
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Stefan Schubert
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May 2026
The Rationality Gap
We’re good at solving problems, but not as good at seeing how other people solve theirs
May 20
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Stefan Schubert
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The tables have turned on AI sceptics
Epistemic conservatism no longer favours long timelines
May 7
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Stefan Schubert
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April 2026
Women don’t think 80 percent of men are below average, and the share of children with a secret dad is far below 10 percent
Juicy stories are often false
Apr 24
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Stefan Schubert
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AI economics needs to be weird
AI debates: the relational economy, propaganda predictions, and more
Apr 22
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Stefan Schubert
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Will AI drive humans off social media?
Plus: more intelligent Scandinavian men have more children, most ChatGPT users are now women, and more
Apr 20
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Stefan Schubert
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