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Feb 16, 2024 · Scott Alexander is the pen-name of LessWrong - rationalist blogger and psychiatrist Scott Alexander Siskind. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree magna cum laude in Philosophy, [1] he qualified in medicine at University College Cork - National University of Ireland, Cork with the triple degree of Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery ...
The blog was written by Scott Alexander Siskind, a San Francisco Bay Area psychiatrist, under the pen name Scott Alexander. Slate Star Codex was launched in 2013, and was discontinued on June 23, 2020, as Alexander feared doxing (publication of his full name) in a New York Times article.
Feb 13, 2021 · The allure of the ideas within Silicon Valley is what made Scott Alexander, who had also written under his given name, Scott Siskind, and his blog essential reading. But in late June of...
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Dr. Siskind is a psychiatrist who specializes in treatment-resistant depression and has published research on antidepressants. He blogs about science, technology, and politics, and comes from a family of medical professionals.
Jul 9, 2020 · The farewell post was attributed, like virtually all of the blog’s entries since its inception, in 2013, to Scott Alexander, the pseudonym of a Bay Area psychiatrist—the title “Slate Star...
Feb 15, 2021 · The New York Times portrays Scott Siskind, the pseudonymous blogger behind Slate Star Codex, as a far-right influencer in Silicon Valley. The article misrepresents his views on race, gender, and A.I., and fails to grant him anonymity despite his request.
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Jan 30, 2013 · SSC is the project of Scott Alexander, a psychiatrist on the US West Coast. You can email him at scott [at]slatestarcodex [dot]com. Note that emailing bloggers who say they are psychiatrists is a bad way to deal with your psychiatric emergencies, and you might wish to consider talking to your doctor or going to a hospital instead.
