April 2017 – Wallow In Maya

The very best of Scott Alexander and Slate Star Codex

by wallowinmaya | Posted on April 17, 2017 | 4 Comments

Scott Alexander is one of my favorite writers and Slate Star Codex is (by far) my favorite blog. It’s pretty difficult for me to communicate with people who haven’t read most of Slate Star Codex. It’s like trying to have a conversation with a frequentist Hegelian who doesn’t believe in evolution. The inferential distances are so huge,

My Experiences with Tranylcypromine: The Most Powerful Antidepressant Ever?

by wallowinmaya | Posted on April 6, 2017 | 17 Comments

First written: April 2017. Last updated: December 2017. Introduction Tranylcypromine (brand name: “Parnate“) is a nonselective and irreversible monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) used to treat major depressive disorder. See this previous post of mine about MAOIs (written in 2013). Prophetically enough, I wrote: “So my current plan is to first try Moclobemide and then Selegiline. If