In addition to being a(n admittedly occasional) blog, Becoming Eden is also a repository of a number of summaries, essays, and other longer pieces we like to reference periodically. Here is an up-to-date index of our major posts:
Talks, Podcasts, Etc.
Clearer Thinking, Episode 048: Psychological Models and Parenting with Divia Eden – Extensive discussion of different psychological models and their applications, from Internal Family Systems therapy, to attachment parenting, to operant conditioning and clicker training, to decision theory…
Clearer Thinking, Episode 040: History and Longevity with Will Eden – Lots of assorted topics, starting with the value of history and what patterns we see happening today, what causes aging and what could be done about it, and whether the stock market makes any sense at all…
Palladium Podcast, Episode 8 – Wide ranging discussion of biotech, healthcare, regulation, research, etc.
Palladium Podcast 29: Digital Salon on Coronavirus Response with William Eden and Matt Parlmer (or watch the video on Youtube) – Discussion of the early realization of the COVID-19 threat, the failure of institutions to recognize and contain the danger, and how this will affect society and politics going forward.
The Past, Present, and Future of Biotech and Longevity with Laura Deming and Will Eden – Three-way conversation spanning the history of biotech startups, current developments in the space, how it differs from tech startups, and more.
Super Power U, Episode 30: Parenting with Possibility – Divia discusses high-trust, high-investment parenting.
Launching Longevity: Funding the Fountain of Youth (Panel discussion begins 39 minutes into the video)
AIRBORNE EDEN! (Philosophers on Twitch playing Flight Simulator) – Divia has a wide ranging conversation with Michael Curzi, covering everything from life philosophy to spaced repetition to unschooling and more.
A Slob Comes Clean, Episode 269: The Problem with Miscellaneous – Divia discusses household management, particularly keeping things clean and organizing lots of kid toys.
Book Summaries
How To Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Can Talk
How to Win Friends and Influence People
A Theory of Moral Sentiments (partial summary)
Divia’s Anki Decks of Many Books
Practical Guides
Less Wrong NYC: Case Study of a Successful Rationalist Chapter
Parenting Beliefs: A Bunch of Sources
Understanding Body Language, Touch, and Appearance
Low Hanging Fruit for Health and Wellness (Counterpoint: Hypothetical Apostasy on Nutrition)
The Quickstart Guide to Fasting
The Comcast Gambit, or How to Save $35 Per Month in Five Minutes
Research
Parenting and the Non-Shared Environment
The Heritability of Everything
A Theory of Economic Development
Other Stuff
The Promise and Perils of Rationality
Fun and Games with Cognitive Biases
What has Changed my Political Beliefs
A Year of Updates about Operant and Classical Conditioning
The Exploration/Exploitation Framework
