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We're Computerizing and Don't Need You
On the good intentions and bizarre conclusions of evidence-based medicine
23 hrs ago
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Ben Recht
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Mesmerized by My Own Beat
On the history of anticoagulation and the role of randomized evidence in cardiology.
Jun 2
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Ben Recht
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May 2026
Sharing different heartbeats
On the power of large-scale randomized trials in cardiology.
May 29
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Ben Recht
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Only One Company Makes the Game Monopoly
Revisiting David Graeber's theories of bureaucracy, violence, and interpretative labor.
May 26
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Ben Recht
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Individual Experience vs. The Cochrane Review
On my decade-long exploration seeking a scientific language for singular evidence.
May 20
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Ben Recht
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The Quantification Trap
A computational paradox of the postmodern condition.
May 11
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Ben Recht
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The Rationality of the Language Machines
Are LLMs mathematically rational?
May 7
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Ben Recht
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April 2026
An Argmin Events Calendar
A quick rundown of four fun events this week.
Apr 27
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Ben Recht
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Engineering Architecture: A Syllabus?
Assembling a reading list on the theory of engineering architecture.
Apr 23
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Ben Recht
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Freedom From Choice
Building a theory of the architecture of organizing machines and people.
Apr 22
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Ben Recht
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Walk the Marble Malls
Identifying the elements of a theory of engineering architecture.
Apr 20
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Ben Recht
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Structured Uncertainties
A brief introduction to the structured singular value and what it teaches us about uncertainty quantification.
Apr 17
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Ben Recht
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