194 – Kinky Data Science with Aella

We talk with Aella about some of the results of her absolutely massive sex & kink survey

LINKS

Aella’s Substack

Aella’s Twitter

You don’t need a perfectly random sample for useful data, jfc

Women Prefer More Violent Porn

Monogamous men in long-term relationships aren’t doin too hot

Want to maybe marry Aella? Here’s her Date-Me Doc, and info

more links:

We speak with Adam Mastroianni on The Rise and Fall of Peer Review

My kink survey design methodology

Who Took My Big Kink Survey? Updated

Age of fetish onset, by sex, gender, orientation, and dom/sub

How taking hormones impacts sexual preferences

Escorts are the ER Doctors of Relationships

Why Your Polyamorous Friend’s Relationship Sucks

Eneasz on Nerds Bloom Late (Socially)



0:00:23 – Survey Data Literacy

0:29:58 – Women Prefer More Violent Porn

0:53:48 – Monogamous men aren’t doin too hot

1:17:11 – Feedback

1:23:53 – Less Wrong Posts

1:37:16 – Thank the Patron

1:38:08 – Guild of the Rose Update



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LessWrong Sequence Posts Discussed in this Episode:

How An Algorithm Feels From Inside

Disputing Definitions

Next Sequence Posts:

Feel the Meaning

The Argument from Common Usage