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Gwern — QS

by Gwern Branwen

Quantified self experiments: nootropics, supplements, and self-tracking.

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2013 Lewis meditation results

14 min

Multilevel modeling of effect of small group’s meditation on math errors A small group of Quantified Selfers tested themselves daily on arithmetic and engaged in a month of meditation.

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2

2014 Spirulina randomized self-experiment

7 min

Spirulina users’ randomized trial on self-rated allergy symptoms: null result. The supplement Spirulina has been suggested to help allergy symptoms.

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3

2013 LLLT self-experiment

11 min

An LLLT user’s blinded randomized self-experiment in 2013 on the effects of near-infrared light on a simple cognitive test battery: positive results A short randomized & blinded self-experiment on...

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4

Weather and My Productivity

6 min

# gather and clean data weather1 <- read.csv ( "https://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KISP/2012/2/16/CustomHistory.

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5

Bitter Melon for blood glucose

2 min

The first thing to note is that taking his data, converting to long format, and plotting it: melon <- read.csv ( stdin (), header= TRUE ) Date,Exercise,Bitter.Melon,Read.wake,Read .10 am,Read .

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6

Treadmill desk observations

16 min

Notes relating to my use of a treadmill desk and 2 self-experiments showing walking treadmill use interferes with typing and memory performance.

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7

BacopaQuasi-Experiment

9 min

Daily ratings: mp <- na.omit ( read.csv ( "~/selfexperiment/mp.

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8

Nootropics

186 min

A record of nootropics I have tried, with thoughts about which ones worked and did not work for me.

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9

LSD microdosing RCT

55 min

Some early experimental studies with LSD suggested that doses of LSD too small to cause any noticeable effects may improve mood and creativity.

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10

Acne: a good Quantified Self topic

11 min

Acne is a good way to learn self-experiments for teenagers. I offer tips on what one could do, and an initial list of crowdsourced interventions to test from CureTogether.

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11

Self-Blinded Mineral Water Taste Test

18 min

The kind of water used in tea is claimed to make a difference in the flavor: mineral water being better than tap water or distilled water.

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