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Laura Deming

Personal blog · ldeming.posthaven.comsciencehealth

Laura Deming writes ldeming, a personal blog at ldeming.posthaven.com about science and health. Since 2018, 16 different Hacker News readers have linked it 17 times, most often “The Rage of Research”. The last post was in 2022, but the archive is still widely read.

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17mentions?
16HN people?
2018–2025first – last linked?
Links on Hacker News per year · peak 8 in 2020

Too few sampled comments (1) to say how often HN recommends it.?

Why HN links it

HN readers link Laura Deming's post on allegations against Aubrey de Grey, which the thread discusses. The one comment describes the post's comment section and the allegations rather than judging the writing.

Summarised by Claude from a sample of 1 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.

ldeming.posthaven.com

Most-linked posts?

  1. The Rage of Research
    4 people · 4 mentions · first linked 2020-05-25
  2. I've decided not to work with Aubrey de Grey or SENS
    3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2021-08-10
  3. Advice for Ambitious Teenagers
    3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2020-06-15
  4. How to Not Be Sad
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2020-06-21

What Hacker News says?

  1. skrebbel · 2021-08-12
    Laura Deming's post ( https://ldeming.posthaven.com/aubrey ) has some comments that paint this as a coordinated attack on De Grey for financial objectives. Truth be told I find it hard to believe those allegations, but I'd lie if I said I didn't enjoy the soap opera aspect of it all while reading them. I think it's very impressive and indicative of how hard-ass Deming must be that she did not have those comments del…

    Comment linking /aubrey

    on “Allegations against Aubrey de Grey”
  2. Brajeshwar · 2021-08-11

    Submitted I've decided not to work with Aubrey de Grey or SENS as a story · 136 points

    HN discussion
  3. sethbannon · 2018-11-07

    Submitted Sequencing is the new microscope as a story · 74 points

    HN discussion
  4. iMuzz · 2021-08-10

    Submitted Laura Deming: I've decided not to work with Aubrey de Grey or SENS as a story · 12 points

    HN discussion
  5. jeffreyrogers · 2020-06-16

    Submitted Advice for Ambitious Teenagers as a story · 4 points

    HN discussion
  6. andymatuschak · 2020-06-21

    Submitted How to Not Be Sad as a story · 3 points

    HN discussion
  7. srl · 2020-05-25

    Submitted The Rage of Research as a story · 3 points

    HN discussion
  8. sebg · 2025-08-18

    Submitted The Rage of Research as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  9. _Microft · 2022-05-28

    Submitted Sequencing is the new microscope (2018) as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  10. elsewhen · 2021-08-11

    Submitted Understanding Biology, Quickly as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  11. apsec112 · 2020-07-20

    Submitted Advice for Ambitious Teenagers as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  12. ingve · 2020-06-15

    Submitted Advice for Ambitious Teenagers as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  13. dbrereton · 2022-12-02

    Submitted What it’s like to be 28 as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  14. apsec112 · 2021-01-23

    Submitted Immortal Yeast: a week's worth of research as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  15. salilpn12 · 2020-06-22

    Submitted How Not to Be Sad as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  16. Osiris30 · 2020-05-26

    Submitted The Rage of Research as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  17. barry-cotter · 2020-05-26

    Submitted The Rage of Research as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion

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