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#140 Classic episode – Bear Braumoeller on the case that war isn’t in decline

80,000 Hours Podcast

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Misinterpreting War Trends

This chapter explores how the sporadic nature of wars can distort perceptions of conflict trends through notable spikes in war death graphs. It emphasizes the complexities of power laws and statistical analysis in accurately interpreting patterns of warfare and highlights the pitfalls of traditional statistical tools.

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