[Question] How use­ful are masks dur­ing an epi­demic?

ElizabethMar 10, 2020, 10:12 PM
32 points
19 comments1 min readLW link

The Case for Pri­vacy Optimism

bmgarfinkelMar 10, 2020, 8:30 PM
43 points
1 comment32 min readLW link
(benmgarfinkel.wordpress.com)

Zoom In: An In­tro­duc­tion to Circuits

evhubMar 10, 2020, 7:36 PM
85 points
11 comments2 min readLW link
(distill.pub)

COVID-19 ar­ti­cle trans­la­tions site aims to bridge the knowl­edge gap

Mike Stop ContinuesMar 10, 2020, 6:34 PM
29 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

When to Re­v­erse Quaran­tine and Other COVID-19 Considerations

BenquoMar 10, 2020, 4:37 PM
46 points
24 comments7 min readLW link
(benjaminrosshoffman.com)

Vuln­er­a­bil­ities in CDT and TI-un­aware agents

Mar 10, 2020, 2:14 PM
5 points
1 comment4 min readLW link

An­thropic effects im­ply that we are more likely to live in the uni­verse with in­ter­stel­lar panspermia

avturchinMar 10, 2020, 1:12 PM
19 points
18 comments1 min readLW link

Es­ti­mated risk of death by coro­n­avirus for a healthy 30 year old male ~ 1/​190

Roko JelavićMar 10, 2020, 12:32 PM
6 points
8 comments3 min readLW link

A con­ver­sa­tion on the­ory of mind, sub­jec­tivity, and objectivity

jessicataMar 10, 2020, 4:59 AM
13 points
8 comments4 min readLW link
(unstableontology.com)

Growth rate of COVID-19 outbreaks

BuckyMar 9, 2020, 11:16 PM
70 points
28 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Name of Prob­lem?

johnswentworthMar 9, 2020, 8:15 PM
9 points
30 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What is the typ­i­cal course of COVID-19? What are the var­i­ants?

ElizabethMar 9, 2020, 5:52 PM
36 points
27 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How effec­tive are tul­pas?

EvenflairMar 9, 2020, 5:35 PM
40 points
60 comments2 min readLW link

[Ar­ti­cle re­view] Ar­tifi­cial In­tel­li­gence, Values, and Alignment

MichaelAMar 9, 2020, 12:42 PM
13 points
5 comments10 min readLW link

The Heck­ler’s Veto Is Also Sub­ject to the Unilat­er­al­ist’s Curse

Zack_M_DavisMar 9, 2020, 8:11 AM
48 points
6 comments2 min readLW link

Thoughts on the Scope of LessWrong’s In­fo­haz­ard Policies

Ben PaceMar 9, 2020, 7:44 AM
48 points
5 comments8 min readLW link

Sleep­walk­ing Toward Armageddon

SlimepriestessMar 9, 2020, 7:28 AM
14 points
3 comments1 min readLW link
(hivewired.wordpress.com)

Po­ten­tial High-Lev­er­age and In­ex­pen­sive Miti­ga­tions (which are still fea­si­ble) for Pandemics

DavidmanheimMar 9, 2020, 6:59 AM
34 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

[Question] What can we do to help oth­ers dur­ing the coro­n­avirus out­break?

swimchordMar 9, 2020, 6:12 AM
6 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

[Question] Why hasn’t the tech­nol­ogy of Knowl­edge Rep­re­sen­ta­tion (i.e., se­man­tic net­works, con­cept graphs, on­tol­ogy en­g­ineer­ing) been ap­plied to cre­ate tools to help hu­man thinkers?

PolytoposMar 9, 2020, 6:11 AM
15 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

Model es­ti­mat­ing the num­ber of in­fected per­sons in the bay area

Eli TyreMar 9, 2020, 5:31 AM
21 points
21 comments4 min readLW link

It’s Time To Stop Dancing

jefftkMar 9, 2020, 3:30 AM
36 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] How can we ex­trap­o­late the true prevalence of a dis­ease, given available in­for­ma­tion?

ElizabethMar 9, 2020, 12:16 AM
21 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] At what point does dis­ease spread stop be­ing well-mod­eled by an ex­po­nen­tial func­tion?

Eli TyreMar 8, 2020, 11:53 PM
8 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Quadratic mod­els and (un)falsified data

BuckyMar 8, 2020, 11:34 PM
32 points
8 comments3 min readLW link

March Coron­avirus Open Thread

ElizabethMar 8, 2020, 10:45 PM
57 points
378 comments1 min readLW link

Open & Wel­come Thread—March 2020

habrykaMar 8, 2020, 10:06 PM
10 points
33 comments1 min readLW link

Toby Ord’s ‘The Precipice’ is pub­lished!

matthew.vandermerweMar 8, 2020, 9:20 PM
54 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

UML final

Rafael HarthMar 8, 2020, 8:43 PM
22 points
1 comment14 min readLW link

The Lens, Proge­rias and Polycausality

johnswentworthMar 8, 2020, 5:53 PM
71 points
8 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Help me with bayesian think­ing re:coro­n­avirus?

hereisonehandMar 8, 2020, 5:03 PM
6 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What is the death rate for those who test nega­tive on Covid-19?

Derek LomasMar 8, 2020, 4:40 PM
3 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

An­a­lyt­ic­ity Depends On Definitions

Chris_LeongMar 8, 2020, 2:00 PM
9 points
5 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] How’s the case for wear­ing googles for COVID-19 pro­tec­tion when in pub­lic trans­porta­tion?

ChristianKlMar 8, 2020, 9:31 AM
11 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Ineffec­tive Re­sponse to COVID-19 and Risk Compensation

DavidmanheimMar 8, 2020, 9:21 AM
29 points
23 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Why would panic dur­ing this coro­n­avirus pan­demic be a bad thing?

Adam ZernerMar 8, 2020, 8:32 AM
9 points
31 comments1 min readLW link

Ig­nor­ing Coun­try Cohorts

bakenMar 8, 2020, 8:07 AM
6 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] At what level of coro­n­avirus cases in a pop­u­la­tion should the peo­ple in that pop­u­la­tion start self-quaran­tin­ing?

Jeremy HadfieldMar 8, 2020, 3:22 AM
13 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

4 Kinds of Learning

lsusrMar 8, 2020, 2:25 AM
20 points
5 comments2 min readLW link

Mak­ing a Stand­ing Desk

jefftkMar 7, 2020, 11:10 PM
2 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Win­ning vs Truth – In­fo­haz­ard Trade-Offs

eapacheMar 7, 2020, 10:49 PM
12 points
11 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Ac­tive Recovery

Rarity RingsMar 7, 2020, 8:29 PM
13 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

[Question] How long does SARS-CoV-2 sur­vive on cop­per surfaces

ChristianKlMar 7, 2020, 10:00 AM
24 points
15 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How are peo­ple track­ing con­firmed Coron­avirus cases /​ Coron­avirus deaths?

Eli TyreMar 7, 2020, 3:53 AM
13 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

Com­ing Back to Biking

jefftkMar 7, 2020, 2:40 AM
15 points
6 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Cred­i­bil­ity of the CDC on SARS-CoV-2

Mar 7, 2020, 2:00 AM
226 points
119 comments6 min readLW link1 review

[Question] How hard would it be to at­tack coro­n­avirus with CRISPR?

Donald HobsonMar 6, 2020, 11:18 PM
9 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

Effec­tive­ness of Fever-Screen­ing Will Decline

jimrandomhMar 6, 2020, 11:00 PM
69 points
8 comments2 min readLW link

A Proof Against Or­a­cle AI

aiiixiiiMar 6, 2020, 9:42 PM
11 points
11 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] You’ve Been Ex­posed to COVID-19: What Do You Wish You Knew?

ElizabethMar 6, 2020, 7:57 PM
49 points
10 comments1 min readLW link