Think­ing About Filtered Ev­i­dence Is (Very!) Hard

abramdemskiMar 19, 2020, 11:20 PM
97 points
32 comments14 min readLW link

March 18th: Daily Coron­avirus Links

Mar 19, 2020, 10:20 PM
12 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Align­ment as Translation

johnswentworthMar 19, 2020, 9:40 PM
66 points
40 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] Cost of a COVID-19 test that uses shot­gun RNA se­quenc­ing?

ChristianKlMar 19, 2020, 9:33 PM
10 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

My Bet Log

philhMar 19, 2020, 9:10 PM
16 points
3 comments2 min readLW link
(reasonableapproximation.net)

[Question] How to op­ti­mize my time fight­ing COVID-19?

Ian David MossMar 19, 2020, 7:15 PM
28 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

Robin Han­son on whether gov­ern­ments can squash COVID-19

DanielFilanMar 19, 2020, 6:23 PM
10 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(www.overcomingbias.com)

[Question] Is the Covid-19 crisis a good time for x-risk out­reach?

Adam ZernerMar 19, 2020, 4:14 PM
17 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] North Korea and COVID-19

jmhMar 19, 2020, 3:51 PM
7 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Covid-19 Points of Lev­er­age, Travel Bans and Eradication

RokoMar 19, 2020, 9:08 AM
87 points
48 comments5 min readLW link

[Question] Should we build ther­mome­ter sub­sti­tutes?

RobertMMar 19, 2020, 7:43 AM
5 points
9 comments1 min readLW link

Ab­strac­tion = In­for­ma­tion at a Distance

johnswentworthMar 19, 2020, 12:19 AM
29 points
1 comment3 min readLW link

[Question] What are good ways of con­vinc­ing some­one to re­think an im­pos­si­ble dream?

aarongertlerMar 19, 2020, 12:06 AM
14 points
5 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Is the coro­n­avirus the most im­por­tant thing to be fo­cus­ing on right now?

Adam ZernerMar 18, 2020, 10:48 PM
49 points
22 comments1 min readLW link

[UPDATED] COVID-19 cabin sec­ondary at­tack rates on Di­a­mond Princess

BuckyMar 18, 2020, 10:36 PM
50 points
5 comments3 min readLW link

March 17th: Daily Coron­avirus Links

Mar 18, 2020, 8:55 PM
12 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

My Func­tor is Rich!

adamShimiMar 18, 2020, 6:58 PM
10 points
0 comments17 min readLW link

Wel­come to the Haskell Jungle

adamShimiMar 18, 2020, 6:58 PM
16 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] How can we pro­tect economies dur­ing mas­sive pub­lic health crises?

kithpendragonMar 18, 2020, 6:56 PM
7 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Does the 14-month vac­cine safety test make sense for COVID-19?

orthonormalMar 18, 2020, 6:41 PM
60 points
28 comments1 min readLW link

[AN #91]: Con­cepts, im­ple­men­ta­tions, prob­lems, and a bench­mark for im­pact measurement

Rohin ShahMar 18, 2020, 5:10 PM
15 points
10 comments13 min readLW link
(mailchi.mp)

Re­quest for Com­ments on On­line LessWrong/​SSC Meetup—Rump Session

JoshuaFoxMar 18, 2020, 4:51 PM
29 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Can we use Var­i­o­la­tion to deal with the Coron­avirus?

FactorialCodeMar 18, 2020, 2:40 PM
11 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Ubiquitous Far-Ul­travi­o­let Light Could Con­trol the Spread of Covid-19 and Other Pandemics

Mar 18, 2020, 12:44 PM
79 points
39 comments7 min readLW link

In­ter­na­tional Con­flict X-Risk in the Era of COVID-19

eapacheMar 18, 2020, 11:42 AM
5 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Makeshift face touch warner

rmoehnMar 18, 2020, 9:38 AM
15 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

As­sorted thoughts on the coronavirus

Adam ZernerMar 18, 2020, 7:08 AM
11 points
11 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] What should we do once in­fected with COVID-19?

ElizabethMar 18, 2020, 4:50 AM
62 points
58 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Where can we donate time and money to avert coro­n­avirus deaths?

ElizabethMar 18, 2020, 4:50 AM
33 points
13 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How can we es­ti­mate how many peo­ple are C19 in­fected in an area?

ElizabethMar 18, 2020, 4:49 AM
20 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] LessWrong Coron­avirus Agenda

ElizabethMar 18, 2020, 4:48 AM
136 points
65 comments6 min readLW link

Zeynep Tufekci on Why Tel­ling Peo­ple They Don’t Need Masks Backfired

Zack_M_DavisMar 18, 2020, 4:34 AM
27 points
9 comments1 min readLW link
(www.nytimes.com)

March 16th: Daily Coron­avirus Links

Mar 18, 2020, 12:00 AM
15 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

What is In­ter­pretabil­ity?

Mar 17, 2020, 8:23 PM
39 points
1 comment11 min readLW link

[Question] When will to­tal cases in the EU sur­pass that of China?

jmhMar 17, 2020, 12:34 PM
7 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Let My Peo­ple Stay Home

ZviMar 17, 2020, 12:10 PM
46 points
2 comments5 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

[Question] And was it for ra­tio­nal, ob­ject-level rea­sons?

DanArmakMar 17, 2020, 10:30 AM
8 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

[Question] Should we all be more hy­genic in nor­mal times?

DanielFilanMar 17, 2020, 6:14 AM
8 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Did any US poli­ti­cian re­act ap­pro­pri­ately to COVID-19 early on?

DanielFilanMar 17, 2020, 6:12 AM
21 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Good News: the Con­tain­ment Mea­sures are Working

ShmiMar 17, 2020, 5:49 AM
25 points
16 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] A game de­signed to beat AI?

Long tryMar 17, 2020, 3:51 AM
13 points
29 comments1 min readLW link

King and Princess

jefftkMar 17, 2020, 2:10 AM
24 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

COVID-19′s House­hold Se­condary At­tack Rate Is Unknown

jimrandomhMar 16, 2020, 11:19 PM
63 points
11 comments5 min readLW link

AI Align­ment Pod­cast: On Lethal Au­tonomous Weapons with Paul Scharre

Palus Astra16 Mar 2020 23:00 UTC
12 points
0 comments48 min readLW link

Kevin Sim­ler: Outbreak

habryka16 Mar 2020 22:50 UTC
15 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(meltingasphalt.com)

March 14/​15th: Daily Coron­avirus link updates

habryka16 Mar 2020 22:24 UTC
39 points
7 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Pos­i­tive Feed­back → Op­ti­miza­tion?

johnswentworth16 Mar 2020 18:48 UTC
19 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

Gods! Robots! Aliens! Zom­bies!

Slimepriestess16 Mar 2020 18:08 UTC
11 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(hivewired.wordpress.com)

[Question] Why such low de­tected rates of COVID-19 in chil­dren?

Bucky16 Mar 2020 16:52 UTC
16 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

[Question] Could you save lives in your com­mu­nity by buy­ing oxy­gen con­cen­tra­tors from Alibaba?

abergal16 Mar 2020 8:58 UTC
18 points
12 comments1 min readLW link