“No ev­i­dence” as a Valley of Bad Rationality

Adam ZernerMar 28, 2020, 11:45 PM
106 points
21 comments2 min readLW link1 review

Rob Bens­inger’s COVID-19 overview

habrykaMar 28, 2020, 9:47 PM
40 points
11 comments45 min readLW link
(docs.google.com)

Coron­avirus Virol­ogy: A Begin­ner’s Guide

brookMar 28, 2020, 8:47 PM
25 points
7 comments5 min readLW link

Pro­gram­ming: Cas­cad­ing Failure chains

Donald HobsonMar 28, 2020, 7:22 PM
8 points
2 comments2 min readLW link

Ice­land’s COVID-19 ran­dom sam­pling re­sults: C19 similar to Influenza

jacob_cannellMar 28, 2020, 6:26 PM
0 points
44 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Will gro­cery stores thwart so­cial dis­tanc­ing, and when should I eat my food stock­pile?

Patrick LongMar 28, 2020, 6:20 PM
7 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

Solip­sism is Underrated

scasperMar 28, 2020, 6:09 PM
11 points
30 comments3 min readLW link

Bo­gus Exam Questions

Donald HobsonMar 28, 2020, 12:56 PM
18 points
8 comments3 min readLW link

Re­minder: Blog Post Day II to­day!

Daniel KokotajloMar 28, 2020, 11:35 AM
16 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

[Question] What soft­ware pro­jects would be helpful for differ­ent groups?

davelaingMar 28, 2020, 7:50 AM
3 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

mind viruses about body viruses

nostalgebraistMar 28, 2020, 4:20 AM
52 points
12 comments10 min readLW link
(nostalgebraist.tumblr.com)

The case for C19 be­ing widespread

Hauke HillebrandtMar 28, 2020, 12:07 AM
16 points
64 comments5 min readLW link

[Question] What are the best on­line tools for mee­tups and meet­ings?

RaemonMar 27, 2020, 10:58 PM
26 points
11 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Is donat­ing to AMF and malaria in­ter­ven­tions the most cost-effec­tive way to save lives from COVID-19?

warrenjordanMar 27, 2020, 10:25 PM
5 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] What can we call the mis­taken be­lief that some­thing can’t be mea­sured?

yhoisethMar 27, 2020, 10:10 PM
3 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Coron­avirus Re­search Ideas for EAs

habrykaMar 27, 2020, 10:10 PM
14 points
0 comments3 min readLW link
(forum.effectivealtruism.org)

[Question] Has the effec­tive­ness of fever screen­ing de­clined?

Vaughn PapenhausenMar 27, 2020, 10:07 PM
8 points
9 comments1 min readLW link

COVID-19 growth rates vs interventions

BuckyMar 27, 2020, 9:33 PM
28 points
13 comments7 min readLW link

Some ex­am­ples of tech­nol­ogy timelines

NunoSempereMar 27, 2020, 6:13 PM
24 points
0 comments16 min readLW link

Rus­sian x-risks newslet­ter March 2020 – coro­n­avirus update

avturchinMar 27, 2020, 6:06 PM
11 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

When to as­sume neu­ral net­works can solve a problem

George3d6Mar 27, 2020, 5:52 PM
13 points
12 comments15 min readLW link
(blog.cerebralab.com)

[Question] Ex­plana­tory power of C el­e­gans neu­ral models

sjonanyMar 27, 2020, 5:30 PM
6 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Over­head of MessageChannel

jefftkMar 27, 2020, 5:10 PM
8 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

March 25: Daily Coron­avirus Updates

Mar 27, 2020, 4:32 AM
10 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

[Question] Char­ity to help peo­ple get US stim­u­lus pay­ments?

skybrianMar 27, 2020, 3:16 AM
2 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Coron­avirus: the four lev­els of so­cial dis­tanc­ing, and when and why we might tran­si­tion be­tween them

VipulNaikMar 27, 2020, 3:07 AM
46 points
4 comments8 min readLW link

[Question] Alter­na­tive mask materials

Dmitry VaintrobMar 27, 2020, 1:22 AM
7 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

TikTok Recom­men­da­tion Al­gorithm Optimizations

XodarapMar 27, 2020, 1:03 AM
12 points
2 comments7 min readLW link

LW Team Up­dates: Pan­demic Edi­tion (March 2020)

RubyMar 26, 2020, 11:55 PM
37 points
1 comment5 min readLW link

Han­son vs Mow­show­itz LiveStream De­bate: “Should we ex­pose the youth to coro­n­avirus?” (Mar 29th)

Ben PaceMar 26, 2020, 11:46 PM
42 points
13 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What are the most plau­si­ble “AI Safety warn­ing shot” sce­nar­ios?

Daniel KokotajloMar 26, 2020, 8:59 PM
36 points
16 comments1 min readLW link

How im­por­tant are MDPs for AGI (Safety)?

michaelcohenMar 26, 2020, 8:32 PM
14 points
8 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] What is the safe in-per­son dis­tance for COVID-19?

RaemonMar 26, 2020, 8:29 PM
33 points
21 comments1 min readLW link

March 24th: Daily Coron­avirus Link Updates

Mar 26, 2020, 2:22 AM
8 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

Price Goug­ing and Spec­u­la­tive Costs

jefftkMar 26, 2020, 1:50 AM
61 points
16 comments3 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

AGI in a vuln­er­a­ble world

Mar 26, 2020, 12:10 AM
42 points
21 comments1 min readLW link
(aiimpacts.org)

ODE to Joy: In­sights from ‘A First Course in Or­di­nary Differ­en­tial Equa­tions’

TurnTroutMar 25, 2020, 8:03 PM
39 points
5 comments2 min readLW link

Tales From the Borderlands

Jacob FalkovichMar 25, 2020, 7:11 PM
60 points
0 comments5 min readLW link

[AN #92]: Learn­ing good rep­re­sen­ta­tions with con­trastive pre­dic­tive coding

Rohin ShahMar 25, 2020, 5:20 PM
18 points
1 comment10 min readLW link
(mailchi.mp)

True Habits

MartinBMar 25, 2020, 2:00 PM
23 points
1 comment6 min readLW link
(martinbern.org)

[Question] LW-re­lated iOS Short­cuts?

JasperGehMar 25, 2020, 12:08 PM
4 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

3 In­ter­view-like Al­gorithm Ques­tions for Programmers

lsusrMar 25, 2020, 9:05 AM
0 points
18 comments2 min readLW link

Author­i­ties and Amateurs

jefftkMar 25, 2020, 3:40 AM
146 points
30 comments3 min readLW link1 review
(www.jefftk.com)

March 22nd & 23rd: Coron­avirus Link Updates

habrykaMar 25, 2020, 1:08 AM
8 points
0 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Are HEPA filters likely to pull COVID-19 out of the air?

John_MaxwellMar 25, 2020, 1:07 AM
13 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Ad­vice on re­duc­ing other risks dur­ing Coron­avirus?

eapacheMar 24, 2020, 11:30 PM
13 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

An­nounce­ment: LessWrong Coron­avirus Links Database 2.0

Ben PaceMar 24, 2020, 10:07 PM
28 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

How to Con­tribute to the Coron­avirus Re­sponse on LessWrong

Ben PaceMar 24, 2020, 10:04 PM
37 points
2 comments3 min readLW link

Ad­ding Up To Normality

orthonormalMar 24, 2020, 9:53 PM
85 points
22 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] How do you study a math text­book?

Rudi CMar 24, 2020, 6:43 PM
21 points
3 comments1 min readLW link