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SARS-CoV-2, 19 times less likely to infect people under 15
George3d6
Mar 24, 2020, 6:10 PM
2
points
0
comments
9
min read
LW
link
(blog.cerebralab.com)
The Solution is Inaction
Amritam Gamaya
Mar 24, 2020, 6:01 PM
9
points
5
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Breaking quarantine is negligence. Why are democracies acting like we can only ask nicely?
syllogism
Mar 24, 2020, 2:58 PM
29
points
20
comments
3
min read
LW
link
SSC—Face Masks: Much More Than You Wanted To Know
Yoav Ravid
Mar 24, 2020, 6:59 AM
15
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(slatestarcodex.com)
[Question]
What will be the economic effects of no restrictions
Yoav Ravid
Mar 24, 2020, 6:48 AM
20
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
History’s Biggest Natural Experiment
jimrandomh
Mar 24, 2020, 2:56 AM
104
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Beantown Stomp 2020 Retrospective
jefftk
Mar 24, 2020, 2:30 AM
17
points
0
comments
8
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
LW Coronavirus Agenda Update 3/23
Elizabeth
Mar 24, 2020, 1:05 AM
44
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What will the economic effects of COVID-19 be?
Elizabeth
Mar 24, 2020, 12:59 AM
37
points
31
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Which facebook groups on covid do you recommend?
romeostevensit
Mar 23, 2020, 10:34 PM
12
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Petition] We Call for Open Anonymized Medical Data on COVID-19 and Aging-Related Risk Factors
avturchin
Mar 23, 2020, 9:44 PM
6
points
0
comments
5
min read
LW
link
[Question]
COVID-19 transmission: Are we overemphasizing touching rather than breathing?
Steven Byrnes
Mar 23, 2020, 5:40 PM
32
points
10
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What is the point of College? Specifically is it worth investing time to gain knowledge?
ADITHYA SRINIVASAN
Mar 23, 2020, 5:33 PM
6
points
11
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Is there value in maintaining a socialization journal?
swarriner
Mar 23, 2020, 5:13 PM
4
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Ideas on estimating personal risk of infection
jmh
Mar 23, 2020, 4:33 PM
5
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Deconfusing Human Values Research Agenda v1
Gordon Seidoh Worley
Mar 23, 2020, 4:25 PM
28
points
12
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Against Dog Ownership
Ben Pace
Mar 23, 2020, 9:17 AM
54
points
27
comments
4
min read
LW
link
(dormin.org)
Occam’s Guillotine
Slimepriestess
Mar 23, 2020, 7:31 AM
9
points
12
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(hivewired.wordpress.com)
[Question]
Are veterans more self-disciplined than non-veterans?
Matthew Barnett
Mar 23, 2020, 5:16 AM
19
points
15
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Using smart thermometer data to estimate the number of coronavirus cases
Unnamed
Mar 23, 2020, 4:26 AM
29
points
8
comments
3
min read
LW
link
March 21st: Daily Coronavirus Links
habryka
and
Ben Pace
Mar 23, 2020, 12:43 AM
9
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Using the Quantified Self paradigma for COVID-19
ChristianKl
Mar 22, 2020, 9:14 PM
27
points
11
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Virus As A Power Optimisation Process: The Problem Of Next Wave
avturchin
Mar 22, 2020, 8:35 PM
6
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Can crimes be discussed literally?
Benquo
Mar 22, 2020, 8:17 PM
102
points
38
comments
2
min read
LW
link
3
reviews
(benjaminrosshoffman.com)
Reflections on a no content January 2020 experiment
Elo
Mar 22, 2020, 3:32 PM
33
points
1
comment
2
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Could we use current AI methods to understand dolphins?
Daniel Kokotajlo
Mar 22, 2020, 2:45 PM
21
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
When to Donate Masks?
jefftk
Mar 22, 2020, 1:20 PM
33
points
9
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
[Question]
What are examples of Rationalist posters or Rationalist poster ideas?
Mati_Roy
Mar 22, 2020, 7:08 AM
14
points
5
comments
LW
link
Pulse Oximetry & the Oxygen–Haemoglobin Dissociation Curve
leggi
Mar 22, 2020, 7:05 AM
7
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Loss of sense of smell as marker of COVID-19 infection
trseeker
Mar 22, 2020, 2:27 AM
40
points
2
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(www.entuk.org)
Coronavirus Tech Handbook
Linda Linsefors
Mar 21, 2020, 11:27 PM
15
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
How long should someone quarantine to be sure they aren’t contagious with Covid?
Raemon
Mar 21, 2020, 10:39 PM
28
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Tagging (Click Gear Icon to filter Coronavirus content)
Raemon
Mar 21, 2020, 10:16 PM
37
points
3
comments
2
min read
LW
link
The questions one needs not address
George3d6
Mar 21, 2020, 7:51 PM
12
points
9
comments
6
min read
LW
link
(blog.cerebralab.com)
March 20th: Daily Coronavirus Links
habryka
Mar 21, 2020, 7:17 PM
9
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Blog Post Day II
Daniel Kokotajlo
Mar 21, 2020, 4:39 PM
37
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
[Meta] Do you want AIS Webinars?
Linda Linsefors
Mar 21, 2020, 4:01 PM
18
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
mRNA vaccine development for COVID-19
ChristianKl
Mar 21, 2020, 3:17 PM
18
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Would a tax on AI products be useful?
Mati_Roy
Mar 21, 2020, 4:00 AM
7
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What would be the consequences of commoditizing AI?
Mati_Roy
Mar 21, 2020, 3:56 AM
4
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What’s the present value of the Future?
Mati_Roy
Mar 21, 2020, 3:35 AM
4
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Near-term planning for secondary impacts of coronavirus lockdowns [assuming things don’t blow up]
VipulNaik
Mar 21, 2020, 2:43 AM
102
points
1
comment
8
min read
LW
link
March 19th: Daily Coronavirus Links
habryka
and
Ben Pace
Mar 21, 2020, 12:00 AM
18
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
What is the impact of a pandemic on the world economy? Or what is the impact of the economy on the spread of a virus? The limits of human networks
HansNauj
Mar 20, 2020, 10:33 PM
0
points
1
comment
3
min read
LW
link
Mediation From a Distance
johnswentworth
Mar 20, 2020, 10:02 PM
16
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[Question]
How does one run an organization remotely, effectively?
Raemon
Mar 20, 2020, 8:26 PM
17
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Hammer and the Dance
Chris_Leong
Mar 20, 2020, 4:09 PM
48
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(medium.com)
[Question]
SARS-CoV-2 pool-testing algorithm puzzle
Steven Byrnes
Mar 20, 2020, 1:22 PM
41
points
25
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Preprint says R0=~5 (!) / infection fatality ratio=~0.1%. Thoughts?
Hauke Hillebrandt
Mar 20, 2020, 11:37 AM
6
points
29
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Online Fun LW/SSC Meetup, March 24
JoshuaFox
Mar 20, 2020, 10:26 AM
11
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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