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[Question]
What marginal returns now?
jmh
Mar 30, 2020, 11:12 PM
7
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Openness Norms in AGI Development
Sublation
Mar 30, 2020, 7:02 PM
22
points
4
comments
10
min read
LW
link
Kintsugi
Slimepriestess
Mar 30, 2020, 11:11 AM
30
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(hivewired.wordpress.com)
[Question]
Resource for the mappings between areas of math and their applications?
Eli Tyre
Mar 30, 2020, 6:00 AM
13
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Categorization of Meta-Ethical Theories (a flowchart)
Tommy Crow
Mar 30, 2020, 4:36 AM
7
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Data on FED and macroeconomy
Victor Smirnov
Mar 30, 2020, 4:35 AM
3
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Overcoming Bias During COVID-19: Considering Deliberate Infection w/ Robin Hanson
Peter Limberg
Mar 30, 2020, 4:34 AM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Real Standard
orthonormal
Mar 30, 2020, 3:09 AM
20
points
1
comment
2
min read
LW
link
[Question]
How many people have died in China from Covid-19?
Pee Doom
Mar 30, 2020, 3:06 AM
7
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
For those of us living in the middle of nowhere, any cool meetup groups we can finally participate in during our lockups?
lisperati
Mar 30, 2020, 1:41 AM
9
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
My current framework for thinking about AGI timelines
zhukeepa
Mar 30, 2020, 1:23 AM
107
points
5
comments
3
min read
LW
link
The Great Annealing
Jacob Falkovich
Mar 30, 2020, 1:08 AM
79
points
5
comments
8
min read
LW
link
C19 Prediction Survey Thread
jacob_cannell
Mar 30, 2020, 12:53 AM
8
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Would Covid19 patients benefit from blood transfusions from people who have recovered?
Donald Hobson
Mar 29, 2020, 10:27 PM
13
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Approaches to Electronic Contra
jefftk
Mar 29, 2020, 10:20 PM
12
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
COVID transmission by talking (& singing)
Steven Byrnes
Mar 29, 2020, 6:26 PM
42
points
1
comment
3
min read
LW
link
Small Comment on Organisational Disclaimers
Ben Pace
Mar 29, 2020, 5:07 PM
29
points
0
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Peter’s COVID Consolidated Brief for 29 March
Peter Wildeford
Mar 29, 2020, 5:07 PM
80
points
7
comments
16
min read
LW
link
Coronavirus: California case growth
VipulNaik
Mar 29, 2020, 4:14 PM
30
points
11
comments
10
min read
LW
link
Chris Masterjohn on Coronavirus, Part 1
philh
Mar 29, 2020, 11:00 AM
14
points
3
comments
10
min read
LW
link
(reasonableapproximation.net)
[Question]
How to study statistical/computer modelling of the current pandemic and its outcomes?
CheerfulWarrior
Mar 29, 2020, 8:40 AM
4
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Update: New URL] Today’s Online Meetup: We’re Using Mozilla Hubs
Ben Pace
Mar 29, 2020, 4:00 AM
34
points
11
comments
1
min read
LW
link
“No evidence” as a Valley of Bad Rationality
Adam Zerner
Mar 28, 2020, 11:45 PM
106
points
21
comments
2
min read
LW
link
1
review
Rob Bensinger’s COVID-19 overview
habryka
Mar 28, 2020, 9:47 PM
40
points
11
comments
45
min read
LW
link
(docs.google.com)
Coronavirus Virology: A Beginner’s Guide
brook
Mar 28, 2020, 8:47 PM
25
points
7
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Programming: Cascading Failure chains
Donald Hobson
Mar 28, 2020, 7:22 PM
8
points
2
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Iceland’s COVID-19 random sampling results: C19 similar to Influenza
jacob_cannell
Mar 28, 2020, 6:26 PM
0
points
44
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Will grocery stores thwart social distancing, and when should I eat my food stockpile?
Patrick Long
Mar 28, 2020, 6:20 PM
7
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Solipsism is Underrated
scasper
Mar 28, 2020, 6:09 PM
11
points
30
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Bogus Exam Questions
Donald Hobson
Mar 28, 2020, 12:56 PM
18
points
8
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Reminder: Blog Post Day II today!
Daniel Kokotajlo
Mar 28, 2020, 11:35 AM
16
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What software projects would be helpful for different groups?
davelaing
Mar 28, 2020, 7:50 AM
3
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
mind viruses about body viruses
nostalgebraist
Mar 28, 2020, 4:20 AM
52
points
12
comments
10
min read
LW
link
(nostalgebraist.tumblr.com)
The case for C19 being widespread
Hauke Hillebrandt
Mar 28, 2020, 12:07 AM
16
points
64
comments
5
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What are the best online tools for meetups and meetings?
Raemon
Mar 27, 2020, 10:58 PM
26
points
11
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Is donating to AMF and malaria interventions the most cost-effective way to save lives from COVID-19?
warrenjordan
Mar 27, 2020, 10:25 PM
5
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What can we call the mistaken belief that something can’t be measured?
yhoiseth
Mar 27, 2020, 10:10 PM
3
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Coronavirus Research Ideas for EAs
habryka
Mar 27, 2020, 10:10 PM
14
points
0
comments
3
min read
LW
link
(forum.effectivealtruism.org)
[Question]
Has the effectiveness of fever screening declined?
Vaughn Papenhausen
Mar 27, 2020, 10:07 PM
8
points
9
comments
1
min read
LW
link
COVID-19 growth rates vs interventions
Bucky
Mar 27, 2020, 9:33 PM
28
points
13
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Some examples of technology timelines
NunoSempere
Mar 27, 2020, 6:13 PM
24
points
0
comments
16
min read
LW
link
Russian x-risks newsletter March 2020 – coronavirus update
avturchin
Mar 27, 2020, 6:06 PM
11
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
When to assume neural networks can solve a problem
George3d6
Mar 27, 2020, 5:52 PM
13
points
12
comments
15
min read
LW
link
(blog.cerebralab.com)
[Question]
Explanatory power of C elegans neural models
sjonany
Mar 27, 2020, 5:30 PM
6
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Overhead of MessageChannel
jefftk
Mar 27, 2020, 5:10 PM
8
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
March 25: Daily Coronavirus Updates
habryka
and
Ben Pace
Mar 27, 2020, 4:32 AM
10
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Charity to help people get US stimulus payments?
skybrian
Mar 27, 2020, 3:16 AM
2
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Coronavirus: the four levels of social distancing, and when and why we might transition between them
VipulNaik
Mar 27, 2020, 3:07 AM
46
points
4
comments
8
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Alternative mask materials
Dmitry Vaintrob
Mar 27, 2020, 1:22 AM
7
points
0
comments
3
min read
LW
link
TikTok Recommendation Algorithm Optimizations
Xodarap
Mar 27, 2020, 1:03 AM
12
points
2
comments
7
min read
LW
link
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