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[Question] Why don’t we have ac­tive hu­man tri­als with in­ac­ti­vated SARS-COV-2?

ChristianKlApr 9, 2020, 7:40 PM
17 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Test­ing and con­tact trac­ing im­pact as­sess­ment model?

JustinShovelainApr 9, 2020, 5:42 PM
6 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Why I’m Not Vegan

jefftkApr 9, 2020, 1:00 PM
30 points
23 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

COVID-19: List of ideas to re­duce the di­rect harm from the virus, with an em­pha­sis on un­usual ideas

JustinShovelainApr 9, 2020, 11:33 AM
30 points
12 comments7 min readLW link

[An­nounce­ment] LessWrong will be down for ~1 hour on the evening of April 10th around 10PM PDT (5:00AM GMT)

habrykaApr 9, 2020, 5:09 AM
10 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

The Sand­wich Argument

Chris_LeongApr 9, 2020, 3:58 AM
26 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Ways you can get sick with­out hu­man contact

Connor_FlexmanApr 8, 2020, 10:41 PM
31 points
15 comments6 min readLW link

English sum­maries of Ger­man Covid-19 ex­pert podcast

Chi NguyenApr 8, 2020, 8:29 PM
22 points
0 comments2 min readLW link
(www.notion.so)

The Ethics of Ventilators

palisatriumApr 8, 2020, 8:15 PM
1 point
0 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What should I study to un­der­stand real-world eco­nomics? (I.e., To gain fi­nan­cial liter­acy)

Rudi CApr 8, 2020, 7:22 PM
4 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

COVID-19 and the US Elections

jmhApr 8, 2020, 6:25 PM
10 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

[AN #94]: AI al­ign­ment as trans­la­tion be­tween hu­mans and machines

Rohin ShahApr 8, 2020, 5:10 PM
11 points
0 comments7 min readLW link
(mailchi.mp)

Open thread: Language

Chris_LeongApr 8, 2020, 2:57 PM
7 points
9 comments1 min readLW link

Assess­ing Kurzweil’s 1999 pre­dic­tions for 2019

Stuart_ArmstrongApr 8, 2020, 2:27 PM
36 points
9 comments1 min readLW link

Link Ret­ro­spec­tive for 2020 Q1

mraxilusApr 8, 2020, 12:38 PM
10 points
4 comments7 min readLW link
(write.as)

[Question] How do you de­ter­mine tem­per­a­ture cut­offs for women’s body-tem­per­a­ture?

ChristianKlApr 8, 2020, 12:11 PM
9 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Idea: Create a pod­cast of ad­min tagged posts us­ing AI TTS like Ama­zon Polly

Rudi CApr 8, 2020, 10:07 AM
4 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Would 2014-2016 Ebola ring the alarm bell?

DirectedEvolutionApr 8, 2020, 2:01 AM
16 points
7 comments5 min readLW link

Prob­lems with p-values

lifelonglearnerApr 8, 2020, 12:58 AM
10 points
5 comments1 min readLW link
(mlu.red)

Han­son & Mow­show­itz De­bate: COVID-19 Variolation

Ben PaceApr 8, 2020, 12:07 AM
38 points
3 comments77 min readLW link

On R0

ZviApr 7, 2020, 11:20 PM
63 points
6 comments15 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

An Ortho­dox Case Against Utility Functions

abramdemskiApr 7, 2020, 7:18 PM
154 points
66 comments8 min readLW link2 reviews

Body Mass and Risk from COVID-19 and Influenza

Radford NealApr 7, 2020, 6:18 PM
30 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(radfordneal.wordpress.com)

Mosh

jefftkApr 7, 2020, 5:40 PM
17 points
10 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] What are the Nth Order Effects of the Coron­avirus?

Yoav RavidApr 7, 2020, 1:55 PM
8 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How do you do fit-test­ing for KN95/​N95/​FFP2/​FFP3 masks?

ChristianKlApr 7, 2020, 8:46 AM
15 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Would 2009 H1N1 (Swine Flu) ring the alarm bell?

DirectedEvolutionApr 7, 2020, 7:16 AM
32 points
13 comments5 min readLW link

Kids Ear Protection

jefftkApr 7, 2020, 1:40 AM
12 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Be­ing right isn’t enough. Con­fi­dence is very im­por­tant.

mako yassApr 7, 2020, 1:10 AM
12 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

Self-priming

Connor_FlexmanApr 7, 2020, 12:54 AM
25 points
4 comments3 min readLW link

Choos­ing the Zero Point

orthonormalApr 6, 2020, 11:44 PM
176 points
24 comments3 min readLW link2 reviews

The Ori­gin of Con­scious­ness Read­ing Com­pan­ion, Part 1

Jacob FalkovichApr 6, 2020, 10:07 PM
21 points
1 comment9 min readLW link

LW Coron­avirus Agenda Up­date 4/​6

ElizabethApr 6, 2020, 5:53 PM
24 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Look­ing for AGI philoso­pher co-au­thor on Draft Ar­ti­cle: ‘Op­ti­mis­ing Peace to Con­strain Risk of War from an Ar­tifi­cial Su­per­in­tel­li­gence’

JohnCDraperApr 6, 2020, 4:50 PM
2 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How can we quan­tify the good done of donat­ing PPEs vs ven­tila­tors?

BrianTanApr 6, 2020, 2:41 PM
1 point
1 comment1 min readLW link

[Question] What is go­ing on in Sin­ga­pore and the Philip­pines?

jmhApr 6, 2020, 11:27 AM
13 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Con­fes­sions of a Tran­shu­man­ist: On Life in Known Space

SlimepriestessApr 6, 2020, 9:59 AM
11 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(hivewired.wordpress.com)

Trans­porta­tion as a Constraint

johnswentworthApr 6, 2020, 4:58 AM
183 points
34 comments6 min readLW link1 review

An alarm bell for the next pandemic

DirectedEvolutionApr 6, 2020, 1:35 AM
48 points
23 comments8 min readLW link

Rhythm Stage Setup v3

jefftkApr 6, 2020, 12:30 AM
1 point
0 comments2 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Con­flict vs. mis­take in non-zero-sum games

NisanApr 5, 2020, 10:22 PM
169 points
40 comments2 min readLW link1 review

Truth value as mag­ni­tude of predictions

George3d6Apr 5, 2020, 9:57 PM
3 points
1 comment15 min readLW link
(blog.cerebralab.com)

[Question] What is the im­pact of vary­ing in­fec­tious dose of COVID-19?

ElizabethApr 5, 2020, 9:40 PM
29 points
16 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What is the max­i­mum num­ber of COVID-19 tests which could be performed un­til the end of the year?

Roko JelavićApr 5, 2020, 7:19 PM
5 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Seek­ing opinions on the pros and cons of var­i­ous telep­res­ence tools

mingyuanApr 5, 2020, 6:22 PM
9 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Hy­drox­y­chloro­quine: the day sci­ence stopped

Filipe MarchesiniApr 5, 2020, 6:09 PM
20 points
2 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] What messy prob­lems do you see Deep Re­in­force­ment Learn­ing ap­pli­ca­ble to?

Riccardo VolpatoApr 5, 2020, 5:43 PM
5 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What to draw from Mac­in­tyre et al 2015?

ChristianKlApr 5, 2020, 4:56 PM
11 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How strong is the ev­i­dence for hy­drox­y­chloro­quine?

Chris_LeongApr 5, 2020, 9:32 AM
35 points
14 comments1 min readLW link

Life as metaphor for ev­ery­thing else.

Charlie SteinerApr 5, 2020, 7:21 AM
29 points
11 comments4 min readLW link