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Deminatalist Total Utilitarianism
Vanessa Kosoy
Apr 16, 2020, 3:53 PM
69
points
56
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Leaders support global truce to turn fire on coronavirus
JohnCDraper
Apr 16, 2020, 2:49 PM
3
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Brief Response to Suspended Reason on Parallels Between Skyrms on Signaling and Yudkowsky on Language and Evidence
Zack_M_Davis
Apr 16, 2020, 3:44 AM
20
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
AI Alignment Podcast: An Overview of Technical AI Alignment in 2018 and 2019 with Buck Shlegeris and Rohin Shah
Palus Astra
Apr 16, 2020, 12:50 AM
58
points
27
comments
89
min read
LW
link
Noise Simplifies
johnswentworth
Apr 15, 2020, 7:48 PM
28
points
3
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Probabilistic Blue-Eyed Islanders
johnswentworth
Apr 15, 2020, 5:55 PM
26
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[AN #95]: A framework for thinking about how to make AI go well
Rohin Shah
Apr 15, 2020, 5:10 PM
20
points
2
comments
10
min read
LW
link
(mailchi.mp)
Linkpost: A Comprehensive Review of Ikoria, Lair of Behemoths
Zvi
Apr 15, 2020, 3:10 PM
12
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
The Archetypal Rational and Post-Rational
Ouroborus
Apr 15, 2020, 9:40 AM
21
points
1
comment
2
min read
LW
link
(ouroborusdotblog.wordpress.com)
The one where Quirrell is an egg
Ben Pace
Apr 15, 2020, 6:02 AM
17
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.reddit.com)
[Question]
What does the curve look like for coronavirus on a surface?
eapache
Apr 15, 2020, 2:07 AM
4
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Just Top Post
jefftk
Apr 15, 2020, 1:00 AM
4
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
Hammer and Mask - Wide spread use of reusable particle filtering masks as a SARS-CoV-2 eradication strategy
EGI
Apr 14, 2020, 10:32 PM
31
points
8
comments
12
min read
LW
link
Deciding Well in Tumultuous Times
Ian David Moss
Apr 14, 2020, 8:53 PM
2
points
0
comments
15
min read
LW
link
(medium.com)
Far-Ultraviolet Light in Public Spaces to Fight Pandemic is a Good Idea but Premature
Kirby Sikes
Apr 14, 2020, 8:27 PM
42
points
35
comments
12
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Popular papers to be scrutinized?
alyosha_the_pot
Apr 14, 2020, 7:50 PM
13
points
13
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Is this viable physics?
Daniel Kokotajlo
Apr 14, 2020, 7:29 PM
59
points
28
comments
1
min read
LW
link
One Hundred Billion Children’s Sky
Slimepriestess
Apr 14, 2020, 4:33 PM
19
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(hivewired.wordpress.com)
Looking for a Team to Participate on a Competition
Filipe Marchesini
Apr 14, 2020, 12:29 PM
3
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Why don’t we tape surgical masks to the face to seal them airtight?
ChristianKl
Apr 14, 2020, 8:33 AM
16
points
23
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Scraping websites currently free due to coronavirus
emmab
Apr 14, 2020, 7:37 AM
15
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The World According to Dominic Cummings
Chris_Leong
Apr 14, 2020, 5:05 AM
69
points
14
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Mathematical Intuitionism and the Flow of Time
Polytopos
Apr 14, 2020, 12:25 AM
9
points
5
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Discontinuous progress in history: an update
KatjaGrace
Apr 14, 2020, 12:00 AM
190
points
25
comments
31
min read
LW
link
1
review
(aiimpacts.org)
Premature death paradox
bfinn
Apr 13, 2020, 11:15 PM
8
points
21
comments
3
min read
LW
link
The Unilateralist’s “Curse” Is Mostly Good
David Hornbein
Apr 13, 2020, 10:48 PM
93
points
16
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Coronavirus: Justified Key Insights Thread
Ben Pace
Apr 13, 2020, 10:40 PM
50
points
33
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[Question]
The Samurai and the Daimyo: A Useful Dynamic?
Slimepriestess
Apr 13, 2020, 10:38 PM
35
points
10
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Where should LessWrong go on COVID?
Elizabeth
Apr 13, 2020, 9:39 PM
60
points
22
comments
1
min read
LW
link
What is Your Goal Hive?
Slimepriestess
Apr 13, 2020, 5:51 PM
9
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(hivewired.wordpress.com)
Reflections on Arguing about Politics
Pontor
Apr 13, 2020, 5:33 PM
11
points
4
comments
3
min read
LW
link
“How conservative” should the partial maximisers be?
Stuart_Armstrong
Apr 13, 2020, 3:50 PM
30
points
8
comments
2
min read
LW
link
The Typing Game
jefftk
Apr 13, 2020, 3:30 PM
13
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
[Question]
Are there any prediction markets for Covid-19?
devas
Apr 13, 2020, 2:47 PM
4
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
In my culture: the responsibilities of open source maintainers
philh
Apr 13, 2020, 1:40 PM
43
points
3
comments
8
min read
LW
link
(reasonableapproximation.net)
[Question]
Are there any naturally occurring heat pumps?
FactorialCode
Apr 13, 2020, 5:24 AM
21
points
13
comments
1
min read
LW
link
College advice for people who are exactly like me
benkuhn
Apr 13, 2020, 1:30 AM
43
points
4
comments
7
min read
LW
link
(www.benkuhn.net)
Narrative Direction and Rebellion
eapache
Apr 13, 2020, 1:07 AM
8
points
3
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Worldwide “Portland” Slate Star Codex Meetup
Noah Walton
Apr 12, 2020, 9:58 PM
10
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
How should we model complex systems?
ClimateDoc
Apr 12, 2020, 9:23 PM
17
points
47
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Leaving Things For Others
jefftk
Apr 12, 2020, 11:50 AM
16
points
2
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
The History of Color in Chinese
lsusr
Apr 12, 2020, 4:05 AM
31
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.lsusr.com)
Review of “Lifecycle Investing”
JessRiedel
Apr 12, 2020, 3:12 AM
71
points
22
comments
13
min read
LW
link
Seemingly Popular Covid-19 Model is Obvious Nonsense
Zvi
11 Apr 2020 23:10 UTC
129
points
28
comments
4
min read
LW
link
1
review
(thezvi.wordpress.com)
Law school taught me nothing
ketchupduck
11 Apr 2020 14:30 UTC
21
points
14
comments
7
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Are there any active play-money prediction markets online?
kickboxer
11 Apr 2020 12:16 UTC
4
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Ethernet Is Worth It For Video Calls
jefftk
11 Apr 2020 12:10 UTC
55
points
26
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
Curiosity: A Greedy Feeling
DirectedEvolution
11 Apr 2020 4:38 UTC
41
points
7
comments
10
min read
LW
link
What We Owe to Ourselves
eapache
11 Apr 2020 1:34 UTC
21
points
8
comments
7
min read
LW
link
In Defense of Politics
ChristianKl
10 Apr 2020 19:26 UTC
16
points
23
comments
7
min read
LW
link
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