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“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
LW Team Updates: Pandemic Edition (March 2020)
Ruby
Mar 26, 2020, 11:55 PM
37
points
1
comment
5
min read
LW
link
Hanson vs Mowshowitz LiveStream Debate: “Should we expose the youth to coronavirus?” (Mar 29th)
Ben Pace
Mar 26, 2020, 11:46 PM
42
points
13
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What are the most plausible “AI Safety warning shot” scenarios?
Daniel Kokotajlo
Mar 26, 2020, 8:59 PM
36
points
16
comments
1
min read
LW
link
How important are MDPs for AGI (Safety)?
michaelcohen
Mar 26, 2020, 8:32 PM
14
points
8
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What is the safe in-person distance for COVID-19?
Raemon
Mar 26, 2020, 8:29 PM
33
points
21
comments
1
min read
LW
link
March 24th: Daily Coronavirus Link Updates
habryka
and
Ben Pace
Mar 26, 2020, 2:22 AM
8
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Price Gouging and Speculative Costs
jefftk
Mar 26, 2020, 1:50 AM
61
points
16
comments
3
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
AGI in a vulnerable world
AI Impacts
and
abergal
Mar 26, 2020, 12:10 AM
42
points
21
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(aiimpacts.org)
ODE to Joy: Insights from ‘A First Course in Ordinary Differential Equations’
TurnTrout
Mar 25, 2020, 8:03 PM
39
points
5
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Tales From the Borderlands
Jacob Falkovich
Mar 25, 2020, 7:11 PM
60
points
0
comments
5
min read
LW
link
[AN #92]: Learning good representations with contrastive predictive coding
Rohin Shah
Mar 25, 2020, 5:20 PM
18
points
1
comment
10
min read
LW
link
(mailchi.mp)
True Habits
MartinB
Mar 25, 2020, 2:00 PM
23
points
1
comment
6
min read
LW
link
(martinbern.org)
[Question]
LW-related iOS Shortcuts?
JasperGeh
Mar 25, 2020, 12:08 PM
4
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
3 Interview-like Algorithm Questions for Programmers
lsusr
Mar 25, 2020, 9:05 AM
0
points
18
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Authorities and Amateurs
jefftk
Mar 25, 2020, 3:40 AM
146
points
30
comments
3
min read
LW
link
1
review
(www.jefftk.com)
March 22nd & 23rd: Coronavirus Link Updates
habryka
Mar 25, 2020, 1:08 AM
8
points
0
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Are HEPA filters likely to pull COVID-19 out of the air?
John_Maxwell
Mar 25, 2020, 1:07 AM
13
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Advice on reducing other risks during Coronavirus?
eapache
Mar 24, 2020, 11:30 PM
13
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Announcement: LessWrong Coronavirus Links Database 2.0
Ben Pace
Mar 24, 2020, 10:07 PM
28
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
How to Contribute to the Coronavirus Response on LessWrong
Ben Pace
Mar 24, 2020, 10:04 PM
37
points
2
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Adding Up To Normality
orthonormal
Mar 24, 2020, 9:53 PM
85
points
22
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[Question]
How do you study a math textbook?
Rudi C
Mar 24, 2020, 6:43 PM
21
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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