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Open thread, Oct. 17 - Oct. 23, 2016

MrMindOct 17, 2016, 7:02 AM

7 points

68 comments1 min readLW link

Astrobiology IV: Photosynthesis and energy

CellBioGuyOct 17, 2016, 12:30 AM

18 points

7 comments2 min readLW link

There are 125 sheep and 5 dogs in a flock. How old is the shepherd? / Math Education

James_MillerOct 17, 2016, 12:12 AM

10 points

13 comments1 min readLW link

(medium.com)

Animated explainer video promoting EA-themed effective giving ideas and meta-charities

Gleb_TsipurskyOct 16, 2016, 10:44 PM

−10 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

(www.youtube.com)

H+Pedia opens projects and editorial portal

Deku-shrubOct 16, 2016, 9:41 PM

2 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(hpluspedia.org)

Video to induce hallucinations , meme implanter?

morganismOct 16, 2016, 8:33 PM

3 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(sciencebulletin.org)

Meetup : Zürich social Rationality meetup

MarkoOct 16, 2016, 9:52 AM

1 point

2 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : Melbourne Social Meetup: October

MaelinOct 16, 2016, 5:53 AM

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

Control and security

paulfchristianoOct 15, 2016, 9:11 PM

4 points

7 comments1 min readLW link

Map and Territory: a new rationalist group blog

Gordon Seidoh WorleyOct 15, 2016, 5:55 PM

13 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

Asymptotic Decision Theory

gallabytesOct 15, 2016, 2:42 AM

7 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

(gallabytes.com)

Reducing Risks of Astronomical Suffering (S-Risks): A Neglected Global Priority

ignorancepriorOct 14, 2016, 7:58 PM

13 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

(foundational-research.org)

Reducing Risks of Astronomical Suffering (S-Risks): A Neglected Global Priority

ignorancepriorOct 14, 2016, 7:56 PM

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : Baltimore Area / UMBC Weekly Meetup

iarwain1Oct 14, 2016, 4:39 PM

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

Weekly LW Meetups

FrankAdamekOct 14, 2016, 3:56 PM

1 point

0 comments2 min readLW link

GiveWell: A case study in effective altruism, part 1

philhOct 14, 2016, 10:46 AM

2 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(benjaminrosshoffman.com)

Wikipedia book based on betterhumans’ article on cognitive biases

Mati_RoyOct 14, 2016, 1:03 AM

3 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(en.wikipedia.org)

The map of agents which may create x-risks

turchinOct 13, 2016, 11:17 AM

3 points

6 comments2 min readLW link

Meetup : San Francisco Meetup: Rationality Diary

rocurleyOct 13, 2016, 5:18 AM

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

Barack Obama’s opinions on near-future AI [Fixed]

scarcegreengrassOct 12, 2016, 3:46 PM

7 points

11 comments1 min readLW link

(www.wired.com)

Barack Obama on Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Cars, and the Future of Humanity

LightwaveOct 12, 2016, 2:41 PM

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

(www.wired.com)

An attempt in layman’s language to explain the metaethics sequence in a single post.

Bound_upOct 12, 2016, 1:57 PM

2 points

93 comments1 min readLW link

(atheistkit.wordpress.com)

Barack Obama’s opinions on near-future AI

scarcegreengrassOct 12, 2016, 1:44 PM

1 point

9 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : Washington, D.C.: Fun & Games

RobinZOct 12, 2016, 12:02 AM

2 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

MIRI AMA plus updates

Rob BensingerOct 11, 2016, 11:52 PM

18 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

[Recommendation] Steven Universe & cryonics

tadrinthOct 11, 2016, 4:21 PM

13 points

1 comment2 min readLW link

Reasonable Requirements of any Moral Theory

TheSurvivalMachineOct 10, 2016, 8:48 PM

−2 points

10 comments1 min readLW link

(vif.fitnessism.org)

Meetup : St. Petersburg Weekly / Biweekly Meetup

AvImdOct 10, 2016, 5:53 PM

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

Open thread, Oct. 10 - Oct. 16, 2016

MrMindOct 10, 2016, 7:00 AM

7 points

157 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : Stockholm: Trigger-Action Plans

pepe_primeOct 9, 2016, 9:27 PM

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

Biofuels a climate mistake

morganismOct 9, 2016, 9:16 PM

7 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

(theconversation.com)

Quantum Bayesianism

morganismOct 8, 2016, 11:27 PM

2 points

37 comments1 min readLW link

(en.wikipedia.org)

Viruses and DRACOs in the Valley of Death in medical research.

morganismOct 8, 2016, 8:36 PM

−2 points

9 comments1 min readLW link

(www.inverse.com)

Six principles of a truth-friendly discourse

philhOct 8, 2016, 4:56 PM

10 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

(benjaminrosshoffman.com)

The map of organizations, sites and people involved in x-risks prevention

turchinOct 7, 2016, 12:04 PM

10 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

Meetup : San Francisco Meetup: Projects

rocurleyOct 7, 2016, 5:27 AM

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

Weekly LW Meetups

FrankAdamekOct 7, 2016, 3:58 AM

1 point

0 comments2 min readLW link

Meetup : Washington, D.C.: Games Discussion

RobinZOct 7, 2016, 1:08 AM

2 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : Baltimore Area / UMBC Weekly Meetup

iarwain1Oct 7, 2016, 12:30 AM

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

The University of Cambridge Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER) is hiring!

crmflynnOct 6, 2016, 4:53 PM

12 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

Logical inductor limits are dense under pointwise convergence

SamEisenstatOct 6, 2016, 8:07 AM

5 points

0 comments6 min readLW link

Putanumonit—Discarding empathy to save the world

Jacob FalkovichOct 6, 2016, 7:03 AM

14 points

38 comments1 min readLW link

(putanumonit.com)

Theory of an Immoral Sentiment

Jacob FalkovichOct 6, 2016, 5:55 AM

6 points

1 comment12 min readLW link

(putanumonit.com)

Meetup : Moscow: rational review, bias busters, Kolmogorov and Jayes probability

Slava MatyukhinOct 5, 2016, 7:32 PM

1 point

0 comments1 min readLW link

Nick Bostrom says Google is winning the AI arms race

polymathwannabeOct 5, 2016, 6:50 PM

8 points

32 comments1 min readLW link

(www.newsweek.com)

law as moral guide

IAFF-User-186Oct 4, 2016, 10:41 PM

0 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(docs.google.com)

Astrobiology III: Why Earth?

CellBioGuyOct 4, 2016, 9:59 PM

27 points

12 comments1 min readLW link

Astrobiology III: Why Earth?

CellBioGuyOct 4, 2016, 9:44 PM

4 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

Open thread, Oct. 03 - Oct. 09, 2016

MrMindOct 3, 2016, 6:59 AM

8 points

166 comments1 min readLW link

80% of data in Chinese clinical trials have been fabricated

DanArmakOct 2, 2016, 7:38 AM

11 points

18 comments1 min readLW link