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[Question] How useful are masks during an epidemic?

ElizabethMar 10, 2020, 10:12 PM

32 points

11 votes

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19 comments1 min readLW link

The Case for Privacy Optimism

bmgarfinkelMar 10, 2020, 8:30 PM

43 points

9 votes

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1 comment32 min readLW link

(benmgarfinkel.wordpress.com)

Zoom In: An Introduction to Circuits

evhubMar 10, 2020, 7:36 PM

85 points

30 votes

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11 comments2 min readLW link

(distill.pub)

COVID-19 article translations site aims to bridge the knowledge gap

Mike Stop ContinuesMar 10, 2020, 6:34 PM

29 points

9 votes

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0 comments1 min readLW link

When to Reverse Quarantine and Other COVID-19 Considerations

BenquoMar 10, 2020, 4:37 PM

46 points

15 votes

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24 comments7 min readLW link

(benjaminrosshoffman.com)

Vulnerabilities in CDT and TI-unaware agents

PabloAMC, Davide_Zagami and Chris_Leong

Mar 10, 2020, 2:14 PM

5 points

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1 comment4 min readLW link

Anthropic effects imply that we are more likely to live in the universe with interstellar panspermia

avturchinMar 10, 2020, 1:12 PM

19 points

5 votes

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18 comments1 min readLW link

Estimated risk of death by coronavirus for a healthy 30 year old male ~ 1/190

Roko JelavićMar 10, 2020, 12:32 PM

6 points

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8 comments3 min readLW link

A conversation on theory of mind, subjectivity, and objectivity

jessicataMar 10, 2020, 4:59 AM

13 points

4 votes

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8 comments4 min readLW link

(unstableontology.com)

Growth rate of COVID-19 outbreaks

BuckyMar 9, 2020, 11:16 PM

70 points

28 votes

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28 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Name of Problem?

johnswentworthMar 9, 2020, 8:15 PM

9 points

2 votes

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30 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What is the typical course of COVID-19? What are the variants?

ElizabethMar 9, 2020, 5:52 PM

36 points

7 votes

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27 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How effective are tulpas?

EvenflairMar 9, 2020, 5:35 PM

40 points

26 votes

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62 comments2 min readLW link

[Article review] Artificial Intelligence, Values, and Alignment

MichaelAMar 9, 2020, 12:42 PM

13 points

6 votes

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5 comments10 min readLW link

The Heckler’s Veto Is Also Subject to the Unilateralist’s Curse

Zack_M_DavisMar 9, 2020, 8:11 AM

48 points

26 votes

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6 comments2 min readLW link

Thoughts on the Scope of LessWrong’s Infohazard Policies

Ben PaceMar 9, 2020, 7:44 AM

48 points

17 votes

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5 comments8 min readLW link

Sleepwalking Toward Armageddon

SlimepriestessMar 9, 2020, 7:28 AM

14 points

5 votes

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3 comments1 min readLW link

(hivewired.wordpress.com)

Potential High-Leverage and Inexpensive Mitigations (which are still feasible) for Pandemics

DavidmanheimMar 9, 2020, 6:59 AM

34 points

14 votes

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1 comment2 min readLW link

[Question] What can we do to help others during the coronavirus outbreak?

swimchordMar 9, 2020, 6:12 AM

6 points

3 votes

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1 comment2 min readLW link

[Question] Why hasn’t the technology of Knowledge Representation (i.e., semantic networks, concept graphs, ontology engineering) been applied to create tools to help human thinkers?

PolytoposMar 9, 2020, 6:11 AM

15 points

5 votes

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10 comments1 min readLW link

Model estimating the number of infected persons in the bay area

Eli TyreMar 9, 2020, 5:31 AM

21 points

6 votes

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21 comments4 min readLW link

It’s Time To Stop Dancing

jefftkMar 9, 2020, 3:30 AM

36 points

18 votes

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2 comments1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] How can we extrapolate the true prevalence of a disease, given available information?

ElizabethMar 9, 2020, 12:16 AM

21 points

3 votes

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4 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] At what point does disease spread stop being well-modeled by an exponential function?

Eli TyreMar 8, 2020, 11:53 PM

8 points

2 votes

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4 comments1 min readLW link

Quadratic models and (un)falsified data

BuckyMar 8, 2020, 11:34 PM

32 points

10 votes

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8 comments3 min readLW link

March Coronavirus Open Thread

ElizabethMar 8, 2020, 10:45 PM

57 points

19 votes

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378 comments1 min readLW link

Open & Welcome Thread—March 2020

habrykaMar 8, 2020, 10:06 PM

10 points

3 votes

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33 comments1 min readLW link

Toby Ord’s ‘The Precipice’ is published!

matthew.vandermerweMar 8, 2020, 9:20 PM

54 points

21 votes

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2 comments2 min readLW link

UML final

Rafael HarthMar 8, 2020, 8:43 PM

22 points

5 votes

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1 comment14 min readLW link

The Lens, Progerias and Polycausality

johnswentworthMar 8, 2020, 5:53 PM

72 points

31 votes

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8 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Help me with bayesian thinking re:coronavirus?

hereisonehandMar 8, 2020, 5:03 PM

6 points

3 votes

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3 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What is the death rate for those who test negative on Covid-19?

Derek LomasMar 8, 2020, 4:40 PM

3 points

2 votes

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1 comment1 min readLW link

Analyticity Depends On Definitions

Chris_LeongMar 8, 2020, 2:00 PM

9 points

3 votes

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5 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] How’s the case for wearing googles for COVID-19 protection when in public transportation?

ChristianKlMar 8, 2020, 9:31 AM

11 points

3 votes

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5 comments1 min readLW link

Ineffective Response to COVID-19 and Risk Compensation

DavidmanheimMar 8, 2020, 9:21 AM

29 points

15 votes

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23 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Why would panic during this coronavirus pandemic be a bad thing?

Adam ZernerMar 8, 2020, 8:32 AM

9 points

6 votes

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31 comments1 min readLW link

Ignoring Country Cohorts

bakenMar 8, 2020, 8:07 AM

6 points

4 votes

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2 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] At what level of coronavirus cases in a population should the people in that population start self-quarantining?

Jeremy HadfieldMar 8, 2020, 3:22 AM

13 points

6 votes

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3 comments1 min readLW link

4 Kinds of Learning

lsusrMar 8, 2020, 2:25 AM

20 points

13 votes

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5 comments2 min readLW link

Making a Standing Desk

jefftkMar 7, 2020, 11:10 PM

2 points

5 votes

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1 comment1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Winning vs Truth – Infohazard Trade-Offs

eapacheMar 7, 2020, 10:49 PM

12 points

9 votes

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11 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Active Recovery

Rarity RingsMar 7, 2020, 8:29 PM

13 points

4 votes

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1 comment1 min readLW link

[Question] How long does SARS-CoV-2 survive on copper surfaces

ChristianKlMar 7, 2020, 10:00 AM

24 points

6 votes

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15 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How are people tracking confirmed Coronavirus cases / Coronavirus deaths?

Eli TyreMar 7, 2020, 3:53 AM

13 points

3 votes

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10 comments1 min readLW link

Coming Back to Biking

jefftkMar 7, 2020, 2:40 AM

15 points

6 votes

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6 comments1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Credibility of the CDC on SARS-CoV-2

Elizabeth and jimrandomh

Mar 7, 2020, 2:00 AM

227 points

103 votes

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119 comments6 min readLW link 1 review

[Question] How hard would it be to attack coronavirus with CRISPR?

Donald HobsonMar 6, 2020, 11:18 PM

9 points

5 votes

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8 comments1 min readLW link

Effectiveness of Fever-Screening Will Decline

jimrandomhMar 6, 2020, 11:00 PM

69 points

27 votes

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8 comments2 min readLW link

A Proof Against Oracle AI

aiiixiiiMar 6, 2020, 9:42 PM

11 points

9 votes

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11 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] You’ve Been Exposed to COVID-19: What Do You Wish You Knew?

ElizabethMar 6, 2020, 7:57 PM

49 points

14 votes

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10 comments1 min readLW link

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