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Assorted thoughts on the coronavirus

Adam ZernerMar 18, 2020, 7:08 AM

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[Question] What should we do once infected with COVID-19?

ElizabethMar 18, 2020, 4:50 AM

62 points

15 votes

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58 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Where can we donate time and money to avert coronavirus deaths?

ElizabethMar 18, 2020, 4:50 AM

33 points

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13 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How can we estimate how many people are C19 infected in an area?

ElizabethMar 18, 2020, 4:49 AM

20 points

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[Question] LessWrong Coronavirus Agenda

ElizabethMar 18, 2020, 4:48 AM

136 points

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Zeynep Tufekci on Why Telling People They Don’t Need Masks Backfired

Zack_M_DavisMar 18, 2020, 4:34 AM

27 points

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(www.nytimes.com)

March 16th: Daily Coronavirus Links

habryka and Ben Pace

Mar 18, 2020, 12:00 AM

15 points

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What is Interpretability?

RobertKirk, Tomáš Gavenčiak and Ada Böhm

Mar 17, 2020, 8:23 PM

39 points

15 votes

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[Question] When will total cases in the EU surpass that of China?

jmhMar 17, 2020, 12:34 PM

7 points

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Let My People Stay Home

ZviMar 17, 2020, 12:10 PM

46 points

23 votes

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(thezvi.wordpress.com)

[Question] And was it for rational, object-level reasons?

DanArmakMar 17, 2020, 10:30 AM

8 points

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[Question] Should we all be more hygenic in normal times?

DanielFilanMar 17, 2020, 6:14 AM

8 points

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[Question] Did any US politician react appropriately to COVID-19 early on?

DanielFilanMar 17, 2020, 6:12 AM

21 points

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2 comments1 min readLW link

Good News: the Containment Measures are Working

ShmiMar 17, 2020, 5:49 AM

25 points

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16 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] A game designed to beat AI?

Long tryMar 17, 2020, 3:51 AM

13 points

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29 comments1 min readLW link

King and Princess

jefftkMar 17, 2020, 2:10 AM

24 points

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(www.jefftk.com)

COVID-19′s Household Secondary Attack Rate Is Unknown

jimrandomhMar 16, 2020, 11:19 PM

63 points

17 votes

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11 comments5 min readLW link

AI Alignment Podcast: On Lethal Autonomous Weapons with Paul Scharre

Palus AstraMar 16, 2020, 11:00 PM

12 points

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0 comments48 min readLW link

Kevin Simler: Outbreak

habrykaMar 16, 2020, 10:50 PM

15 points

6 votes

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1 comment1 min readLW link

(meltingasphalt.com)

March 14/15th: Daily Coronavirus link updates

habrykaMar 16, 2020, 10:24 PM

39 points

8 votes

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7 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Positive Feedback → Optimization?

johnswentworthMar 16, 2020, 6:48 PM

19 points

7 votes

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6 comments1 min readLW link

Gods! Robots! Aliens! Zombies!

SlimepriestessMar 16, 2020, 6:08 PM

11 points

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2 comments1 min readLW link

(hivewired.wordpress.com)

[Question] Why such low detected rates of COVID-19 in children?

BuckyMar 16, 2020, 4:52 PM

16 points

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[Question] Could you save lives in your community by buying oxygen concentrators from Alibaba?

abergalMar 16, 2020, 8:58 AM

18 points

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12 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What are some exercises for building/generating intuitions about key disagreements in AI alignment?

riceissaMar 16, 2020, 7:41 AM

18 points

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[Question] How Do You Convince Your Parents To Prep? To Quarantine?

ElizabethMar 16, 2020, 3:42 AM

27 points

6 votes

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7 comments1 min readLW link

Coronavirus Justified Practical Advice Summary

Elizabeth and habryka

Mar 15, 2020, 10:25 PM

87 points

26 votes

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53 comments6 min readLW link

Forecasting an 80% chance of an effective anti COVID-19 drug (probably Remdesivir)

DirectedEvolutionMar 15, 2020, 7:21 PM

11 points

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6 comments1 min readLW link

Frivolous speculation about the long-term effects of coronavirus

skybrianMar 15, 2020, 7:12 PM

7 points

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8 comments1 min readLW link

Reasons why coronavirus mortality of young adults may be underestimated.

avturchinMar 15, 2020, 4:34 PM

30 points

18 votes

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13 comments1 min readLW link

Series Singing

jefftkMar 15, 2020, 3:50 PM

8 points

3 votes

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0 comments1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] Should we heat our houses to ~78F to reduce coronavirus risk?

jefftkMar 15, 2020, 3:28 PM

16 points

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Comprehensive COVID-19 Disinfection Protocol for Packages and Envelopes

John_MaxwellMar 15, 2020, 10:00 AM

28 points

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27 comments5 min readLW link

Meetups in the era of COVID-19

mingyuanMar 15, 2020, 6:24 AM

27 points

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9 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] How would you take math notes to make the most of them?

EvzenMar 15, 2020, 6:18 AM

11 points

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2 comments1 min readLW link

How to have a happy quarantine

mingyuanMar 15, 2020, 3:42 AM

81 points

36 votes

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20 comments4 min readLW link

What might be learned from the COVID-19 buying patterns?

jmhMar 15, 2020, 2:58 AM

5 points

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0 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] When are the most important times to wash your hands?

Eli TyreMar 15, 2020, 12:52 AM

10 points

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 How and why you define the health of your future generations

akshartMar 14, 2020, 11:45 PM

6 points

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0 comments3 min readLW link

(avocadolatte.com)

[Question] Does SARS-CoV-2 utilize antibody-dependent enhancement?

SpiracularMar 14, 2020, 10:46 PM

35 points

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15 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] When is the right time to hole up?

gilchMar 14, 2020, 9:42 PM

8 points

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6 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How likely is it that US states or cities will prevent travel across their borders?

Eli TyreMar 14, 2020, 7:20 PM

10 points

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4 comments1 min readLW link

The absurdity of un-referenceable entities

jessicataMar 14, 2020, 5:40 PM

22 points

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21 comments4 min readLW link

(unstableontology.com)

Lessons from Isaac: Poor Little Robbie

adamShimiMar 14, 2020, 5:14 PM

1 point

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[Question] Recommendations for a resource on very basic epidemiology?

Eli TyreMar 14, 2020, 5:08 PM

20 points

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The Danes wish to know more about the coronavirus

RubyMar 14, 2020, 4:39 PM

13 points

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3 comments1 min readLW link

(marginalrevolution.com)

Possible worst outcomes of the coronavirus epidemic

avturchinMar 14, 2020, 4:26 PM

19 points

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[Question] How dangerous is it to test a vaccine without animal trials?

Yoav RavidMar 14, 2020, 8:51 AM

17 points

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A Significant Portion of COVID-19 Transmission Is Presymptomatic

jimrandomhMar 14, 2020, 5:52 AM

119 points

46 votes

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22 comments4 min readLW link 1 review

A Sketch of Answers for Physicalists

Chris_LeongMar 14, 2020, 2:27 AM

23 points

6 votes

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15 comments3 min readLW link

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