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D&D.Sci May 2021: Monster Carcass Auction

abstractapplicMay 7, 2021, 7:33 PM

28 points

25 comments2 min readLW link

Why quantitative finance is so hard

lsusrMay 7, 2021, 7:29 PM

44 points

5 comments2 min readLW link

Life and expanding steerable consequences

Alex FlintMay 7, 2021, 6:33 PM

46 points

3 comments4 min readLW link

Zero to One: A Minimum Viable Review

dominicqMay 7, 2021, 5:45 PM

11 points

2 comments5 min readLW link

Occam’s Guillotine

SlimepriestessMay 7, 2021, 4:30 PM

5 points

7 comments1 min readLW link

(hivewired.wordpress.com)

Domain Theory and the Prisoner’s Dilemma: FairBot

GurkenglasMay 7, 2021, 7:33 AM

22 points

5 comments2 min readLW link

Bayeswatch 3: A Study in Scarlet

lsusrMay 7, 2021, 5:29 AM

55 points

6 comments2 min readLW link

Taking the outside view on code quality

Adam ZernerMay 7, 2021, 4:16 AM

11 points

17 comments2 min readLW link

Dumb dichotomies in ethics, part 2: instrumental vs. intrinsic values

Aaron BergmanMay 7, 2021, 2:31 AM

7 points

4 comments4 min readLW link

(aaronbergman.substack.com)

Less Realistic Tales of Doom

Mark XuMay 6, 2021, 11:01 PM

113 points

13 comments4 min readLW link

Parsing Chris Mingard on Neural Networks

Alex FlintMay 6, 2021, 10:16 PM

69 points

26 comments6 min readLW link

Covid 5/6: Vaccine Patent Suspension

ZviMay 6, 2021, 8:20 PM

87 points

58 comments18 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

[Question] What questions should we ask ourselves when trying to improve something?

weathersystemsMay 6, 2021, 7:03 PM

3 points

9 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Why are the websites of major companies so bad at core functionality?

ChristianKlMay 6, 2021, 4:02 PM

13 points

15 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Could MMRPGs be used to test economic theories?

Yair HalberstadtMay 6, 2021, 2:26 PM

7 points

17 comments1 min readLW link

Anthropics: different probabilities, different questions

Stuart_ArmstrongMay 6, 2021, 1:14 PM

25 points

10 comments15 min readLW link

[Question] What do we know about how much protection COVID vaccines provide against transmitting the virus to others?

David Scott Krueger (formerly: capybaralet)May 6, 2021, 7:39 AM

9 points

0 comments LW link

[Question] What do we know about how much protection COVID vaccines provide against long COVID?

David Scott Krueger (formerly: capybaralet)May 6, 2021, 7:39 AM

8 points

0 comments LW link

Let’s Go Back To Normal

Connor_FlexmanMay 6, 2021, 3:10 AM

60 points

18 comments11 min readLW link

Thoughts on Ad Blocking

jefftkMay 6, 2021, 2:50 AM

19 points

24 comments1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

My Journey to the Dark Side

SlimepriestessMay 6, 2021, 12:27 AM

22 points

59 comments1 min readLW link

(hivewired.wordpress.com)

Decontextualizing Morality

ACrackedPotMay 5, 2021, 8:25 PM

0 points

11 comments5 min readLW link

[Question] What are your favorite examples of adults in and around this community publicly changing their minds?

nimMay 5, 2021, 7:26 PM

13 points

13 comments1 min readLW link

[AN #149]: The newsletter’s editorial policy

Rohin ShahMay 5, 2021, 5:10 PM

19 points

3 comments8 min readLW link

(mailchi.mp)

Fractal Conversations vs Holistic Response

abramdemskiMay 5, 2021, 3:04 PM

43 points

4 comments3 min readLW link

[link] If something seems unusually hard for you, see if you’re missing a minor insight

Kaj_SotalaMay 5, 2021, 10:23 AM

48 points

19 comments1 min readLW link

(drmaciver.substack.com)

Bayeswatch 2: Puppy Muffins

lsusrMay 5, 2021, 5:42 AM

79 points

11 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] What are the greatest near-future risks or dangers to you as an individual?

nimMay 5, 2021, 4:02 AM

17 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

Simulation theology: practical aspect.

Valentin2026May 5, 2021, 2:20 AM

11 points

6 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] What do the reported levels of protection offered by various vaccines mean?

David Scott Krueger (formerly: capybaralet)May 4, 2021, 10:06 PM

10 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Did they use serological testing for COVID vaccine trials?

David Scott Krueger (formerly: capybaralet)May 4, 2021, 9:48 PM

4 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

April 15, 2040

NisanMay 4, 2021, 9:18 PM

97 points

25 comments2 min readLW link

Loud Voices as Accessible Anecdotes

ACrackedPotMay 4, 2021, 9:13 PM

3 points

0 comments7 min readLW link

[Question] [timeboxed exercise] write me your model of AI human-existential safety and the alignment problems in 15 minutes

QuinnMay 4, 2021, 7:10 PM

6 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

Mundane solutions to exotic problems

paulfchristianoMay 4, 2021, 6:20 PM

56 points

8 comments5 min readLW link

(ai-alignment.com)

Parsing Abram on Gradations of Inner Alignment Obstacles

Alex FlintMay 4, 2021, 5:44 PM

22 points

4 comments6 min readLW link

[Linkpost] If You Can Be Bad, You Can Also Be Good

MaxGMay 4, 2021, 6:26 AM

5 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(astralcodexten.substack.com)

Why I Work on Ads

jefftkMay 3, 2021, 9:00 PM

83 points

93 comments5 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Bayeswatch 1: Jewish Space Laser

lsusrMay 3, 2021, 8:15 PM

90 points

13 comments4 min readLW link

Consistencies as (meta-)preferences

Stuart_ArmstrongMay 3, 2021, 3:10 PM

17 points

0 comments3 min readLW link

Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s and Mitochondria Part 3: Predictions and Retrospective

J BostockMay 3, 2021, 2:47 PM

10 points

3 comments2 min readLW link

Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s and Mitochondria Part 2: Glucose Metabolism

J BostockMay 3, 2021, 2:47 PM

9 points

2 comments3 min readLW link

Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s and Mitochondria Part 1: Turnover Rates

J BostockMay 3, 2021, 2:46 PM

10 points

0 comments3 min readLW link

The Schelling Game (a.k.a. the Coordination Game)

jchanMay 3, 2021, 2:31 PM

31 points

13 comments3 min readLW link

Maps of Maps, and Empty Expectations

Nora_AmmannMay 3, 2021, 9:59 AM

29 points

5 comments14 min readLW link

Open and Welcome Thread—May 2021

habrykaMay 3, 2021, 7:58 AM

25 points

82 comments1 min readLW link

Small and Vulnerable

sapphireMay 3, 2021, 4:55 AM

162 points

17 comments4 min readLW link

Sexual Dimorphism in Yudkowsky’s Sequences, in Relation to My Gender Problems

Zack_M_DavisMay 3, 2021, 4:31 AM

54 points

29 comments1 min readLW link

(unremediatedgender.space)

There’s no such thing as a tree (phylogenetically)

eukaryoteMay 3, 2021, 3:47 AM

340 points

60 comments8 min readLW link 2 reviews

(eukaryotewritesblog.com)

Thoughts on Re-reading Brave New World

chemslugMay 3, 2021, 3:28 AM

10 points

9 comments5 min readLW link