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[Question] Is iterated amplification really more powerful than imitation?

ChantielAug 2, 2021, 11:20 PM

5 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

The Myth of the Myth of the Lone Genius

rogersbaconAug 2, 2021, 8:55 PM

53 points

24 comments9 min readLW link

How Many Affordable Units?

jefftkAug 2, 2021, 4:20 PM

12 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

[Question] What made the UK COVID-19 case count drop?

ChristianKlAug 2, 2021, 1:01 PM

38 points

39 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Do Bayesians like Bayesian model Averaging?

Haziq MuhammadAug 2, 2021, 12:24 PM

4 points

13 comments1 min readLW link

Referential Information

Jack RAug 1, 2021, 9:07 PM

4 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

Who decides what should be worked on?

Aglaya IvanovnaAug 1, 2021, 5:26 PM

39 points

8 comments4 min readLW link

Forecasting Newsletter: July 2021

NunoSempereAug 1, 2021, 5:00 PM

21 points

6 comments8 min readLW link

Destroying Insecurity and Boosting Confidence Through Your Interests and Values

OlitnessAug 1, 2021, 2:34 PM

21 points

4 comments5 min readLW link

(olitness.wordpress.com)

[Question] Torture vs Specks: Sadist version

andrew sauerJul 31, 2021, 11:33 PM

11 points

12 comments1 min readLW link

Cognitive Impacts of Cocaine Use

XodarapJul 31, 2021, 9:53 PM

25 points

7 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Very Unnatural Tasks?

OrfeasJul 31, 2021, 9:22 PM

4 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

Cherry Pit Storage

jefftkJul 31, 2021, 5:30 PM

11 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

The World is Continuous, Not Discrete

Anshul JainJul 31, 2021, 2:26 AM

5 points

2 comments2 min readLW link

(www.anshuljain.me)

A Framework for Disagreements

Anshul JainJul 31, 2021, 1:51 AM

1 point

0 comments3 min readLW link

(www.anshuljain.me)

Uncertainty can Defuse Logical Explosions

J BostockJul 30, 2021, 12:36 PM

13 points

7 comments3 min readLW link

Prediction-based-Medicine instead of E̵v̵i̵d̵e̵n̵c̵e̵ ̵b̵a̵s̵e̵d̵ ̵M̵e̵d̵i̵c̵i̵n̵e̵ Authority-based-Medicine

ChristianKlJul 30, 2021, 10:42 AM

11 points

5 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] What weird treatments should people who lost their taste from COVID try?

Maxwell PetersonJul 30, 2021, 2:51 AM

11 points

14 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What’s your personal TAP setup?

Raj ThimmiahJul 29, 2021, 10:38 PM

3 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

Brief thoughts on inefficient writing systems

Srdjan MileticJul 29, 2021, 8:20 PM

22 points

36 comments2 min readLW link

[AN #158]: Should we be optimistic about generalization?

Rohin ShahJul 29, 2021, 5:20 PM

20 points

0 comments8 min readLW link

(mailchi.mp)

Covid 7/29: You Play to Win the Game

ZviJul 29, 2021, 4:10 PM

97 points

25 comments23 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Slack Has Positive Externalities For Groups

johnswentworthJul 29, 2021, 3:03 PM

96 points

11 comments5 min readLW link 2 reviews

Gaming Incentives

JozdienJul 29, 2021, 1:51 PM

10 points

4 comments6 min readLW link

[Question] Did they or didn’t they learn tool use?

Daniel KokotajloJul 29, 2021, 1:26 PM

16 points

8 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How to bayesian update on multiple covid tests?

rchplgJul 29, 2021, 1:15 PM

13 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

Importance of Ideas and People We Disagree With

OlitnessJul 29, 2021, 11:50 AM

−1 points

4 comments7 min readLW link

(olitness.wordpress.com)

[Question] How much compute was used to train DeepMind’s generally capable agents?

Daniel KokotajloJul 29, 2021, 11:34 AM

32 points

11 comments1 min readLW link

Violent Unraveling: Suicidal Majoritarianism

mako yassJul 29, 2021, 9:29 AM

6 points

3 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] Do we have a term for the issue with quantifying policy effect Scott Alexander stumbled on multiple times?

yhoisethJul 29, 2021, 8:45 AM

11 points

6 comments2 min readLW link

An Apprentice Experiment in Python Programming, Part 2

konstell and gilch

Jul 29, 2021, 7:39 AM

30 points

18 comments10 min readLW link

Evidence that adds up

TekhneMakreJul 29, 2021, 3:27 AM

6 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

Risk Premiums vs Prediction Markets

SimonMJul 28, 2021, 11:03 PM

35 points

6 comments6 min readLW link

Delta Strain: Fact Dump and Some Policy Takeaways

Connor_FlexmanJul 28, 2021, 3:38 AM

119 points

60 comments16 min readLW link

[Question] How much do variations in diet quality determine individual productivity?

NatáliaJul 28, 2021, 3:05 AM

37 points

20 comments1 min readLW link

A reasonable debate about Ivermectin

CraigMichaelJul 27, 2021, 10:31 PM

7 points

14 comments2 min readLW link

Black ravens and red herrings

Matthew BarnettJul 27, 2021, 5:46 PM

52 points

17 comments1 min readLW link

DeepMind: Generally capable agents emerge from open-ended play

Daniel KokotajloJul 27, 2021, 2:19 PM

247 points

53 comments2 min readLW link

(deepmind.com)

In Praise (and Defence) of The People

OlitnessJul 27, 2021, 7:13 AM

−8 points

4 comments14 min readLW link

(olitness.wordpress.com)

More Useful Way of Answering “Mind vs. Body” Problem

OlitnessJul 27, 2021, 7:13 AM

9 points

4 comments2 min readLW link

(olitness.wordpress.com)

A conversation about cooking, science, and creativity

DirectedEvolutionJul 27, 2021, 5:00 AM

16 points

4 comments4 min readLW link

Neuroscience things that confuse me right now

Steven ByrnesJul 26, 2021, 9:01 PM

16 points

5 comments9 min readLW link

Refactoring Alignment (attempt #2)

abramdemskiJul 26, 2021, 8:12 PM

46 points

17 comments8 min readLW link

Wanted: Foom-scared alignment research partner

Icarus Gallagher26 Jul 2021 19:23 UTC

42 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] What does knowing the heritability of a trait tell me in practice?

Kaj_Sotala26 Jul 2021 16:29 UTC

61 points

22 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] Is there a theoretical upper limit on the R0 of Covid variants?

CraigMichael26 Jul 2021 6:53 UTC

11 points

9 comments1 min readLW link

When writing triggers memory reconsolidation

Adam Zerner25 Jul 2021 22:10 UTC

34 points

4 comments3 min readLW link

Can I teach myself scientific creativity?

DirectedEvolution25 Jul 2021 20:15 UTC

14 points

3 comments3 min readLW link

When Arguing Definitions is Arguing Decisions

Hazard25 Jul 2021 16:45 UTC

28 points

8 comments1 min readLW link

Come Build Affordable Housing!

jefftk25 Jul 2021 14:10 UTC

24 points

8 comments4 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)