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An Optimistic Solution to the Fermi Paradox
Glenn Clayton
10 Mar 2024 14:39 UTC
4
points
6
comments
13
min read
LW
link
Reflective consistency, randomized decisions, and the dangers of unrealistic thought experiments
Radford Neal
7 Dec 2023 3:33 UTC
34
points
21
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Anthropical Paradoxes are Paradoxes of Probability Theory
Ape in the coat
6 Dec 2023 8:16 UTC
49
points
18
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Evelyn Evelyn
Informavore
7 Nov 2023 16:55 UTC
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Dick Kick’em Paradox
Augs SMSHacks
23 Sep 2023 22:22 UTC
−5
points
21
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Snake Eyes Paradox
Martin Randall
11 Jun 2023 4:10 UTC
21
points
25
comments
6
min read
LW
link
The Knockdown Argument Paradox
Bryan Frances
28 Jan 2023 19:23 UTC
−12
points
6
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Against the paradox of tolerance
pchvykov
10 Jan 2023 0:12 UTC
0
points
8
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Confused Thoughts on AI Afterlife (seriously)
Epirito
7 Jun 2022 14:37 UTC
−4
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Problem of Induction: What if Instants Were Independent
Epirito
3 Apr 2022 0:54 UTC
1
point
7
comments
3
min read
LW
link
A Bayesian Aggregation Paradox
Jsevillamol
22 Nov 2021 10:39 UTC
79
points
22
comments
7
min read
LW
link
The Meta-Puzzle
DanielFilan
22 Nov 2021 5:30 UTC
23
points
27
comments
3
min read
LW
link
(danielfilan.com)
Moravec’s Paradox Comes From The Availability Heuristic
james.lucassen
20 Oct 2021 6:23 UTC
33
points
2
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(jlucassen.com)
Black ravens and red herrings
Matthew Barnett
27 Jul 2021 17:46 UTC
50
points
17
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Unexpected Hanging Paradox
Chris_Leong
27 Jun 2021 6:17 UTC
17
points
11
comments
4
min read
LW
link
“Who I am” is an axiom.
dadadarren
25 Apr 2021 21:59 UTC
7
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Achilles Heel Hypothesis for AI
scasper
13 Oct 2020 14:35 UTC
20
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Social Capital Paradoxes
abramdemski
10 Sep 2020 18:44 UTC
69
points
24
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Procrastination Paradoxes: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
scasper
6 Aug 2020 19:47 UTC
21
points
4
comments
10
min read
LW
link
Null-boxing Newcomb’s Problem
Yitz
13 Jul 2020 16:32 UTC
33
points
9
comments
4
min read
LW
link
God and Moses have a chat
Yitz
17 Jun 2020 18:34 UTC
20
points
17
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Premature death paradox
bfinn
13 Apr 2020 23:15 UTC
8
points
21
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Zeno walks into a bar
lsusr
4 Aug 2019 7:00 UTC
40
points
4
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Coordination Problems in Evolution: Eigen’s Paradox
Martin Sustrik
12 Oct 2018 12:40 UTC
102
points
6
comments
8
min read
LW
link
(250bpm.com)
The Fermi Paradox: What did Sandberg, Drexler and Ord Really Dissolve?
shminux
8 Jul 2018 21:18 UTC
47
points
28
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Why it took so long to do the Fermi calculation right?
Jan_Kulveit
2 Jul 2018 20:29 UTC
76
points
20
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Dissolving the Fermi Paradox, and what reflection it provides
Jan_Kulveit
30 Jun 2018 16:35 UTC
28
points
22
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(arxiv.org)
Paradoxes in all anthropic probabilities
Stuart_Armstrong
19 Jun 2018 15:31 UTC
21
points
26
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Sleeping Beauty Resolved (?) Pt. 2: Identity and Betting
ksvanhorn
2 Jun 2018 2:43 UTC
9
points
50
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Sleeping Beauty Resolved?
ksvanhorn
22 May 2018 14:13 UTC
16
points
77
comments
10
min read
LW
link
Raven Paradox Revisited
Chris_Leong
15 Apr 2018 0:08 UTC
5
points
12
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Unconscious Competence and Counter-Incentives
lifelonglearner
10 Mar 2018 6:38 UTC
13
points
1
comment
3
min read
LW
link
More on the Linear Utility Hypothesis and the Leverage Prior
AlexMennen
26 Feb 2018 23:53 UTC
16
points
4
comments
9
min read
LW
link
Against the Linear Utility Hypothesis and the Leverage Penalty
AlexMennen
14 Dec 2017 18:38 UTC
39
points
47
comments
11
min read
LW
link
What’s wrong with this picture?
CronoDAS
28 Jan 2016 13:30 UTC
29
points
81
comments
1
min read
LW
link
“Solving” selfishness for UDT
Stuart_Armstrong
27 Oct 2014 17:51 UTC
38
points
52
comments
8
min read
LW
link
On the importance of taking limits: Infinite Spheres of Utility
aspera
12 Oct 2013 21:18 UTC
35
points
58
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Interactive Infographic on Simpson’s Paradox
Antisuji
20 Sep 2013 17:37 UTC
39
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Pascal’s Muggle: Infinitesimal Priors and Strong Evidence
Eliezer Yudkowsky
8 May 2013 0:43 UTC
72
points
402
comments
26
min read
LW
link
Solving the two envelopes problem
rstarkov
9 Aug 2012 13:42 UTC
45
points
33
comments
4
min read
LW
link
The Mere Cable Channel Addition Paradox
Ghatanathoah
26 Jul 2012 7:20 UTC
99
points
147
comments
12
min read
LW
link
A Poisson process paradox
nerfhammer
6 Apr 2012 5:20 UTC
29
points
11
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Resolving the unexpected hanging paradox
AlexMennen
25 Jan 2011 19:32 UTC
13
points
41
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Simpson’s Paradox
bentarm
12 Jan 2011 23:01 UTC
100
points
58
comments
4
min read
LW
link
If a tree falls on Sleeping Beauty...
ata
12 Nov 2010 1:14 UTC
136
points
28
comments
8
min read
LW
link
The Lifespan Dilemma
Eliezer Yudkowsky
10 Sep 2009 18:45 UTC
61
points
220
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Allais Hack—Transform Your Decisions!
MBlume
3 May 2009 22:37 UTC
22
points
19
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Moore’s Paradox
Eliezer Yudkowsky
8 Mar 2009 2:27 UTC
76
points
24
comments
2
min read
LW
link
The Conscious Sorites Paradox
Eliezer Yudkowsky
28 Apr 2008 2:58 UTC
17
points
41
comments
5
min read
LW
link
The Allais Paradox
Eliezer Yudkowsky
19 Jan 2008 3:05 UTC
57
points
145
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Pascal’s Mugging: Tiny Probabilities of Vast Utilities
Eliezer Yudkowsky
19 Oct 2007 23:37 UTC
105
points
353
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Semantic Stopsigns
Eliezer Yudkowsky
24 Aug 2007 19:29 UTC
138
points
110
comments
3
min read
LW
link
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