rational
Issue #162
2 May, 2021 // View full list
# Coronavirus
Covid 4/29: Vaccination Slowdown // Zvi, 19 min
For mRNA vaccines, is (short-term) efficacy really higher after the second dose? // samuel-marks, 3 min
Covid-19 in India: Why didn't it happen earlier? // Sherrinford, 1 min
Myocarditis after Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine // dawangy, 1 min
When's the best time to get the 2nd dose of Pfizer Vaccine? // capybaralet, 1 min
# Instrumental
On silence // aaronb50, 11 min
[Letter] Re: Advice for High School // lsusr, 11 min
Is sitting in the sun much better than sitting in the shade? // just_browsing, 1 min
# Epistemic
Facebook is Simulacra Level 3, Andreessen is Level 4 // Benito, 2 min
On Chesterton's Fence // sustrik, 2 min
# Ai
Announcing the Alignment Research Center // paulfchristiano, 1 min
FAQ: Advice for AI Alignment Researchers // rohinmshah, 1 min
Low-stakes alignment // paulfchristiano, 8 min
April 2021 Deep Dive: Transformers and GPT-3 // adamShimi, 8 min
Review of "Why AI is Harder Than We Think" // electroswing, 9 min
# Meta-ethics
Moral Privilege // ACrackedPot, 3 min
# Longevity
Better air is the easiest way not to die // digital_carver, 1 min
Notes on Robert McIntyre’s Brain Preservation Talk at the Long Now Foundation // JohnGreer, 16 min
# Anthropic
The Fall of Rome, III: Progress Did Not Exist // LukeOnline, 6 min
"Who I am" is an axiom. // dadadarren, 1 min
Schulze-Makuch & Bains on The Great Filter // Robin Hanson, 4 min
# Decision theory
Death by Red Tape // abramdemski, 3 min
Best empirical evidence on better than SP500 investment returns? // bluefalcon, 1 min
Modern Monetary Theory for Dummies // theflowerpot, 5 min
Why Going to the Doctor Sucks // Tim Urban, 14 min
# Math and cs
When Should the Fire Alarm Go Off: A model for optimal thresholds // peterbarnett, 7 min
Naming and pointer thickness // adamzerner, 3 min
Is there a good software solution for mathematical questions? // ChristianKl, 1 min
Bayesian and Frequentists Approaches to Statistical Analysis // christopher-clark, 10 min
# Books
Follow-up to Julia Wise on "Don’t Shoot The Dog" // alexflint, 10 min
Your Book Review: Double Fold // Scott Alexander, 28 min
Your Book Review: The Wizard And The Prophet // Scott Alexander, 23 min
# Community
AMA: Paul Christiano, alignment researcher // paulfchristiano, 1 min Favorite
Jaan Tallinn's 2020 Philanthropy Overview // jaan, 1 min
Where do LessWrong rationalists debate? // Viliam, 2 min
Nootropics Survey 2020 Results // Scott Alexander, 7 min
# Culture war
[ACX Linkpost] A Modest Proposal for Republicans // mike_hawke, 1 min
Subtext Shows Status // Robin Hanson, 2 min
# Fun
Rationality Cardinality // jimrandomh, 1 min
Spoiler-Free Reviews: Monster Slayers, Dream Quest and Loop Hero // Zvi, 4 min
# Misc
Your Dog is Even Smarter Than You Think // StyleOfDog, 11 min Favorite
We need a career path for invention // jasoncrawford, 5 min
Would robots care about Meaning and Relating? // Raemon, 8 min
Mindfulness as debugging // pchvykov, 2 min
What topics are on Dath Ilan's civics exam? // jimrandomh, 1 min
# Podcasts
Currents 031: Trent Loos on Family Ranching // The Jim Rutt Show, 60 min
EP123 Jamie Wheal on Recapturing the Rapture // The Jim Rutt Show, 112 min
# Videos of the week
How smart contracts will change the world | Sergey Nazarov and Lex Fridman // Lex Clips, 14 min