rational
Issue #25
16 September, 2018 // View full list# Instrumental
What To Do If Nuclear War Seems Imminent // Ben_LandauTaylor, 2 min
How to use a microphone r̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶a̶l̶l̶y̶ during public speaking // ChristianKl, 1 min
Communication: A Simple Multi-Stage Model // lifelonglearner, 4 min
# Ai
Petrov corrigibility // Stuart_Armstrong, 1 min
AI safety reading group in Madrid // pvs, 1 min
# Anthropic
Are you in a Boltzmann simulation? // Stuart_Armstrong, 4 min
[Paper]: Islands as refuges for surviving global catastrophes // avturchin, 1 min
# Decision theory
Comment on decision theory // Rob Bensinger, 2 min
Boltzmann brain decision theory // Stuart_Armstrong, 5 min
# Math and cs
(A -> B) -> A // Scott Garrabrant, 2 min
# Ea
Apply for Emergent Ventures // Zvi, 4 min
# Fun
In The Balance // Scott Alexander, 6 min Favorite
# Misc
The Omnigenic Model As Metaphor For Life // Scott Alexander, 7 min Favorite
Advances in Baby Formula // Laura B, 3 min
Iterative Arguments: Alternative to Adversarial Collaboration // matsn, 1 min
Think Entangled, Act Spooky // Venkatesh Rao, 5 min
News Accuracy Bonds // Robin Hanson, 6 min
# Podcasts
#42 - Dr Amanda Askell on moral empathy, the value of information & the ethics of infinity // The 80,000 Hours team, 166 min
67 – Freestyle Community Talk with Matt Freeman // The Bayesian Conspiracy, 96 min
#137 — Safe Space // Waking up with Sam Harris, 96 min
# Videos of the week
How to gain control of your free time | Laura Vanderkam // TED, 11 min