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Content warning: a couple LWers apparently think that the concept of ego depletion—also known as willpower depletion—is a memetic hazard, th

Edited nearly a year later to clarify: dry ice cryonics probably won't work, for reasons hinted at in the post, and stated by Gav in the com

Follow-up to: Lifestyle Interventions to Increase Longevity Abstract A recent review article by David Gems discusses possible mechanisms

Yudkowsky's 2014 April Fools Day's confession notes that food production could be more efficient: Food in dath ilan was made by people wh

It should be emphasized that back-of-the-envelope calculations, such as the one given in this post, ought to be adjusted to account for the

This post is an expansion on my post in main, A Cost- Benefit Analysis of Immunizing Healthy Adults Against Influenza (see http://lesswrong.

As of 11:30CST, 11/11/14, this cost-benefit analysis has been revised, in order to address concerns raised in the comments. See http://lessw