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The other day, someone did something I didn't expect.  It was something many people have done before; something that I thought of as very no

This is a short introduction to the idea of FAI and existential risk from technology that I've used with decent success among my social circ

http://io9.com/5867113/scientists-say-theyre-paving-the-way-towards-matrix+style-learning--but-is-it-safe Researchers learned to change pe

I recently ran across the following link: A Campus Champion for Women in Computer Science Which discusses a new president at Harvey Mudd

I don't know how interested this community would be in this topic, I don't mean to be talking politics so much as technology and decision me

A while back, Lukeprog set up an article to list the best textbooks in every subject.  It currently contains a fairly large list of books in

Over this summer, I will be going to Europe to attend a pair of mathematics conferences.  Because they are close together, I'm planning to s

Recently I started watching My Little Pony: Friendship as Magic on the recommendation of numerous friends.  It has been entertaining for the

I recently heard about the upcoming event (or set of events) Slutwalk.  I realize that this is somewhat political and may have some mind-kil

Response to: The Value of Theoretical Research   Reading paulfchristiano's article the other day, I realized that I had had many similar