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I read this article today and thought LW might find it interesting. The key finding is that in a number of different experiments, simple "se

In Common sense as a prior, I used the example of prayer as a practice that is probably adaptive but the people who adopt it may not know wh

Introduction [I have edited the introduction of this post for increased clarity.] This post is my attempt to answer the question, "How s

This article has been cross-posted at http://effective-altruism.com/. An existential risk is a risk “that threatens the premature extincti