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Prerequisites This post requires some knowledge of Bayesian and Frequentist statistics, as well as probability. It is intended to explain

The LW community seems to assume, by default, that "unbounded, linear utility functions are reasonable."  That is, if you value the existenc

I wonder if anyone has thought about setting up an online community dedicated to peer-to-peer tutoring.  The idea is that if I want to learn

The Fermi Paradox leads us to conclude that either A) intelligent life is extremely improbable, B) intelligent life very rarely grows to a h

Speculation is important for forecasting; it's also fun.  Speculation is usually conveyed in two forms: in the form of an argument, or encap

As seen in other threads, people disagree on whether CEV exists, and if it does, what it might turn out to be.   It would be nice to try

LW is one of the few informal places which take existential risk seriously.  Researchers can post here to describe proposed or ongoing resea

Suppose we made an algorithm capable of forming empirical conjectures for mathematics.  How might such an algorithm discover the principle o

I donated to Wikipedia before.  However, this year, I'm not donating, and my rationalization is this: there need to be more Wikipedia clones

Let's take for granted that pursuing FAI is the best strategy for researchers interested in the future of all humanity.  However, let's also