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Can the economy grow indefinitely? (with Alyssa Vance)
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How is the economy like a differential equation? Can the economy grow indefinitely? Are there economic attractor …
4 years, 2 months ago
How many minds do you have? (with Kaj Sotala)
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What are the advantages of viewing the mind through the multi-agent model as opposed to (say) the rational / opti…
4 years, 2 months ago
Are you a wamb or a nerd? (with Tom Chivers)
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What is a "wamb"? What are the differences between wambs and nerds? When is it appropriate (or not) to decouple c…
4 years, 3 months ago
Behind the scenes of the online dating world (with Tom Quisel)
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How do men and women differ in their approach to online dating? How do online dating services deal with the fact …
4 years, 3 months ago
The clash between social justice and anti-wokeness (with Amber Dawn and Holly Elmore)
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Is it okay for anyone to have opinions about marginalized communities even if they're not a part of those communi…
4 years, 3 months ago
Tyler's three laws and twelve rules (with Tyler Cowen)
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Why might it be the case that "all propositions about real interest rates are wrong"? What, if anything, are most…
4 years, 4 months ago
Freezing to (not) death: cryonics and the quest for immortality (with Max Marty)
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What is cryonics? And how does it work? What do we know right now about reversing death? And what would we have t…
4 years, 4 months ago
The pre/trans fallacy, and why you should learn the skill of coaching (with Eben Pagan)
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What is the vertical conception of cognitive development? Do developmental stages always occur in a predictable o…
4 years, 4 months ago
What does humanity need to survive after a global catastrophe? (with David Denkenberger)
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What kinds of catastrophic risks could drastically impact global food supply or large-scale electricity supply? W…
4 years, 4 months ago
To be successful, should you focus on your strengths or your weaknesses? (with Anna Paley)
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To increase our chances of success (in whatever domain and using definition of success), should we focus on boost…
4 years, 5 months ago