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Knowledge Management and Deugenesis (with Jeremy Nixon)
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What is "The Index"? What are some benefits of externally compiling and organizing one's knowledge? When is space…
4 years, 11 months ago
Crypto Pros and Cons (with Sam Bankman-Fried)
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What's the current state of cryptocurrency? What are the good and bad aspects of crypto? To what extent have the …
4 years, 11 months ago
Behavior Change and Interpersonal Connection (with Ting Jiang)
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How does a behavioral scientist apply her knowledge to her own life? What fraction of our behaviors are deliberat…
4 years, 11 months ago
Scout and Soldier Mindsets (with Julia Galef)
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What are "scout" and "soldier" mindsets? How can we have productive disagreements even when one person isn't in s…
5 years ago
Social Science and Science Journalism (with Jesse Singal)
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Should we trust social science research? What is the open science movement? What is the "file drawer" effect? How…
5 years ago
Search Data and Self-Improvement (with Seth Stephens-Davidowitz)
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What can we learn about people from search data? What does search data reveal about human nature that surveys and…
5 years ago
Poker and Productivity (with Chris Sparks)
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What can people learn from playing poker? What makes someone good at playing games? What is the OODA loop? What i…
5 years ago
Moral Discourse and the Value of Philosophy (with Ronny Fernandez)
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What is normative hedonism? What's the difference between wanting something and wanting to want something? Should…
5 years, 1 month ago
Superintelligence and Consciousness (with Roman Yampolskiy)
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What is superintelligence? Can a superintelligence be controlled? Why aren't people (especially academics, comput…
5 years, 1 month ago
Meditation and Ontology (with Daniel Ingram)
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Why should we meditate? What are the typical developmental stages as one progresses along the contemplative path?…
5 years, 1 month ago