Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMR Tries The Safe Uncertainty Fallacy
Episode 811
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/mr-tries-the-safe-uncertainty-fallacy
The Safe Uncertainty Fallacy goes:
The situation is completely uncerta…
3 years, 4 months ago
The Government Is Making Telemedicine Hard And Inconvenient Again
Episode 810
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/the-government-is-making-telemedicine
[I’m writing this quickly to deal with an evolving situation and I’m not…
3 years, 4 months ago
Turing Test
Episode 809
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/turing-test
The year is 2028, and this is Turing Test!, the game show that separates man from machine! Our star…
3 years, 5 months ago
Half An Hour Before Dawn In San Francisco
Episode 808
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/half-an-hour-before-dawn-in-san-francisco
I try to avoid San Francisco. When I go, I surround myself with peop…
3 years, 5 months ago
Why Do Transgender People Report Hypermobile Joints?
Episode 807
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/why-do-transgender-people-report
[Related: Why Are Transgender People Immune To Optical Illusions?]
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Ehlers-…
3 years, 5 months ago
Why I Am Not (As Much Of) A Doomer (As Some People)
Episode 806
Machine Alignment Monday 3/13/23
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/why-i-am-not-as-much-of-a-doomer
(see also Katja Grace and Will Eden’s relate…
3 years, 5 months ago
Links For March 2023
Episode 805
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/links-for-march-2023
[Remember, I haven’t independently verified each link. On average, commenters will end up …
3 years, 5 months ago
Give Up Seventy Percent Of The Way Through The Hyperstitious Slur Cascade
Episode 804
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/give-up-seventy-percent-of-the-way
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Someone asks: why is “Jap” a slur? It’s the natural shortening of “Japan…
3 years, 5 months ago
Issue Two Of Asterisk
Episode 803
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/issue-two-of-asterisk
…the new-ish rationalist / effective altruist magazine, is up here. It’s the food issue. …
3 years, 5 months ago
Kelly Bets On Civilization
Episode 802
https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/kelly-bets-on-civilization
Scott Aaronson makes the case for being less than maximally hostile to AI developmen…
3 years, 5 months ago