Podcast Episodes
Back to Search“Truth or Dare” by Duncan Sabien (Inactive)
Author's note: This is my apparently-annual "I'll put a post on LessWrong in honor of LessOnline" post. These days, my writing goes on my Substack.…
1 year, 4 months ago
“Meditations on Doge” by Martin Sustrik
Lessons from shutting down institutions in Eastern Europe.
This is a cross post from: https://250bpm.substack.com/p/meditations-on-doge
Imagine …
1 year, 4 months ago
[Linkpost] “If you’re not sure how to sort a list or grid—seriate it!” by gwern
This is a link post. "Getting Things in Order: An Introduction to the R Package seriation":
Seriation [or "ordination"), i.e., finding a suitable lin…
1 year, 4 months ago
“What We Learned from Briefing 70+ Lawmakers on the Threat from AI” by leticiagarcia
Between late 2024 and mid-May 2025, I briefed over 70 cross-party UK parliamentarians. Just over one-third were MPs, a similar share were members of…
1 year, 4 months ago
“Winning the power to lose” by KatjaGrace
Have the Accelerationists won?
Last November Kevin Roose announced that those in favor of going fast on AI had now won against those favoring cautio…
1 year, 4 months ago
[Linkpost] “Gemini Diffusion: watch this space” by Yair Halberstadt
This is a link post. Google Deepmind has announced Gemini Diffusion. Though buried under a host of other IO announcements it's possible that this is …
1 year, 4 months ago
“AI Doomerism in 1879” by David Gross
I’m reading George Eliot's Impressions of Theophrastus Such (1879)—so far a snoozer compared to her novels. But chapter 17 surprised me for how well…
1 year, 4 months ago
“Consider not donating under $100 to political candidates” by DanielFilan
Epistemic status: thing people have told me that seems right. Also primarily relevant to US audiences. Also I am speaking in my personal capacity an…
1 year, 4 months ago
“It’s Okay to Feel Bad for a Bit” by moridinamael
"If you kiss your child, or your wife, say that you only kiss things which are human, and thus you will not be disturbed if either of them dies." - …
1 year, 4 months ago
“Explaining British Naval Dominance During the Age of Sail” by Arjun Panickssery
The other day I discussed how high monitoring costs can explain the emergence of “aristocratic” systems of governance:
Aristocracy and Hostage Capit…
1 year, 4 months ago