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231 – SuperBabies, with Gene Smith

Gene Smith on polygenic screening; gene editing to give our children the happiest, healthiest, best lives they can live; and if we can do this in adults as well. Plus how this will interface with the AI future.

 

LINKS
How to have Polygenically Screened Children
Significantly Enhancing Adult Intelligence With Gene Editing May Be Possible
Meiosis is all you need
Welcome Polygenically Screened Babies
Gwern on Embryo Selection
Being Ladylike for Autistic Women Bayes Blast

Dear Grom and Other Stories 🙂

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00:00:05 – Super babies!
01:35:34 – HPMOR 10 year anniversary!
01:37:51 – Guild of the Rose
01:39:05 – Steven’s follow-up on Being Ladylike for Autistic Women
01:46:10 – Thank the Supporter!


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Rationality: From AI to Zombies, The Podcast

LessWrong Sequence Posts Discussed in this Episode:

none

Next Sequence Posts:

Decoherence

The So-Called Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle

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Bayes Blast 39 – Ladylike for Autistics

Eneasz tells Jen about Sympathetic Opposition’s How and Why to be Ladylike (For Women with Autism), and the podcast takes a 1-episode break

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230 – Making Dating Not Suck with Jacob Falkovich

Jacob Falkovich on finding a good match and selfless dating

LINKS
SecondPerson.Dating – why dating sucks and how you will unsuck it
Jacob’s post on soccer player skill distribution
Go Fuck Someone
Selfless Dating
Consensual Hostility (re consent culture)
steelmanning Monogamy
A recent(ish) TBC episode on polyamory
Eneasz on finding partners that like the opposite sex

Dear Grom and Other Stories 🙂

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01:04:56 – Guild of the Rose
01:08:22 – Less Wrong Posts
01:19:35 – Thank the Supporter!


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Rationality: From AI to Zombies, The Podcast

LessWrong Sequence Posts Discussed in this Episode:

Zombies: The Movie

Three Dialogues on Identity

Next Sequence Posts:

none

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Bayes Blast 38 – Shitcoins

How shitcoins work, plus the Dumb Money movie about the GameStop squeeze.

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Bayes Blast 37 – Kill Your Friend’s Cat

Why you definitely should kill your friend’s cat if you promised to kill your friend’s cat. (+Q&A)

This is a lightning talk given at the Rationalist MegaMeetup 2024.
Based on this Twitter Poll

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229 – Integrating Emotions

Eric discusses integrating our emotions via observation and adjustment. His free course is at EnjoyExisting.org or email him – eric@ericlanigan.com

LINKS
EnjoyExisting.org
Ugh Fields
You Have Two Brains – Eneasz spends more words on this emotion-brain speculation at this blog
LessWrong/Lighthaven Donationsyou have until Jan 13!

00:00:05 – Integrating Emotions
01:02:30 – Guild of the Rose
01:05:31 – Less Wrong Posts
01:24:38 – Thank the Supporter!


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Rationality: From AI to Zombies, The Podcast

LessWrong Sequence Posts Discussed in this Episode:

No Individual Particles

Identity Isn’t In Specific Atoms

Next Sequence Posts:

Zombies: The Movie

Three Dialogues on Identity

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