LW Census 2024

If you haven’t yet, go fill out the 2024 LW Census.

Right here.

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228 – The Deep Lore of LightHaven, with Oliver Habryka

Oliver tells us how Less Wrong instantiated itself into physical reality, along with a bit of deep lore of foundational Rationalist/EA orgs.

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LINKS
LessWrong
LightHaven
Oliver’s very in-depth post on the funding situation
(again) Donate
Eneasz’s nominated 2023 post/story on LessWrong (you can also read his review of it on his blog)
Matt Freeman’s post “The Parable of the King and the Random Process

00:00:05 – The Birth of LightHaven
00:23:20 – The FTX Collapse
00:38:08 – The deal with Leverage Research
00:59:42 – Why $3,000,000?
01:46:31 – Too based for Big Phil
01:58:52 – Guild of the Rose
02:01:00 – The Real Fanfic nominated
02:03:43 – Thank the Supporter!


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Rationality: From AI to Zombies, The Podcast

LessWrong Sequence Posts Discussed in this Episode:

look it’s been a long month

Next Sequence Posts:

No Individual Particles

Identity Isn’t In Specific Atoms

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227 – Longevity, Aimed Communities, Network States, with Zoe Isabel Senon

We talk to Zoe Isabel Senon about longevity, recent advances, longevity popup cities & group houses, and more (not necessarily in that order). Spoiler: Eneasz is gonna die. 🙁 Also we learn about Network States!

LINKS
Vitalist Bay
Aevitas House
– remember that for these Zoe it helps if you mention you listen to The Bayesian Conspiracy as examples of alignment
Vitalia City
Lighthaven Fundraiser
(direct donation link here)
Scott Alexander’s response to Illusion of Moral Decline
US crime rates over the last 50 years

00:00:05 – Zoe, Longevity, Community
01:03:49 – Is Eneasz gonna die?
01:12:19 – What the heck is a network state?
01:31:01 – Lighthaven fundraiser
01:33:17 – Guild of the Rose
01:34:20 – Feedback
01:44:50 – 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:

No Individual Particles

Identity Isn’t In Specific Atoms

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226 – The Illusion of Moral Decline

We discuss Adam Mastroianni’s “The Illusion of Moral Decline

LINKS
The Illusion of Moral Decline
Touchat Wearable Blanket Hoodie
Lighthaven – Eternal September
Our episode with Adam on The Rise and Fall of Peer Review
The Mind Killer
Scott Aaronson on Why are amplitudes complex?

00:00:05 – Blast-Haven
00:03:49 – The Illusion of Moral Decline
00:56:02 – Guild of the Rose
00:57:49 – Less Wrong Posts
01:36:30 – Thank the Supporter!


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Rationality: From AI to Zombies, The Podcast

LessWrong Sequence Posts Discussed in this Episode:

Classical Configuration Spaces

The Quantum Arena

Feynman Paths

Next Sequence Posts:

No Individual Particles

Identity Isn’t In Specific Atoms

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225 – Live at Lighthaven!

Enjoy the public conversations we had the pleasure of having at our live show at Lighthaven in Berkeley. Special thanks to Andrew, Matt, J, Ben and Garrett!

Due to the nature of this recording, it’s naturally a bit less refined than our usual format. No timestamps or links for this one – just kick back and enjoy.


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Rationality: From AI to Zombies, The Podcast

LessWrong Sequence Posts Discussed in this Episode:

None

Next Sequence Posts:

Classical Configuration Spaces

The Quantum Arena

Feynman Paths

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Bonus? The 10-Finger Demon

A hypothetical about a finger-collecting demon throws Eneasz for a major loop.

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