sequestering carbon, several books at a time CLX
Susan Stepney
The latest batch:A friend was having a clearout, so we got a few old classic computer books. And the ZWO SeeStar User Guide should help us make better use of that telescope.
evolution
A new paper and video about levels of drug resistance in different countries
pleunipennings
I am so happy to share a new paper and a new video (see below). The paper describes a simple mathematical model that describes levels of drug resistance. I called the model the Resistance-Acquisition-Purifying-Selection model (RAPS). While the model is simple, it wasn’t easy to write the paper or...
Allen Birchler on the Rhetoric of William Jennings Bryan
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Bryan was very skilled in the use of the English language. Even on the cold pages of print over a quarter of a century later the pathos, humor, and sparkle of Bryan are not lost. For example, as Bryan would tell the story of the decline and fall of Darwin from grace it took on the pathos of a...
The Evolution of Humans Was Net-Negative for Human Values
Zack M. Davis
(originally published at Less Wrong) (Epistemic status: publication date is significant.) Some observers have argued that the totality of "AI safety" and "alignment" efforts to date have plausibly had a negative rather than positive impact on the ultimate prospects for safe and aligned artificial...
Philosophy in the Darkest Timeline: Basics of the Evolution of Meaning
Zack M. Davis
(originally published at Less Wrong) A decade and a half from now, during the next Plague, you're lucky enough to have an underground bunker to wait out the months until herd immunity. Unfortunately, as your food stocks dwindle, you realize you'll have to make a perilous journey out to the …