Robin Hanson
Person on 4 sites
Associate professor of economics at George Mason University, originator of decision markets and futarchy, and author of the blog Overcoming Bias.
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5 facts on wiqqi (opens wiqqi.app)
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2 channels on ppll (opens ppll.app)
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22 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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Cultural evolution, not biology, is the source of whatever makes humans distinctively special. (opens korrents.com)
“But as humanity's superpower is cultural evolution, what ever makes us special is in our culture.”
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AIs, like children raised in a culture, can eventually be guided through teaching to join civilization rather than requiring permanent control. (opens korrents.com)
“Like our other bio-squishy descendants, our teaching and guidance should eventually show them how to join civilization.”
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Treating a group harshly as though they are barbarians can cause them to act like barbarians, at least temporarily. (opens korrents.com)
“And beware: people treated strongly enough like barbarians may come to act that way, at least for a time.”
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Cultural evolution, not biology, is the source of whatever makes humans distinctively special. (opens korrents.com)
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2 recommendations on rcmnd (opens rcmnd.app)
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Fossil Future (opens rcmnd.app)
“But on the recommendation of my colleague Bryan Caplan, I’ve just read Alex Epstein’s contrarian new book Fossil Future . And my overall review is that, on the big issues, he’s basically right: CO2 induced planetary…”
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The Secret of Our Success: How Culture Is Driving Human Evolution, Domesticating Our Species, and Making Us Smarter (opens rcmnd.app)
“Joseph Henrich schooled me. I felt like I learned more from his book than from the last dozen books I’ve read.”
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Fossil Future (opens rcmnd.app)