In Memory of Aaron Swartz

From Holden Karnofsky, GiveWell co-founder and co-Executive Director: Note: this post is in memory of Aaron Swartz. Aaron was a … More

Deaf Culture

Wildbow, the author of the terrific web serial Worm, writes about Deaf culture on Reddit: Comment 1: Am hard … More

Strangers Drowning

Just from the Guardian excerpt: There is one circumstance in which the extremity of do-gooders looks normal, and that is … More

Yehuda Yudkowsky, 1985-2004

This entire post is copied from Elizier Yudkowsky‘s website from the following link: Link. Background for non-transhumanists: Transhumanists are … More

The Lost Years & Last Days of David Foster Wallace

From Rolling Stone’s The Lost Years & Last Days of David Foster Wallace: David Foster Wallace worked surprising turns on … More

And if a kid breaks in a school and no around chooses to hear, do they make a sound?

and if a kid breaks in a school and no one around chooses to hear do they make a sound? … More