A one-year project with over 45 expert contributors from MIT, UC Berkeley, Allen Institute, Harvard, Fudan University, Google and other institutions. You can find all of the content on https://brainemulation.mxschons.com If you are new to the field, please check-out the companion article on Asimov Press: https://www.asimov.press/p/brains/ Over the upcoming weeks...
Together with Anne Wissemann we are going to do a 2-day weekend workshop on applied rationality in Cologne, Germany. If you cannot apply since you have already scheduled something important, feel free to leave your email to be informed about future workshops in the Cologne area. Summary * Date: 19....
A one-year project with over 45 expert contributors from MIT, UC Berkeley, Allen Institute, Harvard, Fudan University, Google and other institutions.
You can find all of the content on https://brainemulation.mxschons.com
If you are new to the field, please check-out the companion article on Asimov Press: https://www.asimov.press/p/brains/
Over the upcoming weeks I'll be posting highlights from the work on X, and you can also subscribe on the report website to get updates on additional data releases and translations.
I'll paste the executive summary verbatim below. Enjoy!
Accurate brain emulations would occupy a unique position in science: combining the experimental control of computational models with the biological fidelity needed to study how neural activity gives rise to cognition, disease,... (read 1064 more words →)
Hi, MD here.
The collection of questions feels pretty random personalized (EDIT) - even if I would wanted to I could not really see where I should start and where I should stop. I believe that most of these questions should be answered like a good obstetrician/gynecologist who knows you and not by someone without rigorous medical training who volunteers to comb through google scholar. Some prompts:
Here are some links for non-medicine trained people:
Oral contraception: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/1814214?resultClick=1
Long acting contraception: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2519616?resultClick=1
Endometriosis (if you have severe pain during menstruation go to a special clinic for that): https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2719310?resultClick=1
Vasectomy: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2685157?resultClick=1
Many women do not make a break. But this should be discussed with your obstetrician/gynecologist.
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Earlier this year we hosted a X-Risk Strategy workshop with the Convergence Team in Cologne (https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/cPZ9w2Wxxu2kA9EDg/workshop-strategy-ideas-and-life-paths-for-reducing) with around 20 participants from around Germany.
The overall rating was on a scale from -3 to +3 with 0 indicating an average workshop event at ~ +2. We had overall a very positive feedback from participants with a wide range of backgrounds:
"I believe the workshop has helped me to internalize the goal of reducing X-risks. As a result, I anticipate that I will take more concrete steps towards a career in this area than I otherwise would have."
"I really got a motivational boost, especially thanks to the conversation I had with Justin in the evening.
It... (read more)
Together with Anne Wissemann we are going to do a 2-day weekend workshop on applied rationality in Cologne, Germany. If you cannot apply since you have already scheduled something important, feel free to leave your email to be informed about future workshops in the Cologne area.
We - the EA Köln/Cologne group - want to contribute to the positive development of the EA & Rationality community.
Over the past... (read 392 more words →)