Here are the problem-solving tips I went through yesterday. Each may seem simple, but it’s shocking how often they help to get unstuck. What would you add?

Pro tip: When Natalie Wolchover writes something, read it. You'll thank yourself later. This article on Gödel's incompleteness theorem(s) is one of the most accessible coverages of the topic I've seen that actually captures the substance of the result. quantamagazine.org/how-godels-inc…

I've written an accessible introduction to Captain Pleasure, Andrés Gómez Emilsson and David Pearce's ideas about consciousness as it relates to digital sentience. I think it's quite an intriguing idea that's not widely talked about in the AI/qualia discourse. See: lucasthoughts.substack.com/p/the-case-aga…

Exciting news! QRI’s first peer-reviewed paper has been published in Open Philosophy. Co-authored by myself and Chris Percy (Chris Percy), "The 'Slicing Problem' for Computational Theories of Consciousness" 🧵 (1/9) degruyter.com/document/doi/1…

Symmetry-breaking operations or lack thereof can happen at the lvl of sensory input but also at lvl of attention/awareness. Former is easier to understand, latter is more powerful. Not sure how to explain what 'symmetry at lvl of attention/awareness' is more precisely though

rob burbea said that happiness is a prerequisite to the jhanas (reply1), but what if your meditations don't currently include happiness/enjoyment? i read Guildfather's very nice piece on bliss states (reply2) and it got me thinking about the techniques i use(d) to make

Has anyone read The Surrender Experiment? Heard about it from somewhere I forget and trying to decide if it’s worth reading

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