This tutorial is meant for beginners who just want to get a stake in the future of cryptocurrency. 1. Get a bitcoin wallet     There are many choices out…

You might be interested in taking this effective altruism survey. There’s an effort to circulate as widely as possible, with the creator giving $250 of his own money…

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Despite the proliferation of GWAS, the associations found so far have largely failed to account for the known effects of genes on complex disease. Standard approaches also struggle to…

Anders Sandberg recently published his “Top 5” list of existential risks that humanity should be working to reduce: Nuclear War Bioengineered pandemic Superintelligence Nanotechnology Unknown unknowns Notable exclusions…

I’m a big fan of new online medical services like First Derm. Instead of trying to schedule a doctors appointment when you have a skin problem, you just…

Hopefully we’ve already found all the drugs we’ll ever need. Because given the impossible costs of funding FDA trials for new drugs, researchers are now mostly just pouring…

Pretty much what I expect from the average YouTube tutorial these days.

Most attempts at regulatory policy for emerging technology are pretty bad. Which is a shame, since there are a few extremely dangerous research fields that could use better…

Sleep hacking isn’t all one thing. So I recommend a kitchen-sink approach to anyone struggling to get as much sleep as they would like. I’ve pointed out before…