MIRI recently released a working paper jointly written by Benja Fallenstein and Nate Soares. It highlights several self-referential paradoxes that self-modifying AGIs could run into. These issues exist…

Darkcoin is the first untraceable digital cryptocurrency. It mediates anonymous transactions using cryptographic pools, and with a market cap of over $10MM, it’s fast on its way to…

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In my experience, the best dates are ones that are unique, involve shared physical journeys, have a few different parts, and have drinks involved along the way. Here’s…

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One of my favorite subreddits is now becoming part of the main homepage. Expect /r/Futurology to start causing a broader set of people to start caring about the…

Vibram is settling a $3.75 million class action lawsuit since they can’t produce evidence that their shoes help “strengthen foot muscles” or “prevent injuries” like they’ve been claiming…

NASA is inviting applications from social media enthusiasts to witness the Orbital Sciences Corporation‘s Antares rocket launch at Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on June 10th. Only 50…

Arq is a great backup solution for Macs: Inexpensive Automatic Reliable Robustly Secure Open-Source As a couple points of comparison, I’ve previously used both Mozy and ADrive. Mozy’s…

If you’re a MIRI supporter, try to give $10 a few times today to help us earn extra bonuses during MIRI’s participation in SV Gives today! UPDATE: Wow!…

High IQ is known to correlate with a number of generally desirable life outcomes. But IQ alone can’t single out the most exceptional individuals who will make the…