Hein de HaaninParadoxologyPrime Numbers, Strong Induction and Euclid’s Lemma: How to Prove the Fundamental Theorem of…A complete explanation of an important theoremMay 1May 1
Hein de HaaninParadoxologyHilbert’s Bank: Why the St. Petersburg Paradox Presents a Problem For Expected UtilityInfinity is messing things upApr 32Apr 32
Hein de HaaninParadoxologyQuine, Heinlein and the Terminator: A Self-Referential Journey Through SpacetimeSPOILERS! This post spoils stuff from the movie Predestination as well as multiple Terminator moviesMar 292Mar 292
Hein de HaanEffective Altruism: A Defense of Cause PrioritizationPrioritizing causes is essential to help as many people as we canMar 7Mar 7
Hein de HaanWhen Logical Decision Theory Won’t Prevent AI DoomA careful examination of a sophisticated argumentMar 7Mar 7
Hein de HaanDebunking 5 Arguments Against Existential Risk From AIYes, AI is an existential riskMar 7Mar 7
Hein de HaaninParadoxologyBeers, Muddy Children and Colored Hats: When Human Beings Are Perfectly LogicalHaving fun with induction puzzlesFeb 23Feb 23
Hein de HaaninParadoxologyMonty Hall, Deal or No Deal and the Prisoners: An Improbable JourneyOr: The Fall of Monty HallFeb 22Feb 22
Hein de HaaninParadoxologyHilbert’s Hotel 2.0: Is Infinity Odd or Even?Even more thought experiments on infinityFeb 82Feb 82
Hein de HaaninParadoxologyBerry, Kolmogorov and the Halting Problem: A Paradoxical JourneyHow the Berry paradox, Kolmogorov complexity, Solomonoff induction, Occam’s razor, the Halting problem and Goldbach’s conjecture relate to…Jan 161Jan 161