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Essays and working notes by Michael Nielsen on existential risk, metascience, tools for thought, and the relationship between science, art, and religion.

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17 from 19 Aug 2008 to 17 Aug 2026
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now and then (5 in the last year)
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2026 5

  1. The cupcake incident
  2. The Unimagined GoodJuly 31, 2026
  3. Notes on Tanya M. Luhrmann's book 'How God Becomes Real'
  4. Which Future?February 17, 2026
  5. The Sacrifices We Choose to MakeJuly 13, 2025

2025 3

  1. ASI existential risk: reconsidering alignment as a goalApril 18, 2025
  2. Notes on deep atheism
  3. How to be a wise optimist about science and technology?December 1, 2024

2024 2

  1. Notes on the Tao Te Ching
  2. Notes on Differential Technological Development

2023 4

  1. Notes on the Vulnerable World Hypothesis
  2. Quick thoughts on research
  3. Notes on Commandments to live by
  4. Discovery fiction

2022 1

  1. Myth and religion, 'social technology', and deeply held belief

2019 1

  1. The trouble with 'big-picture' books: avoiding the curse of the generalist

2008 1

  1. Developing creative identity