# Voting Results for the 2020 Review

*Full voting results [here](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-cLgwyl9olQQe9armRx1W3tu4VE8FObmV2gj_rmZ1as/edit#gid=1406116027). Original* [*2020 Review announcement here*](https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/M9kDqF2fn3WH44nrv/the-2020-review)*.*

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That's it folks! The votes are finalized! The [Annual Review of 2020](https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/M9kDqF2fn3WH44nrv/the-2020-review#A_few_important_announcements_about_this_year_s_review_) has come to a close. So ends this yearly tradition that we use to take stock of the progress made on LessWrong, and to provide reward and feedback to the writers and researchers who produced such great works.

Donate to thank the authors (matching funds until Feb 15th 11:59pm)
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Speaking of reward and feedback, this year we're doing something new with the Review. Like normal, the LessWrong team will awarding prizes to top posts. But this year we'll be allocating prizes from two different pools of money – the Review Vote pool, and the [Unit of Caring](https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/ZpDnRCeef2CLEFeKM/money-the-unit-of-caring) pool.

For each pool, the review panel will be using moderator discretion. We'll be ensuring the prizes go to posts which we believe further our cause of developing the art of rationality and intellectual progress. But for the Review Vote prize pool, our judgment will be strongly informed by the results of the vote. For the Unit of Caring prize pool, our judgment will strongly be informed by the opinions expressed by donors who contribute to the prize pool.

For the Review Vote prize, we will allocate $10,000.

For the Unit of Caring prize, we will allocate _up to_ $5000, matching the total amount that other LessWrong users contribute to the pool. (i.e. if LessWrong users donate $4000, the pool will be $8000. If users donate $6000, then the total prize pool will be $11,000).

_\[Update: the donation period is now over_

If you want to donate while signaling support for particular posts, you can do so using the buttons for individual posts further down the page. Here is your opportunity to not just spend internet points, but to actually spend a costly signal of support for the authors and posts you found valuable!

_Donations must be made by February 10th to contribute to the matching pool._

_EDIT: deadline extended to the end of February 15th_

Complete Voting Results (1000+ Karma)
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*You can see more detailed results, including non-1000+ karma votes, [here](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-cLgwyl9olQQe9armRx1W3tu4VE8FObmV2gj_rmZ1as/edit#gid=1406116027).*

A total of 400 posts were nominated. 121 got at least one review, bringing them into the final voting phase. 211 users cast a total of 2877 votes. Users were asked to vote on posts they thought made a significant intellectual contribution.

Voting is visualized here with dots of varying sizes (roughly indicating that a user thought a post was "good" "important", or "extremely important"). Green dots indicate positive votes. Red indicate negative votes. You can hover over a dot to see its exact score.

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Results
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Here are the posts. Note that the donation buttons don't go directly to post authors – they are granted to the Unit of Caring prize pool. The LessWrong moderation team will be exercising some judgment, but the distribution will likely reflect the distribution of donor recommendations.

| 0   | [Draft report on AI timelines](/posts/KrJfoZzpSDpnrv9va/draft-report-on-ai-timelines) [Ajeya Cotra](/users/ajeya-cotra) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
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| 1   | [An overview of 11 proposals for building safe advanced AI](/posts/fRsjBseRuvRhMPPE5/an-overview-of-11-proposals-for-building-safe-advanced-ai) [evhub](/users/evhub) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 2   | [When Money Is Abundant, Knowledge Is The Real Wealth](/posts/wEebEiPpEwjYvnyqq/when-money-is-abundant-knowledge-is-the-real-wealth) [johnswentworth](/users/johnswentworth) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 3   | [microCOVID.org: A tool to estimate COVID risk from common activities](/posts/krarE7WFijAtHf3hm/microcovid-org-a-tool-to-estimate-covid-risk-from-common) [catherio](/users/catherio) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 4   | [Alignment By Default](/posts/Nwgdq6kHke5LY692J/alignment-by-default) [johnswentworth](/users/johnswentworth) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 5   | [The Solomonoff Prior is Malign](/posts/Tr7tAyt5zZpdTwTQK/the-solomonoff-prior-is-malign) [Mark Xu](/users/mark-xu) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 6   | [Seeing the Smoke](/posts/5okDRahtDewnWfFmz/seeing-the-smoke) [Jacob Falkovich](/users/jacob-falkovich) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 7   | [Pain is not the unit of Effort](/posts/bx3gkHJehRCYZAF3r/pain-is-not-the-unit-of-effort) [alkjash](/users/alkjash) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 8   | [The ground of optimization](/posts/znfkdCoHMANwqc2WE/the-ground-of-optimization-1) [alexflint](/users/alexflint) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 9   | [Simulacra Levels and their Interactions](/posts/qDmnyEMtJkE9Wrpau/simulacra-levels-and-their-interactions) [Zvi](/users/zvi) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 10  | [What Money Cannot Buy](/posts/YABJKJ3v97k9sbxwg/what-money-cannot-buy) [johnswentworth](/users/johnswentworth) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 11  | [AGI safety from first principles: Introduction](/posts/8xRSjC76HasLnMGSf/agi-safety-from-first-principles-introduction) [Richard_Ngo](/users/ricraz) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 12  | [The Pointers Problem: Human Values Are A Function Of Humans' Latent Variables](/posts/gQY6LrTWJNkTv8YJR/the-pointers-problem-human-values-are-a-function-of-humans) [johnswentworth](/users/johnswentworth) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 13  | [Coordination as a Scarce Resource](/posts/P6fSj3t4oApQQTB7E/coordination-as-a-scarce-resource) [johnswentworth](/users/johnswentworth) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 14  | [Inaccessible information](/posts/ZyWyAJbedvEgRT2uF/inaccessible-information) [paulfchristiano](/users/paulfchristiano) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 15  | [Cortés, Pizarro, and Afonso as Precedents for Takeover](/posts/ivpKSjM4D6FbqF4pZ/cortes-pizarro-and-afonso-as-precedents-for-takeover) [Daniel Kokotajlo](/users/daniel-kokotajlo) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 16  | [My computational framework for the brain](/posts/diruo47z32eprenTg/my-computational-framework-for-the-brain) [Steven Byrnes](/users/steve2152) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 17  | [Introduction to Cartesian Frames](/posts/BSpdshJWGAW6TuNzZ/introduction-to-cartesian-frames) [Scott Garrabrant](/users/scott-garrabrant) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 18  | [Inner Alignment: Explain like I'm 12 Edition](/posts/AHhCrJ2KpTjsCSwbt/inner-alignment-explain-like-i-m-12-edition) [Rafael Harth](/users/sil-ver) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 19  | [Against GDP as a metric for timelines and takeoff speeds](/posts/aFaKhG86tTrKvtAnT/against-gdp-as-a-metric-for-timelines-and-takeoff-speeds) [Daniel Kokotajlo](/users/daniel-kokotajlo) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 20  | [The Road to Mazedom](/posts/KLdqetnxgprifo9BP/the-road-to-mazedom) [Zvi](/users/zvi) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 21  | [Anti-Aging: State of the Art](/posts/RcifQCKkRc9XTjxC2/anti-aging-state-of-the-art) [JackH](/users/jackh) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 22  | [Interfaces as a Scarce Resource](/posts/hyShz2ABiKX56j5tJ/interfaces-as-a-scarce-resource) [johnswentworth](/users/johnswentworth) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 23  | [Most Prisoner's Dilemmas are Stag Hunts; Most Stag Hunts are Schelling Problems](/posts/KkwtLtroaNToWs2H6/most-prisoner-s-dilemmas-are-stag-hunts-most-stag-hunts-are) [abramdemski](/users/abramdemski) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 24  | [An Orthodox Case Against Utility Functions](/posts/A8iGaZ3uHNNGgJeaD/an-orthodox-case-against-utility-functions) [abramdemski](/users/abramdemski) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 25  | [Is Success the Enemy of Freedom? (Full)](/posts/D4hHASaZuLCW92gMy/is-success-the-enemy-of-freedom-full) [alkjash](/users/alkjash) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 26  | [CFAR Participant Handbook now available to all](/posts/Z9cbwuevS9cqaR96h/cfar-participant-handbook-now-available-to-all) [Duncan_Sabien](/users/duncan_sabien) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 27  | [Introduction To The Infra-Bayesianism Sequence](/posts/zB4f7QqKhBHa5b37a/introduction-to-the-infra-bayesianism-sequence) [Diffractor](/users/diffractor) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 28  | [Radical Probabilism](/posts/xJyY5QkQvNJpZLJRo/radical-probabilism-1) [abramdemski](/users/abramdemski) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 29  | [Reality-Revealing and Reality-Masking Puzzles](/posts/byewoxJiAfwE6zpep/reality-revealing-and-reality-masking-puzzles) [AnnaSalamon](/users/annasalamon) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 30  | [Why haven't we celebrated any major achievements lately?](/posts/q3JY4iRzjq56FyjGF/why-haven-t-we-celebrated-any-major-achievements-lately) [jasoncrawford](/users/jasoncrawford) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 31  | [Some AI research areas and their relevance to existential safety](/posts/hvGoYXi2kgnS3vxqb/some-ai-research-areas-and-their-relevance-to-existential-1) [Andrew_Critch](/users/andrew_critch) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 32  | [Search versus design](/posts/r3NHPD3dLFNk9QE2Y/search-versus-design-1) [alexflint](/users/alexflint) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 33  | ["Can you keep this confidential? How do you know?"](/posts/rz73eva3jv267Hy7B/can-you-keep-this-confidential-how-do-you-know) [Raemon](/users/raemon) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 34  | [Discontinuous progress in history: an update](/posts/CeZXDmp8Z363XaM6b/discontinuous-progress-in-history-an-update) [KatjaGrace](/users/katjagrace) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 35  | [The Treacherous Path to Rationality](/posts/YcdArE79SDxwWAuyF/the-treacherous-path-to-rationality) [Jacob Falkovich](/users/jacob-falkovich) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 36  | [How uniform is the neocortex?](/posts/WFopenhCXyHX3ukw3/how-uniform-is-the-neocortex) [zhukeepa](/users/zhukeepa) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 37  | [To listen well, get curious](/posts/4K5pJnKBGkqqTbyxx/to-listen-well-get-curious) [benkuhn](/users/benkuhn) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 38  | [Motive Ambiguity](/posts/L6Ktf952cwdMJnzWm/motive-ambiguity) [Zvi](/users/zvi) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 39  | [The Felt Sense: What, Why and How](/posts/eccTPEonRe4BAvNpD/the-felt-sense-what-why-and-how) [Kaj_Sotala](/users/kaj_sotala) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 40  | [Choosing the Zero Point](/posts/rMfpnorsMoRwyn4iP/choosing-the-zero-point) [orthonormal](/users/orthonormal) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 41  | [The First Sample Gives the Most Information](/posts/sTwW3QLptTQKuyRXx/the-first-sample-gives-the-most-information) [Mark Xu](/users/mark-xu) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 42  | [Nuclear war is unlikely to cause human extinction](/posts/sT6NxFxso6Z9xjS7o/nuclear-war-is-unlikely-to-cause-human-extinction) [landfish](/users/landfish) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 43  | [Why Neural Networks Generalise, and Why They Are (Kind of) Bayesian](/posts/YSFJosoHYFyXjoYWa/why-neural-networks-generalise-and-why-they-are-kind-of) [Joar Skalse](/users/logical_lunatic) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 44  | [Can crimes be discussed literally?](/posts/N9oKuQKuf7yvCCtfq/can-crimes-be-discussed-literally) [Benquo](/users/benquo) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 45  | [Credibility of the CDC on SARS-CoV-2](/posts/h4vWsBBjASgiQ2pn6/credibility-of-the-cdc-on-sars-cov-2) [Elizabeth](/users/elizabeth-1) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 46  | [Swiss Political System: More than You ever Wanted to Know (I.)](/posts/x6hpkYyzMG6Bf8T3W/swiss-political-system-more-than-you-ever-wanted-to-know-i) [Martin Sustrik](/users/sustrik) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 47  | [Studies On Slack](/posts/GZSzMqr8hAB2dR8pk/studies-on-slack) [Scott Alexander](/users/scottalexander) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 48  | [The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values](/posts/gYfgWSxCpFdk2cZfE/the-alignment-problem-machine-learning-and-human-values) [rohinmshah](/users/rohinmshah) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 49  | [Transportation as a Constraint](/posts/4s2gbwMHSdh2SByyZ/transportation-as-a-constraint) [johnswentworth](/users/johnswentworth) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 50  | [The date of AI Takeover is not the day the AI takes over](/posts/JPan54R525D68NoEt/the-date-of-ai-takeover-is-not-the-day-the-ai-takes-over) [Daniel Kokotajlo](/users/daniel-kokotajlo) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 51  | [A non-mystical explanation of "no-self" (three characteristics series)](/posts/W59Nb72sYJhMJKGB8/a-non-mystical-explanation-of-no-self-three-characteristics) [Kaj_Sotala](/users/kaj_sotala) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 52  | [Covid-19: My Current Model](/posts/P7crAscAzftdE7ffv/covid-19-my-current-model) [Zvi](/users/zvi) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 53  | [Possible takeaways from the coronavirus pandemic for slow AI takeoff](/posts/wTKjRFeSjKLDSWyww/possible-takeaways-from-the-coronavirus-pandemic-for-slow-ai) [Vika](/users/vika) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 54  | [Elephant seal](/posts/D3EqidPMFRZpPNFHw/elephant-seal) [KatjaGrace](/users/katjagrace) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 55  | [The Bayesian Tyrant](/posts/4tke3ibK9zfnvh9sE/the-bayesian-tyrant) [abramdemski](/users/abramdemski) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 56  | [Classifying games like the Prisoner's Dilemma](/posts/KwbJFexa4MEdhJbs4/classifying-games-like-the-prisoner-s-dilemma) [philh](/users/philh) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 57  | [Have epistemic conditions always been this bad?](/posts/PjfsbKrK5MnJDDoFr/have-epistemic-conditions-always-been-this-bad) [Wei_Dai](/users/wei_dai) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 58  | [Clarifying inner alignment terminology](/posts/SzecSPYxqRa5GCaSF/clarifying-inner-alignment-terminology) [evhub](/users/evhub) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 59  | [Inner Alignment in Salt-Starved Rats](/posts/wcNEXDHowiWkRxDNv/inner-alignment-in-salt-starved-rats) [Steven Byrnes](/users/steve2152) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 60  | [Persuasion Tools: AI takeover without AGI or agency?](/posts/qKvn7rxP2mzJbKfcA/persuasion-tools-ai-takeover-without-agi-or-agency) [Daniel Kokotajlo](/users/daniel-kokotajlo) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 61  | [Simulacra and Subjectivity](/posts/fEX7G2N7CtmZQ3eB5/simulacra-and-subjectivity) [Benquo](/users/benquo) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 62  | [Wireless is a trap](/posts/8hxvfZiqH24oqyr6y/wireless-is-a-trap) [benkuhn](/users/benkuhn) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 63  | [What happens if you drink acetone?](/posts/sacs7NZfD2frMS82H/what-happens-if-you-drink-acetone) [dynomight](/users/dynomight) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 64  | [Subspace optima](/posts/yuP4D4Pz79uyPS9KW/subspace-optima) [Chris van Merwijk](/users/chavam) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 65  | [Create a Full Alternative Stack](/posts/NerqNs3nfAkcJauWE/create-a-full-alternative-stack) [Zvi](/users/zvi) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 66  | [Babble challenge: 50 ways of sending something to the moon](/posts/pDkZitYsJAwf8mHKJ/babble-challenge-50-ways-of-sending-something-to-the-moon) [jacobjacob](/users/jacobjacob) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 67  | [My slack budget: 3 surprise problems per week](/posts/WuyNHrDXcGFgkZpBy/my-slack-budget-3-surprise-problems-per-week) [Raemon](/users/raemon) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 68  | [A tale from Communist China](/posts/osYFcQtxnRKB4F4HA/a-tale-from-communist-china) [Wei_Dai](/users/wei_dai) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 69  | ["No evidence" as a Valley of Bad Rationality](/posts/h4Wct9gsLsNk9bAhv/no-evidence-as-a-valley-of-bad-rationality) [adamzerner](/users/adamzerner) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 70  | [Protecting Large Projects Against Mazedom](/posts/4inoCWnKrpHt4gCx9/protecting-large-projects-against-mazedom) [Zvi](/users/zvi) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 71  | [Extrapolating GPT-N performance](/posts/k2SNji3jXaLGhBeYP/extrapolating-gpt-n-performance) [Lanrian](/users/lanrian) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 72  | [Five Ways To Prioritize Better](/posts/RaxaXBNmStYe289gC/five-ways-to-prioritize-better) [lynettebye](/users/lynettebye) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 73  | [Give it a google](/posts/d6yNW5T6J9rtnGizc/give-it-a-google) [adamzerner](/users/adamzerner) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 74  | [Negative Feedback and Simulacra](/posts/Z5wF8mdonsM2AuGgt/negative-feedback-and-simulacra) [Elizabeth](/users/elizabeth-1) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 75  | [Coronavirus: Justified Practical Advice Thread](/posts/LwcKYR8bykM6vDHyo/coronavirus-justified-practical-advice-thread) [Ben Pace](/users/benito) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 76  | [Crisis and opportunity during coronavirus](/posts/PD3gHuPhAotbXm644/crisis-and-opportunity-during-coronavirus) [jacobjacob](/users/jacobjacob) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 77  | [A Significant Portion of COVID-19 Transmission Is Presymptomatic](/posts/9GyKccaJdLEbdhyTi/a-significant-portion-of-covid-19-transmission-is) [jimrandomh](/users/jimrandomh) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 78  | [How To Fermi Model](/posts/yTxHnfoD3L8CdezcG/how-to-fermi-model) [habryka](/users/habryka4) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 79  | [Why Artists Study Anatomy](/posts/LrbiRceCbP9g4Xkv7/why-artists-study-anatomy) [Sisi Cheng](/users/sisi-cheng) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 80  | [Market-shaping approaches to accelerate COVID-19 response: a role for option-based guarantees?](/posts/uXb4gcDP2fgBPcMHJ/market-shaping-approaches-to-accelerate-covid-19-response-a) [DerekF](/users/derekf) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 81  | [Authorities and Amateurs](/posts/7CRDYkTP2EsftxqbW/authorities-and-amateurs) [jefftk](/users/jkaufman) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 82  | [What counts as defection?](/posts/8LEPDY36jBYpijrSw/what-counts-as-defection) [TurnTrout](/users/turntrout) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 83  | [Range and Forecasting Accuracy](/posts/MquvZCGWyYinsN49c/range-and-forecasting-accuracy) [niplav](/users/niplav) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 84  | [Attainable Utility Preservation: Empirical Results](/posts/4J4TA2ZF3wmSxhxuc/attainable-utility-preservation-empirical-results) [TurnTrout](/users/turntrout) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 85  | [Seemingly Popular Covid-19 Model is Obvious Nonsense](/posts/QuzAwSTND6N4k7yNj/seemingly-popular-covid-19-model-is-obvious-nonsense) [Zvi](/users/zvi) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 86  | [Training Regime Day 8: Noticing](/posts/2n83uRi36KWDC9LyK/training-regime-day-8-noticing) [Mark Xu](/users/mark-xu) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 87  | [Rereading Atlas Shrugged](/posts/xiPMaYGTm2xfsB8WF/rereading-atlas-shrugged) [Vaniver](/users/vaniver) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 88  | [Mazes Sequence Roundup: Final Thoughts and Paths Forward](/posts/xc9DbPPtpqQjLx4Wt/mazes-sequence-roundup-final-thoughts-and-paths-forward) [Zvi](/users/zvi) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 89  | [The 300-year journey to the covid vaccine](/posts/M6PuouDu7D3jjWtA7/the-300-year-journey-to-the-covid-vaccine) [jasoncrawford](/users/jasoncrawford) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 90  | [Conflict vs. mistake in non-zero-sum games](/posts/z7YvA5osMotdL5F4w/conflict-vs-mistake-in-non-zero-sum-games) [Nisan](/users/nisan) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 91  | [Shuttling between science and invention](/posts/eXNa8iLo2emzDtTu7/shuttling-between-science-and-invention) [jasoncrawford](/users/jasoncrawford) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 92  | [Reveal Culture](/posts/X6zJGshe467nxoWAZ/reveal-culture) [MalcolmOcean](/users/malcolmocean) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 93  | [Why indoor lighting is hard to get right and how to fix it](/posts/7izSBpNJSEXSAbaFh/why-indoor-lighting-is-hard-to-get-right-and-how-to-fix-it) [Richard Korzekwa](/users/grothor) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 94  | [Exercises in Comprehensive Information Gathering](/posts/9LXxgXySTFsnookkw/exercises-in-comprehensive-information-gathering) [johnswentworth](/users/johnswentworth) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 95  | [The Oil Crisis of 1973](/posts/ZynxaYzZD4bo4NEss/the-oil-crisis-of-1973) [Elizabeth](/users/elizabeth-1) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 96  | [A Personal (Interim) COVID-19 Postmortem](/posts/B7sHnk8P8EXmpfyCZ/a-personal-interim-covid-19-postmortem) [Davidmanheim](/users/davidmanheim) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 97  | [How to teach things well](/posts/AmNjHo8xXMKnZEWRS/how-to-teach-things-well) [Neel Nanda](/users/neel-nanda-1) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 98  | [What are good rationality exercises?](/posts/gJR4StLkutHvcA6tc/what-are-good-rationality-exercises) [Ben Pace](/users/benito) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 99  | [Spend twice as much effort every time you attempt to solve a problem](/posts/eZCrCB3HiDB55Ccqx/spend-twice-as-much-effort-every-time-you-attempt-to-solve-a) [Jsevillamol](/users/jsevillamol) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 100 | [How Long Can People Usefully Work?](/posts/c8EeJtqnsKyXdLtc5/how-long-can-people-usefully-work) [lynettebye](/users/lynettebye) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 101 | [Kelly Bet on Everything](/posts/3pjv6uDvY9sqmsnvY/kelly-bet-on-everything) [Jacob Falkovich](/users/jacob-falkovich) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 102 | [What's the best overview of common Micromorts?](/posts/SCuTkCfoKbf9ShyaN/what-s-the-best-overview-of-common-micromorts) [Raemon](/users/raemon) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 103 | [GPT-3: a disappointing paper](/posts/ZHrpjDc3CepSeeBuE/gpt-3-a-disappointing-paper) [nostalgebraist](/users/nostalgebraist) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 104 | [What is meant by Simulcra Levels?](/posts/yqEh9ewKwzig4kzyx/what-is-meant-by-simulcra-levels) [Chris_Leong](/users/chris_leong) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 105 | [How to Escape From Immoral Mazes](/posts/a8wjKNSGCPSzdWMMa/how-to-escape-from-immoral-mazes) [Zvi](/users/zvi) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 106 | [Developmental Stages of GPTs](/posts/3nDR23ksSQJ98WNDm/developmental-stages-of-gpts) [orthonormal](/users/orthonormal) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 107 | [The case for lifelogging as life extension](/posts/k8mwvvvpjMGcZLAKH/the-case-for-lifelogging-as-life-extension) [Matthew Barnett](/users/matthew-barnett) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 108 | [100 Tips for a Better Life](/posts/7hFeMWC6Y5eaSixbD/100-tips-for-a-better-life) [Ideopunk](/users/ideopunk) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 109 | [Taking Initial Viral Load Seriously](/posts/3ArEA7tHDXQxE6PED/taking-initial-viral-load-seriously) [Zvi](/users/zvi) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 110 | [Luna Lovegood and the Chamber of Secrets - Part 1](/posts/zb3hWt99i9Fm93KPq/luna-lovegood-and-the-chamber-of-secrets-part-1-1) [lsusr](/users/lsusr) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 111 | [The Reasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics or: AI vs sandwiches](/posts/qpbYwTqKQG8G7mdFK/the-reasonable-effectiveness-of-mathematics-or-ai-vs) [Vanessa Kosoy](/users/vanessa-kosoy) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 112 | [Using a memory palace to memorize a textbook.](/posts/Rd8LTPFmygWpddJCq/using-a-memory-palace-to-memorize-a-textbook) [AllAmericanBreakfast](/users/allamericanbreakfast) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 113 | [The Skewed and the Screwed: When Mating Meets Politics](/posts/hEZCkQYtJkr25zLmv/the-skewed-and-the-screwed-when-mating-meets-politics) [Jacob Falkovich](/users/jacob-falkovich) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 114 | [Zen and Rationality: Just This Is It](/posts/AaMPY9ddiAejMPw2v/zen-and-rationality-just-this-is-it) [G Gordon Worley III](/users/gworley) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 115 | [Can we hold intellectuals to similar public standards as athletes?](/posts/4SsFMGaBx59wBA3Ej/can-we-hold-intellectuals-to-similar-public-standards-as) [ozziegooen](/users/ozziegooen) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 116 | [The Four Children of the Seder as the Simulacra Levels](/posts/v6NBpQc2AzWjzxJ4S/the-four-children-of-the-seder-as-the-simulacra-levels) [Zvi](/users/zvi) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 117 | [What are some beautiful, rationalist artworks?](/posts/ZGGGBR9sDgtLgMDaA/what-are-some-beautiful-rationalist-artworks) [jacobjacob](/users/jacobjacob) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 118 | [The Best Virtual Worlds for "Hanging Out"](/posts/hswzBzHSMGxz8rcXg/the-best-virtual-worlds-for-hanging-out) [Raemon](/users/raemon) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 119 | [Embedded Interactive Predictions on LessWrong](/posts/JLrnbThMyCYDBa6Gu/embedded-interactive-predictions-on-lesswrong-2) [Amandango](/users/amandango) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |
| 120 | [Covid 12/24: We’re F***ed, It’s Over](/posts/CHtwDXy63BsLkQx4n/covid-12-24-we-re-f-ed-it-s-over) [Zvi](/users/zvi) | ![](https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif) |

That's all (for now)
====================

Over the next couple weeks the LessWrong team will look over the voting results, and begin thinking about how to aggregate the winning posts into the Best of LessWrong Collection.

Thanks so much to every who participated – the authors who originally wrote excellent posts, the many reviewers who gave them a lot of careful consideration, and the voters who deliberated.