Will Aldred comments on Radio Bostrom: Audio narrations of papers by Nick Bostrom

[Will Aldred]

Tell us which papers should feature in the “Introduction to Nick Bostrom” series, and in what order. We’re especially keen for suggestions on what the first three papers should be.

If the series is to be 3 papers long, I’d suggest:

1. The Vulnerable World Hypothesis

2. Are You Living in a Computer Simulation?

3. The Transhumanist FAQ

If the series is to be a dozen papers long, I’d suggest:

1. What is a Singleton?

2. The Future of Human Evolution

3. The Future of Humanity

4. The Vulnerable World Hypothesis

5. The Transhumanist FAQ

6. Are You Living in a Computer Simulation?

7. Astronomical Waste: The Opportunity Cost of Delayed Technological Development

8. Where Are They? Why I hope the search for extraterrestrial life finds nothing

9. A Primer on the Doomsday argument

10. The Reversal Test: Eliminating Status Quo Bias in Applied Ethics

11. Embryo Selection for Cognitive Enhancement: Curiosity or Game-changer?

12. Sharing the World with Digital Minds

[peterhartree]

Thanks Will.

One big surprise for me: your suggestion of “What is a Singleton?” as the first paper for someone new to Bostrom. Could you say more about your thinking there?