Qualia Research Institute

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The Qualia Research Institute (QRI) is a nonprofit research organization based in San Francisco that focuses on consciousness research. QRI’s goals are to develop a precise mathematical language for describing phenomenal experience; to understand the nature of emotional valence; and to develop technologies based on this research that improve people’s lives. It was founded in December 2018 by Andrés Gómez Emilsson, Mike Johnson and Romeo Stevens.^[1]

Since 2021 QRI’s board of advisors includes Scott Alexander and David Pearce.^[1]

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Qualia Research Institute. Official website.

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Zuckerman, Andrew (2021) Qualia Research Institute: history & 2021 strategy, Qualia Research Institute, January 25.

Intro to Consciousness + QRI Reading List

andzuckApr 7, 2020, 7:00 PM

35 points

3 comments1 min readEA link

(www.andzuck.com)

Qualia Research Institute: History & 2021 Strategy

andzuckJan 25, 2021, 9:38 PM

81 points

11 comments11 min readEA link

A Primer on the Symmetry Theory of Valence

MikeJohnsonSep 6, 2021, 11:41 AM

−10 points

87 comments7 min readEA link

QRI and the Symmetry Theory of Valence

Milan GriffesDec 19, 2020, 6:34 PM

17 points

2 comments1 min readEA link

Experientialist Theories of Well-Being

andzuckFeb 19, 2021, 8:26 PM

34 points

0 comments12 min readEA link

Get-Out-Of-Hell-Free Necklace

algekalipsoJul 9, 2019, 9:30 PM

90 points

15 comments3 min readEA link

Using Ibogaine to Create Friendlier Opioids

qfrerichsAug 6, 2019, 9:31 PM

27 points

3 comments4 min readEA link

Cluster Headache Frequency Follows a Long-Tail Distribution

algekalipsoAug 2, 2019, 10:47 PM

98 points

20 comments7 min readEA link

Treating Cluster Headaches Using N,N-DMT and Other Tryptamines

qfrerichsAug 6, 2019, 5:02 AM

43 points

3 comments9 min readEA link

Logarithmic Scales of Pleasure and Pain (@Effective Altruism NYC)

algekalipsoNov 19, 2019, 9:55 AM

14 points

2 comments2 min readEA link

(youtu.be)

Logarithmic Scales of Pleasure and Pain: Rating, Ranking, and Comparing Peak Experiences Suggest the Existence of Long Tails for Bliss and Suffering

algekalipsoAug 11, 2019, 3:49 AM

164 points

25 comments41 min readEA link

Podcast: solving consciousness and sabotaging the hedonic treadmill

GarrisonNov 7, 2019, 1:56 AM

30 points

1 comment1 min readEA link

We’re searching for meaning, not happiness (et al.)

Joshua ClingoSep 1, 2022, 7:34 AM

19 points

2 comments12 min readEA link

Indirect realism illustrated (and why it matters so much for consciousness debates)

Alfredo Parra 🔸Feb 16, 2025, 9:20 AM

31 points

8 comments6 min readEA link

“Most painful condition known to mankind”: A retrospective of the first-ever international research symposium on cluster headache

Alfredo Parra 🔸May 18, 2025, 11:23 AM

145 points

9 comments6 min readEA link

[Question] Consciousness research as a cause? [asking for advice]

LuiseMar 11, 2021, 7:44 AM

26 points

26 comments1 min readEA link

New 4-hour podcast about the future of consciousness with Andrés Gómez Emilsson from the Qualia Research Institute

Gus DockerJan 30, 2021, 9:41 AM

11 points

2 comments1 min readEA link

The Quest for a Stone-Free World: Chanca Piedra (Phyllanthus niruri) as an Acute and Prophylactic Treatment for Kidney Stones and Their Associated Extreme Negative Valence

algekalipsoFeb 18, 2025, 12:08 AM

70 points

10 comments32 min readEA link

Quantifying the Global Burden of Extreme Pain from Cluster Headaches

Alfredo Parra 🔸Nov 1, 2024, 8:35 PM

204 points

20 comments27 min readEA link

Costs of Embodiment

algekalipsoJul 30, 2024, 8:41 PM

18 points

1 comment14 min readEA link

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