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Published on: 2010-06-20
Released on: 2010-06-21
Original language: English

Anthropic Bias explores how to reason when you suspect that your evidence is biased by "observation selection effects"--that is, evidence that has been filtered by the precondition that there be some suitably positioned observer to "have" the evidence. This conundrum--sometimes alluded to as "the anthropic principle," "self-locating belief," or "indexical information"--turns out to be a surprisingly perplexing and intellectually stimulating challenge, one abounding with important implications for many areas in science and philosophy. There are the philosophical thought experiments and paradoxes: the Doomsday Argument; Sleeping Beauty; the Presumptuous Philosopher; Adam Eve; the Absent-Minded Driver; the Shooting Room. And there are the applications in contemporary science: cosmology ("How many universes are there", "Why does the universe appear fine-tuned for life"); evolutionary theory ("How improbable was the evolution of intelligent life on our planet"); the problem of time's arrow ("Can it be given a thermodynamic explanation"); quantum physics ("How can the many-worlds theory be tested"); game-theory problems with imperfect recall ("How to model them"); even traffic analysis ("Why is the 'next lane' faster"). Anthropic Bias argues that the same principles are at work across all these domains. And it offers a synthesis: a mathematically explicit theory of observation selection effects that attempts to meet scientific needs while steering clear of philosophical paradox. A Primer on the Anthropic Principle anthropic-principle.com Observation Selection Effects. How big is the smallest fish in the pond? You catch one hundred fishes all of which are greater than six inches. Nick Bostrom's Home Page ANTHROPICS & PROBABILITY. Anthropic Bias: Observation Selection Effects in Science and Philosophy Failure to consider observation selection ... Existential Risks: Analyzing Human Extinction Scenarios As it applies to the human species that is. Extinction of other species is commonplace. It is estimated that 99% of all species that ever lived on Earth ... The Simulation Argument - Are You Living In a Computer ... The original paper presenting the simulation argument: Are You Living In a Computer Simulation? ORIGINAL Nick Bostrom. Philosophical Quarterly 2003 Vol ... Toby Ord - Wikipedia Toby David Godfrey Ord (born 18 July 1979) is an Australian philosopher. He is the founder of Giving What We Can an international society dedicated to the ... Human Knowledge: Foundations and Limits Why is there something rather than nothing? Might the world be an illusion or dream? What exists beyond the human senses? What happens after death? Floating Away: The Science of Sensory Deprivation Therapy ... I tried not to panic. I was floating effortlessly in a pitch-black tank filled with salty skin-temperature water wearing earplugs and nothing else ... OVERVIEW & SPEAKERS - Cvpr2016 Prof. Elizabeth Spelke Harvard University. What Babies See. Elizabeth Shilin Spelke is an cognitive psychologist at the Department of Psychology of Harvard University ... Nick Bostrom - Wikipedia Thesis: Observational Selection Effects and Probability: Known for: Superintelligence: Paths Dangers Strategies existential risk anthropic bias the reversal test ... Biocentrism Demystified: A Response to Deepak Chopra and ... Biocentrism is a mystical idea that the universe is created by the act of conscious observation. This idea is based on a misrepresentation of several
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