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Winners of the Fundamental Uncertainty Essay Contest
Thanks again to everyone who submitted an essay to the contest. Without further ado, the winner of the top prize of $1000 is:
Aug 16
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Gordon Seidoh Worley
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Fundamental Uncertainty Essay Contestants
Thanks to everyone who submitted an essay to the contest (LW mirror).
Aug 5
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Gordon Seidoh Worley
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July 2026
Ending Soon: Fundamental Uncertainty $2,000 Essay Contest
Reminder that the essay contest for my book, Fundamental Uncertainty, ends next week, on August 1st.
Jul 21
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Gordon Seidoh Worley
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Endogenous Alignment
Starting when children are fairly young, usually around 1 year of age, we adults begin the work of aligning them to our values.
Jul 18
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Gordon Seidoh Worley
"Fundamental Uncertainty" Audiobook Available
A couple weeks ago I wrapped production on the audiobook version of Fundamental Uncertainty. It’s now finally starting to be available through various…
Jul 7
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Gordon Seidoh Worley
June 2026
Fake Alignment Till You Make Alignment
“Fake it till you make it” is good advice.
Jun 29
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Gordon Seidoh Worley
Typical Minds Aren’t
We all know the typical mind fallacy—the bias where we assume that other people’s minds are much like our own.
Jun 19
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Gordon Seidoh Worley
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How to Suffer Less
(Based on a talk I gave at LessOnline 2026 titled “How to get Enlightened” that had similar content but a different framing.
Jun 13
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Gordon Seidoh Worley
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The Origin of Uncertainty
When people ask what Fundamental Uncertainty is about, I usually say it’s a book about epistemology.
Jun 2
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Gordon Seidoh Worley
May 2026
LLMs Through the Eyes of Vinge
For the last few months, I’ve been re-reading some of my favorite novels.
May 27
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Gordon Seidoh Worley
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Fundamental Uncertainty $2,000 Essay Contest
Fundamental Uncertainty, my book about why it’s so hard to know the truth, came out in print May 15th.
May 20
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Gordon Seidoh Worley
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Leading and Trailing Edge of Development
The abbreviated thesis of developmental psychology is that, as we mature, we pass through various developmental stages.
May 11
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Gordon Seidoh Worley
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