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GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Principia Qualia</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2016/11/principia-qualia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2016/11/principia-qualia/</guid><description>The original short announcement for Principia Qualia.</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2016 22:53:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How understanding valence could help make future AIs safer</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2015/09/fai_and_valence/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2015/09/fai_and_valence/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2015 23:27:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Effective Altruism, and building a better QALY</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2015/06/effective-altruism-and-building-a-better-qaly/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2015/06/effective-altruism-and-building-a-better-qaly/</guid><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2015 19:16:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>If a brain emulation has a headache, does it 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May 2009 20:43:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A Suggested Model for Dark Energy</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2008/05/a-suggested-model-for-dark-energy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2008/05/a-suggested-model-for-dark-energy/</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 18:13:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>John Wheeler</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2008/04/john-wheeler/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2008/04/john-wheeler/</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:51:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Scientific Research (1/5: Gut Flora)</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2007/07/scientific-research-15-gut-flora/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://opentheory.net/2007/07/scientific-research-15-gut-flora/</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jul 2007 17:39:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>On Technology, the Future, and Material Wealth</title><link>https://opentheory.net/2006/08/on-technology-the-future-and-material-wealth/</link><guid 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