Total survey respondents: 3083 Respondent surveys used: 3070 Privacy Can we include your survey data in a public dataset?: Yes: 2558 95.8% No: 113 4.2% Do you consent to having your survey responses being used as part of a research paper?: Yes: 2564 96.1% No: 105 3.9% Demographic Information Age: Sum: 66328.9 Mean: 28.09356204997882 Median: 26.0 Mode: 23.0 Stdev: 9.491059958110975 Sex - What sex were you assigned at birth?: Male: 2012 83.6% Female: 391 16.2% Other: 5 0.208% Gender - With what gender do you primarily identify?: F (cisgender): 319 13.3% F (transgender MtF): 65 2.7% M (cisgender): 1821 76.1% M (transgender FtM): 23 1.0% Other: 154 6.433% Country - If multiple possible answers, please choose the one you most identify with. Twelve popular answers are given below; otherwise please write your country into "Other" in the same format as the answers given: United States: 1291 53.7% United Kingdom: 183 7.6% Canada: 144 6.0% Australia: 141 5.9% Germany: 85 3.5% Russia: 56 2.3% Finland: 24 1.0% New Zealand: 26 1.1% India: 24 1.0% Brazil: 16 0.7% France: 34 1.4% Israel: 29 1.2% Other: 352 14.63% Race - With what race do you most identify? "Hispanic" is a term mostly used in the US referring to people whose ethnic background is from Mexico, Central  America, and South America.: Asian (East Asian): 80 3.3% Asian (Indian subcontinent): 60 2.5% Middle Eastern: 14 0.6% Black: 12 0.5% White (non-Hispanic): 2050 85.8% Hispanic: 56 2.3% Other: 107 4.479% Sex, Relationships What is your sexual orientation?: Heterosexual: 1635 70.5% Homosexual: 102 4.4% Bisexual: 425 18.3% Other: 142 6.123% Are you asexual?: Yes: 167 7.3% No: 2121 92.7% What is your preferred relationship style?: Prefer monogomous: 1184 50.9% Prefer polyamorous: 424 18.2% Uncertain/no preference: 670 28.8% Other: 45 1.935% Number of Partners: 0: 1090 46.8% 1: 1036 44.5% 2: 106 4.6% 3: 45 1.9% 4: 15 0.6% 5: 8 0.3% Lots and lots: 27 1.2% Relationship Goals: ...and seeking more relationship partners: 576 24.9% ...and possibly open to more relationship partners: 714 30.8% ...and currently not looking for more relationship partners: 1026 44.3% Are you married?: Yes: 438 18.9% No: 1880 81.1% Who do you currently live with most of the time?
: Alone: 487 20.9% With parents and/or guardians: 471 20.2% With partner and/or children: 683 29.3% With roommates: 617 26.5% Other: 69 2.963% How many children do you have?: 0: 2036 87.1% 1: 115 4.9% 2: 124 5.3% 3: 46 2.0% 4: 7 0.3% 5: 6 0.3% 6: 2 0.1% Lots and lots: 1 0.0% Are you planning on having more children?: Yes: 716 30.7% Uncertain: 754 32.3% No: 864 37.0% Employment, Occupation, Education What do you currently do?: Student: Yes: 965 31.433% No: 1433 46.678% Academics (on the teaching side): Yes: 204 6.645% No: 2194 71.466% Self-employed: Yes: 305 9.935% No: 2093 68.176% Independently wealthy: Yes: 40 1.303% No: 2358 76.808% Non-profit work: Yes: 150 4.886% No: 2248 73.225% For-profit work: Yes: 951 30.977% No: 1447 47.134% Government work: Yes: 133 4.332% No: 2265 73.779% Homemaker: Yes: 46 1.498% No: 2352 76.612% Unemployed : Yes: 224 7.296% No: 2174 70.814% In what area do you currently work or study?: Philosophy: 54 2.4% Finance / Economics: 115 5.2% Statistics: 43 1.9% Computers (AI): 79 3.6% Computers (other academic, computer science): 155 7.0% Computers (practical: IT, programming, etc.): 681 30.6% Physics: 91 4.1% Biology: 49 2.2% Medicine: 49 2.2% Mathematics: 147 6.6% Neuroscience: 28 1.3% Other "hard science": 26 1.2% Psychology: 48 2.2% Other "social science": 48 2.2% Engineering: 150 6.7% Business: 70 3.1% Law: 50 2.2% Art: 51 2.3% Other: 272 12.23% What is your highest education credential earned?: None: 95 4.1% High School: 613 26.7% 2 year degree: 105 4.6% Bachelor's: 814 35.4% Master's: 414 18.0% JD/MD/other professional degree: 64 2.8% PhD: 143 6.2% Other: 39 1.696% IQ And Other Numbers That Purport To Measure Your Intelligence (Bonus Section) IQ - Please give the score you got on your most recent PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC IQ test - no Internet tests, please! All tests should have the standard average of  100 and stdev of 15.: Sum: 90772.5 Mean: 138.37271341463415 Median: 138.0 Mode: 135.0 Stdev: 13.637740716950942 IQ Age - At what age, in years, did you take the IQ test above?: Sum: 21529.0 Mean: 32.96937212863706 Median: 17.0 Mode: 16.0 Stdev: 173.22764813649016 IQ Type - Please give a short  description of the IQ test you took, for example "It was Wechsler Adult  Intelligence Scale administered at my school". If you don't remember or  don't know how to describe the test, leave this blank.: SAT scores out of 1600 - American students take the SATs before going to college. In olden days, the test was scored out of 1600. if you have an SAT score out of 1600, please put it here; otherwise leave blank.: Sum: 629305.0 Mean: 1460.1044083526683 Median: 1490.0 Mode: 1600.0 Stdev: 122.3722713463909 SAT scores out of 2400 - American students take the SATs before going to college. Nowadays, the test is scored out of 2400. If you have an SAT score out of 2400, please put it here; otherwise leave blank.: Sum: 1066859.0 Mean: 2208.817805383023 Median: 2240.0 Mode: 2340.0 Stdev: 141.32822782822186 ACT score out of 36 - Some American students take the ACTs before going to college. If you have an ACT score out of 36, please put it here; otherwise leave blank.: Sum: 12351.0 Mean: 32.41732283464567 Median: 33.0 Mode: 35.0 Stdev: 2.8444986929025955 Politics, Religion, Ethics Given that no label can completely describe a person's political views, with which of these labels do you MOST identify?: Libertarian, for example like the US Libertarian Party: socially permissive, minimal/no taxes, minimal/no distribution of wealth: 517 25.2% Conservative, for example the US Republican Party and UK Tories: traditional values, low taxes, low redistribution of wealth: 113 5.5% Liberal, for example the US Democratic Party or the UK Labour Party: socially permissive, more taxes, more redistribution of wealth: 612 29.8% Social democratic, for example Scandinavian countries: socially permissive, high taxes, major redistribution of wealth: 785 38.2% Communist, for example the old Soviet Union: complete state control of many facets of life: 28 1.4% How would you describe your religious views?: Committed theist: 112 5.2% Lukewarm theist: 80 3.7% Deist/Pantheist/etc.: 55 2.6% Agnostic: 250 11.6% Atheist but spiritual: 170 7.9% Atheist and not spiritual: 1487 69.0% Which best describes the religion you believe?: Christian (Catholic): 71 14.7% Christian (Other non-Protestant, eg Eastern Orthodox): 19 3.9% Christian (Protestant): 98 20.3% Christian (Mormon): 8 1.7% Hindu: 11 2.3% Buddhist: 39 8.1% Traditional Chinese: 2 0.4% Muslim: 4 0.8% Unitarian Universalism or similar: 26 5.4% Jewish: 55 11.4% Mixed/Other: 49 10.2% Other: 69 14.315% How would you describe the religious views of your family when you were growing up?: Committed theist: 549 25.5% Lukewarm theist: 713 33.1% Deist/Pantheist/etc: 44 2.0% Agnostic: 246 11.4% Atheist but spiritual: 113 5.3% Atheist and not spiritual: 345 16.0% Mixed / Other: 100 4.6% Other: 41 1.905% What is your family's religious background, as of the last time your family practiced a religion?: Christian (Catholic): 588 28.1% Christian (Other non-Protestant, eg Eastern Orthodox): 158 7.6% Christian (Protestant): 773 37.0% Christian (Mormon): 37 1.8% Hindu: 41 2.0% Buddhist: 17 0.8% Traditional Chinese: 19 0.9% Muslim: 15 0.7% Unitarian Universalism or similar: 44 2.1% Jewish: 205 9.8% Mixed/Other: 96 4.6% Other: 94 4.498% With which of these meta-ethical views do you MOST identify? (Bonus Question): Non-cognitivism: Moral statements don't express propositions and can neither be true nor false. "Murder is wrong" means something like "Boo murder!".: 187 9.5% Error theory: Moral statements have a truth-value, but attempt to describe features of the world that don't exist. "Murder is wrong" and "Murder is right" are both false statements because moral rightness and wrongness aren't features that exist.: 100 5.1% Subjectivism: Some moral statements are true, but not universally, and the truth of a moral statement is determined by non-universal opinions or prescriptions, and there is no non-attitudinal determinant of rightness and wrongness. "Murder is wrong" means something like "My culture has judged murder to be wrong" or "I've judged murder to be wrong".: 552 28.2% Substantive realism: Some moral statements are true, and the truth of a moral statement is determined by mind-independent moral properties. "Murder is wrong" means that murder has an objective mind-independent property of wrongness that we discover by empirical investigation, intuition, or some other method.: 342 17.5% Constructivism: Some moral statements are true, and the truth of a moral statement is determined by whether an agent would accept it if they were undergoing a process of rational deliberation. "Murder is wrong" can mean something like "Societal agreement to the rule 'do not murder' is instrumentally rational".: 778 39.7% Experience With LessWrong How Did You Find LessWrong?: Been here since it was started in the Overcoming Bias days: 171 8.3% Referred by a link: 275 13.4% HPMOR: 542 26.4% Overcoming Bias: 80 3.9% Referred by a friend: 265 12.9% Referred by a search engine: 131 6.4% Referred by other fiction: 14 0.7% Slate Star Codex: 241 11.7% Reddit: 55 2.7% Common Sense Atheism: 19 0.9% Hacker News: 47 2.3% Gwern: 22 1.1% Other: 191 9.308% How do you use Less Wrong?: I lurk, but never registered an account: 1120 54.4% I've registered an account, but never posted: 270 13.1% I've posted a comment, but never a top-level post: 417 20.3% I've posted in Discussion, but not Main: 179 8.7% I've posted in Main: 72 3.5% How often do you comment on LessWrong?: I have commented more than once a week for the past year.: 24 1.2% I have commented more than once a month for the past year but less than once a week.: 63 3.1% I have commented but less than once a month for the past year.: 225 11.1% I have not commented this year.: 1718 84.6% How Long Since You Last Posted On LessWrong?: How Long Since You Last Posted On LessWrong?: I wrote one today.: 12 0.637% Within the last three days.: 13 0.69% Within the last week.: 22 1.168% Within the last month.: 58 3.079% Within the last three months.: 75 3.981% Within the last six months.: 68 3.609% Within the last year.: 84 4.459% Within the last five years.: 295 15.658% Longer than five years.: 15 0.796% I've never posted on LW.: 1242 65.924%  About how much of  the Sequences - the collection of Eliezer Yudkowsky's original posts -  have you read? You can find a list of them here.: Never knew they existed until this moment: 215 10.3% Knew they existed, but never looked at them: 101 4.8% Some, but less than 25%: 442 21.2% About 25%: 260 12.5% About 50%: 283 13.6% About 75%: 298 14.3% All or almost all: 487 23.3% Do you attend Less Wrong meetups?: Yes, regularly: 157 7.5% Yes, once or a few times: 406 19.5% No: 1518 72.9% Is physical interaction with the Less Wrong community otherwise a part of your everyday life, for example do you live with other Less Wrongers, or you are close friends and frequently go out with them?: Yes, all the time: 158 7.6% Yes, sometimes: 258 12.5% No: 1652 79.9% Have you ever been in a romantic relationship with someone you met through the Less Wrong community?: Yes: 129 6.2% I didn’t meet them through the community but they’re part of the community now: 102 4.9% No: 1851 88.9% Roko's Basilisk (Bonus Section) Do you know what Roko's Basilisk thought experiment is?: Yes: 1516 73.3% No but I've heard of it: 157 7.6% No: 394 19.1% Where did you read Roko's argument for the Basilisk?: Roko's post on LessWrong: 323 20.3% Reddit: 171 10.7% XKCD: 60 3.8% LessWrong Wiki: 233 14.6% A news article: 69 4.3% Word of mouth: 222 13.9% RationalWiki: 313 19.7% Other: 193 12.123% Do you think Roko's argument for the Basilisk is correct?: Yes: 74 5.1% Yes but I don't think it's logical conclusions apply for other reasons: 337 23.0% No: 1052 71.9% Do you think Basilisk-like thought experiments are dangerous?: Yes, I think they're dangerous for decision theory reasons: 63 4.2% Yes I think they're dangerous for social reasons (eg. A cult might use them): 193 12.8% Yes I think they're dangerous for decision theory and social reasons: 135 9.0% Yes I think they're socially dangerous because they make everybody involved look foolish: 252 16.7% Yes I think they're dangerous for other reasons: 52 3.4% No: 808 53.6% Have you ever felt any sort of anxiety about the Basilisk?: Yes: 141 8.8% Yes but only because I worry about everything: 189 11.8% No: 1270 79.4% What is the longest span of time you've spent worrying about the Basilisk?: What is the longest span of time you've spent worrying about the Basilisk?: I haven't: 712 47.09% A few seconds: 235 15.542% A minute: 298 19.709% An hour: 176 11.64% A day: 40 2.646% Two days: 16 1.058% Three days: 12 0.794% A week: 12 0.794% A month: 5 0.331% One to three months: 1 0.066% Three to six months: 0 0.0% Six to nine months: 0 0.0% Nine months to a year: 1 0.066% Over a year: 1 0.066% Years: 3 0.198% Are you currently worrying about the Basilisk?: Yes: 28 1.7% Yes but only because I worry about everything: 60 3.7% No: 1517 94.5% Mental Health (Bonus Section) Have you ever been diagnosed with depression?: No: 0 0.0% Not formally, but I personally believe I have (or had) it: 0 0.0% Yes, I was formally diagnosed by a doctor or other mental health professional: 0 0.0% Have you ever been diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder?: No: 1851 91.7% Not formally, but I personally believe I have (or had) it: 113 5.6% Yes, I was formally diagnosed by a doctor or other mental health professional: 54 2.7% Have you ever been diagnosed with any autism spectrum disorder?: No: 1597 79.1% Not formally, but I personally believe I have (or had) it: 258 12.8% Yes, I was formally diagnosed by a doctor or other mental health professional: 165 8.2% Have you ever been diagnosed with any variant of attention deficit disorder?: No: 1541 76.1% Not formally, but I personally believe I have (or had) it: 210 10.4% Yes, I was formally diagnosed by a doctor or other mental health professional: 274 13.5% Have you ever been diagnosed with bipolar disorder?: No: 1917 95.0% Not formally, but I personally believe I have (or had) it: 55 2.7% Yes, I was formally diagnosed by a doctor or other mental health professional: 45 2.2% Have you ever been  diagnosed with any anxiety disorder, eg panic disorder, generalized  anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder?: No: 1395 69.0% Not formally, but I personally believe I have (or had) it: 352 17.4% Yes, I was formally diagnosed by a doctor or other mental health professional: 276 13.6% Have you ever been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder?: No: 1979 98.3% Not formally, but I personally believe I have (or had) it: 23 1.1% Yes, I was formally diagnosed by a doctor or other mental health professional: 12 0.6% Have you ever been diagnosed with schizophrenia?: No: 2000 98.9% Not formally, but I personally believe I have (or had) it: 7 0.3% Yes, I was formally diagnosed by a doctor or other mental health professional: 15 0.7% Have you ever been diagnosed with substance use disorder?: No: 1923 95.2% Not formally, but I personally believe I have (or had) it: 73 3.6% Yes, I was formally diagnosed by a doctor or other mental health professional: 25 1.2% Have you ever wondered whether you might have a substance abuse problem?: Yes: 313 15.5% Yes but only because I worry about everything: 197 9.7% No: 1514 74.8% Have your friends and family ever expressed concern that you are abusing substances?: Yes: 157 7.7% Yes but only because they worry about everything: 112 5.5% Yes but only because they're suspicious of pharmaceutical medication: 50 2.5% No: 1708 84.3% What were the biggest problems with LessWrong at its peak? Philosophical Issues: Over Reliance On The Sequences.: Yes: 341 11.107% No: 1722 56.091% Focus On AI.: Yes: 257 8.371% No: 1806 58.827% Focus On Cryonics.: Yes: 254 8.274% No: 1809 58.925% Criticism Of The Scientific Method.: Yes: 119 3.876% No: 1944 63.322% Too Much Jargon.: Yes: 482 15.7% No: 1581 51.498% Too Focused On Abstract Junk.: Yes: 241 7.85% No: 1822 59.349% I Wasn't Around For Its Peak. : Yes: 917 29.87% No: 1146 37.329% [Write in below]: Yes: 199 6.482% No: 1864 60.717% [Write in below]: Yes: 39 1.27% No: 2024 65.928% Write in one:: Write in two:: Community Issues: Not Enough In Person Interaction.: Yes: 163 5.309% No: 1900 61.889% Overly High Standards For Content Submission.: Yes: 197 6.417% No: 1866 60.782% Failure to cite sources.: Yes: 158 5.147% No: 1905 62.052% Can't Find Things Quickly Enough To Maintain Interest.: Yes: 161 5.244% No: 1902 61.954% Lame Forum Software.: Yes: 218 7.101% No: 1845 60.098% Too Autistic.: Yes: 114 3.713% No: 1949 63.485% Too Tolerant Of Trolls/Cranks.: Yes: 146 4.756% No: 1917 62.443% Too Tolerant Of Laziness.: Yes: 65 2.117% No: 1998 65.081% Too Tolerant Of Creepy People.: Yes: 83 2.704% No: 1980 64.495% Too Tolerant Of Neoreaction.: Yes: 125 4.072% No: 1938 63.127% Too Tolerant Of Progressivism.: Yes: 30 0.977% No: 2033 66.221% Literally A Cult. : Yes: 119 3.876% No: 1944 63.322% I Wasn't Around For Its Peak. : Yes: 842 27.427% No: 1221 39.772% [Write in below]: Yes: 199 6.482% No: 1864 60.717% [Write in below]: Yes: 30 0.977% No: 2033 66.221% Write in one:: Write in two:: What are the biggest problems with LessWrong now? Philosophical Issues: Over Reliance On The Sequences.: Yes: 314 10.228% No: 1719 55.993% Focus On AI.: Yes: 244 7.948% No: 1789 58.274% Focus On Cryonics.: Yes: 180 5.863% No: 1853 60.358% Criticism Of The Scientific Method.: Yes: 73 2.378% No: 1960 63.844% Too Much Jargon.: Yes: 429 13.974% No: 1604 52.248% Too Focused On Abstract Junk.: Yes: 257 8.371% No: 1776 57.85% [Write in below]: Yes: 185 6.026% No: 1848 60.195% [Write in below]: Yes: 31 1.01% No: 2002 65.212% Write in one:: Write in two:: Community Issues: No New Content: Yes: 417 13.583% No: 1616 52.638% No New *Good* Content: Yes: 811 26.417% No: 1222 39.805% Can't Find Things Quickly Enough To Maintain Interest: Yes: 269 8.762% No: 1764 57.459% Lame Forum Software: Yes: 251 8.176% No: 1782 58.046% Decline from new people coming in who don't understand the culture: Yes: 217 7.068% No: 1816 59.153% Decline from evaporative cooling (http://lesswrong.com/lw/lr/evaporative_cooling_of_group_beliefs/): Yes: 287 9.349% No: 1746 56.873% Decline from dunning kruger where competent refrain from posting what they feel to be sub par content (and by extension, posting content at all) but incompetent don't : Yes: 382 12.443% No: 1651 53.779% Not Enough In Person Interaction: Yes: 127 4.137% No: 1906 62.085% Overly High Standards For Content Submission: Yes: 123 4.007% No: 1910 62.215% Failure to cite sources: Yes: 87 2.834% No: 1946 63.388% Too Autistic: Yes: 106 3.453% No: 1927 62.769% Too Tolerant Of Trolls/Cranks: Yes: 135 4.397% No: 1898 61.824% Too Tolerant Of Laziness: Yes: 65 2.117% No: 1968 64.104% Too Tolerant Of Creepy People: Yes: 67 2.182% No: 1966 64.039% Too Tolerant Of Neoreaction: Yes: 111 3.616% No: 1922 62.606% Too Tolerant Of Progressivism: Yes: 46 1.498% No: 1987 64.723% Literally A Cult : Yes: 86 2.801% No: 1947 63.42% [Write in below]: Yes: 189 6.156% No: 1844 60.065% [Write in below]: Yes: 38 1.238% No: 1995 64.984% Write in one:: Write in two:: What would you want from a successor? Philosophically: Attention Paid To Outside Sources: More: 1042 70.933% Same: 414 28.182% Less: 13 0.885% Self Improvement Focus: More: 754 50.706% Same: 598 40.215% Less: 135 9.079% AI Focus: More: 184 12.611% Same: 821 56.271% Less: 454 31.117% Political: More: 330 22.837% Same: 770 53.287% Less: 345 23.875% Academic/Formal: More: 455 31.885% Same: 803 56.272% Less: 169 11.843% [Write in your own]: More: 145 66.514% Same: 44 20.183% Less: 29 13.303% [Write in your own]: More: 39 51.316% Same: 20 26.316% Less: 17 22.368% [Write in your own]: More: 23 57.5% Same: 9 22.5% Less: 8 20.0% Write in one:: Write in two:: Write in three:: Community: Intense Environment: More: 254 19.644% Same: 830 64.192% Less: 209 16.164% Focused On 'Real World' Action: More: 739 53.824% Same: 563 41.005% Less: 71 5.171% Experts: More: 749 55.605% Same: 575 42.687% Less: 23 1.707% Data Driven/Testing Of Ideas: More: 1107 78.344% Same: 291 20.594% Less: 15 1.062% Social: More: 583 43.507% Same: 682 50.896% Less: 75 5.597% [Write in your own]: More: 68 70.103% Same: 9 9.278% Less: 20 20.619% [Write in your own]: More: 20 57.143% Same: 10 28.571% Less: 5 14.286% [Write in your own]: More: 11 68.75% Same: 4 25.0% Less: 1 6.25% Write in one:: Write in two:: Write in three:: Where do you hang out now? I'm Currently An Active Member Of: LessWrong: Yes: 353 11.498% No: 1597 52.02% LessWrong Meetups: Yes: 215 7.003% No: 1735 56.515% LessWrong Facebook Group: Yes: 171 5.57% No: 1779 57.948% LessWrong Slack: Yes: 55 1.792% No: 1895 61.726% SlateStarCodex: Yes: 832 27.101% No: 1118 36.417% Rationalist Tumblr: Yes: 350 11.401% No: 1600 52.117% Rationalist Facebook: Yes: 150 4.886% No: 1800 58.632% Rationalist Twitter: Yes: 59 1.922% No: 1891 61.596% Effective Altruism Hub: Yes: 98 3.192% No: 1852 60.326% FortForecast: Yes: 4 0.13% No: 1946 63.388% Good Judgement(TM) Open: Yes: 29 0.945% No: 1921 62.573% PredictionBook: Yes: 59 1.922% No: 1891 61.596% Omnilibrium: Yes: 8 0.261% No: 1942 63.257% Hacker News: Yes: 252 8.208% No: 1698 55.309% #lesswrong on freenode : Yes: 76 2.476% No: 1874 61.042% #slatestarcodex on freenode: Yes: 36 1.173% No: 1914 62.345% #hplusroadmap on freenode: Yes: 4 0.13% No: 1946 63.388% #chapelperilous on freenode: Yes: 10 0.326% No: 1940 63.192% /r/rational: Yes: 274 8.925% No: 1676 54.593% /r/HPMOR: Yes: 230 7.492% No: 1720 56.026% /r/SlateStarCodex: Yes: 244 7.948% No: 1706 55.57% One or more private 'rationalist' groups : Yes: 192 6.254% No: 1758 57.264% Other: Yes: 0 0.0% No: 0 0.0% Would you consider rejoining LessWrong?: I never left: 668 40.6% Yes: 557 33.8% Yes, but only under certain conditions: 205 12.5% No: 216 13.1% If you would only rejoin under certain conditions, what would those be?: Interests And Media Do You Read These Blogs: LessWrong: Regular Reader: 237 13.413% Sometimes: 642 36.333% Rarely: 535 30.277% Almost Never: 271 15.337% Never: 69 3.905% Never Heard Of It: 13 0.736% SlateStarCodex (Scott Alexander): Regular Reader: 1131 63.611% Sometimes: 264 14.848% Rarely: 90 5.062% Almost Never: 61 3.431% Never: 51 2.868% Never Heard Of It: 181 10.18% Overcoming Bias (Robin Hanson): Regular Reader: 206 11.751% Sometimes: 365 20.821% Rarely: 391 22.305% Almost Never: 385 21.962% Never: 239 13.634% Never Heard Of It: 167 9.527% Minding Our Way (Nate Soares): Regular Reader: 151 8.718% Sometimes: 134 7.737% Rarely: 139 8.025% Almost Never: 175 10.104% Never: 214 12.356% Never Heard Of It: 919 53.06% Agenty Duck (Brienne Yudkowsky): Regular Reader: 55 3.181% Sometimes: 132 7.634% Rarely: 144 8.329% Almost Never: 213 12.319% Never: 254 14.691% Never Heard Of It: 931 53.846% Eliezer Yudkowsky's Facebook Page: Regular Reader: 325 18.561% Sometimes: 316 18.047% Rarely: 231 13.192% Almost Never: 267 15.248% Never: 361 20.617% Never Heard Of It: 251 14.335% Luke Muehlhauser (Eponymous): Regular Reader: 59 3.426% Sometimes: 106 6.156% Rarely: 179 10.395% Almost Never: 231 13.415% Never: 312 18.118% Never Heard Of It: 835 48.49% Gwern.net (Gwern Branwen): Regular Reader: 118 6.782% Sometimes: 281 16.149% Rarely: 292 16.782% Almost Never: 224 12.874% Never: 230 13.218% Never Heard Of It: 595 34.195% Siderea (Sibylla Bostoniensis): Regular Reader: 29 1.682% Sometimes: 49 2.842% Rarely: 59 3.422% Almost Never: 104 6.032% Never: 183 10.615% Never Heard Of It: 1300 75.406% BlogsRead2: Ribbon Farm (Venkatesh Rao): Regular Reader: 64 3.734% Sometimes: 123 7.176% Rarely: 111 6.476% Almost Never: 150 8.751% Never: 150 8.751% Never Heard Of It: 1116 65.111% Bayesed And Confused (Michael Rupert): Regular Reader: 2 0.117% Sometimes: 10 0.587% Rarely: 24 1.408% Almost Never: 68 3.988% Never: 167 9.795% Never Heard Of It: 1434 84.106% The Unit Of Caring (Anonymous): Regular Reader: 281 16.452% Sometimes: 132 7.728% Rarely: 126 7.377% Almost Never: 178 10.422% Never: 216 12.646% Never Heard Of It: 775 45.375% GiveWell Blog (Multiple Authors): Regular Reader: 75 4.438% Sometimes: 197 11.657% Rarely: 243 14.379% Almost Never: 280 16.568% Never: 412 24.379% Never Heard Of It: 482 28.521% Thing Of Things (Ozy Frantz): Regular Reader: 363 21.166% Sometimes: 201 11.72% Rarely: 143 8.338% Almost Never: 171 9.971% Never: 176 10.262% Never Heard Of It: 661 38.542% The Last Psychiatrist (Anonymous): Regular Reader: 103 6.023% Sometimes: 94 5.497% Rarely: 164 9.591% Almost Never: 221 12.924% Never: 302 17.661% Never Heard Of It: 826 48.304% Hotel Concierge (Anonymous): Regular Reader: 29 1.711% Sometimes: 35 2.065% Rarely: 49 2.891% Almost Never: 88 5.192% Never: 179 10.56% Never Heard Of It: 1315 77.581% The View From Hell (Sister Y): Regular Reader: 34 1.998% Sometimes: 39 2.291% Rarely: 75 4.407% Almost Never: 137 8.049% Never: 250 14.689% Never Heard Of It: 1167 68.566% Xenosystems (Nick Land): Regular Reader: 51 3.012% Sometimes: 32 1.89% Rarely: 64 3.78% Almost Never: 175 10.337% Never: 364 21.5% Never Heard Of It: 1007 59.48% Are there any noteworthy blogs you read that we missed above?: Have You Read These Stories?: Harry Potter And The Methods Of Rationality (Eliezer Yudkowsky): Whole Thing: 1103 61.931% Partially And Intend To Finish: 145 8.141% Partially And Abandoned: 231 12.97% Never: 221 12.409% Never Heard Of It: 81 4.548% Significant Digits (Alexander D): Whole Thing: 123 7.114% Partially And Intend To Finish: 105 6.073% Partially And Abandoned: 91 5.263% Never: 333 19.26% Never Heard Of It: 1077 62.29% Three Worlds Collide (Eliezer Yudkowsky): Whole Thing: 889 51.239% Partially And Intend To Finish: 35 2.017% Partially And Abandoned: 36 2.075% Never: 286 16.484% Never Heard Of It: 489 28.184% The Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant (Nick Bostrom): Whole Thing: 728 41.935% Partially And Intend To Finish: 31 1.786% Partially And Abandoned: 15 0.864% Never: 205 11.809% Never Heard Of It: 757 43.606% The World of Null-A (A. E. van Vogt): Whole Thing: 92 5.34% Partially And Intend To Finish: 18 1.045% Partially And Abandoned: 25 1.451% Never: 429 24.898% Never Heard Of It: 1159 67.266% Synthesis (Sharon Mitchell): Whole Thing: 6 0.353% Partially And Intend To Finish: 2 0.118% Partially And Abandoned: 8 0.47% Never: 217 12.75% Never Heard Of It: 1469 86.31% Worm (Wildbow): Whole Thing: 501 28.843% Partially And Intend To Finish: 168 9.672% Partially And Abandoned: 184 10.593% Never: 430 24.755% Never Heard Of It: 454 26.137% Pact (Wildbow): Whole Thing: 138 7.991% Partially And Intend To Finish: 59 3.416% Partially And Abandoned: 148 8.57% Never: 501 29.01% Never Heard Of It: 881 51.013% Twig (Wildbow): Whole Thing: 55 3.192% Partially And Intend To Finish: 132 7.661% Partially And Abandoned: 65 3.772% Never: 560 32.501% Never Heard Of It: 911 52.873% StoriesRead2: Ra (Sam Hughes): Whole Thing: 269 15.558% Partially And Intend To Finish: 80 4.627% Partially And Abandoned: 95 5.495% Never: 314 18.161% Never Heard Of It: 971 56.16% My Little Pony: Friendship Is Optimal (Iceman): Whole Thing: 424 24.495% Partially And Intend To Finish: 16 0.924% Partially And Abandoned: 65 3.755% Never: 559 32.293% Never Heard Of It: 667 38.533% Friendship Is Optimal: Caelum Est Conterrens (Chatoyance): Whole Thing: 217 12.705% Partially And Intend To Finish: 16 0.937% Partially And Abandoned: 24 1.405% Never: 411 24.063% Never Heard Of It: 1040 60.89% Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card): Whole Thing: 1177 67.219% Partially And Intend To Finish: 22 1.256% Partially And Abandoned: 43 2.456% Never: 395 22.559% Never Heard Of It: 114 6.511% The Diamond Age (Neal Stephenson): Whole Thing: 440 25.346% Partially And Intend To Finish: 37 2.131% Partially And Abandoned: 55 3.168% Never: 577 33.237% Never Heard Of It: 627 36.118% Consider Phlebas (Iain Banks): Whole Thing: 302 17.507% Partially And Intend To Finish: 52 3.014% Partially And Abandoned: 47 2.725% Never: 439 25.449% Never Heard Of It: 885 51.304% The Metamorphosis Of Prime Intellect (Roger Williams): Whole Thing: 226 13.232% Partially And Intend To Finish: 10 0.585% Partially And Abandoned: 24 1.405% Never: 322 18.852% Never Heard Of It: 1126 65.925% Accelerando (Charles Stross): Whole Thing: 293 17.045% Partially And Intend To Finish: 46 2.676% Partially And Abandoned: 66 3.839% Never: 425 24.724% Never Heard Of It: 889 51.716% A Fire Upon The Deep (Vernor Vinge): Whole Thing: 343 19.769% Partially And Intend To Finish: 31 1.787% Partially And Abandoned: 41 2.363% Never: 508 29.28% Never Heard Of It: 812 46.801% Machine Intelligence Research Institute Do you know what the Machine Intelligence Research Institute is?: Yes: 1541 85.2% No but I've heard of it: 174 9.6% No: 93 5.1% Have you ever read a paper from the Machine Intelligence Research Institute?: Yes: 466 25.8% Partially: 497 27.5% No: 843 46.7% Would you consider working for the Machine Intelligence Research Institute?: Yes: 971 54.8% No: 801 45.2% Do you think you're trustworthy enough not to let an AI out of the box?: Yes: 471 27.5% No: 1244 72.5% Have you ever practiced not letting an AI out of the box?: Yes with Eliezer's Ruleset: 20 1.1% Yes with Tuxedage's Ruleset: 5 0.3% Yes with a different ruleset: 18 1.0% No but I've been the AI: 40 2.3% No: 1687 95.3% On a scale of one to five (where one is "Strongly disagree" and five is "Strongly agree"), rate how much you agree with this statement: "MIRI's mission of  doing mathematical research relevant to friendly self-improving  artificial intelligence is very important.": 1.0: 95 3.094% 2.0: 189 6.156% 3.0: 356 11.596% 4.0: 526 17.134% 5.0: 537 17.492% 5.0: 1367 44.528% On a scale of one to five (where one is "Strongly disagree" and five is "Strongly agree"), rate how much you agree with this statement: "Whether or not I  agree with MIRI's goals, I believe MIRI is a well-run organization that  pursues its goals effectively.": 1.0: 102 3.322% 2.0: 226 7.362% 3.0: 772 25.147% 4.0: 342 11.14% 5.0: 109 3.55% 5.0: 1519 49.479% Center For Applied Rationality (Bonus Section) Do you know what the Center For Applied Rationality is?: Yes: 1286 73.5% No but I've heard of it: 285 16.3% No: 178 10.2% Have you attended CFAR?: No, and I don't plan to: 848 50.0% No, and I would like to: 731 43.1% I have attended a paid or volunteer program with CFAR: 109 6.4% I have led a program at CFAR: 8 0.5% Think about your current set of skills, your habits, the things you spend your time on, how you interact with other people, the intellectual questions that you find engaging, the goals you’re aiming towards, and the challenges that you’re currently facing going forward. Next, think about how you were one year ago on each of these dimensions. How different are you now from how you were one year ago?: Not at all different: 107 6.2% Slightly different: 565 32.7% Somewhat different: 674 39.0% Very different: 315 18.3% Extremely different : 0 0.0% (optional) In about one sentence, what is one difference that stands out as being particularly large or significant?: (Optional) Can you think of any changes that you’ve made in the past month to your daily routines or habits in order to make things go better? These can be tiny changes (e.g., adjusted the curtains on my bedroom window so that less light comes in while I’m sleeping) or large ones. Spend about 60 seconds recalling as many examples of these kinds of changes as you can and listing them here. (If you want to skip this question, leave it blank. If you spend the 60 seconds and no specific examples come to mind, write "none."):

What's your overall opinion of the Center For Applied Rationality?

: Positive: 376 22.6% Mostly Positive: 412 24.7% No strong opinion: 799 48.0% Mostly Negative: 63 3.8% Negative: 16 1.0% Effective Altruism (Bonus Section) Do you know what Effective Altruism is?: Yes: 1562 89.3% No but I've heard of it: 114 6.5% No: 74 4.2% Do you self-identify as an Effective Altruist?: Yes: 665 39.2% No: 1030 60.8% Do you participate in the Effective Altruism community?: Yes: 314 18.4% No: 1390 81.6% Has Effective Altruism caused you to make donations you otherwise wouldn't?: Yes: 666 39.3% No: 1030 60.7% Have you ever had any kind of moral anxiety over Effective Altruism?: Yes: 501 29.6% Yes but only because I worry about everything: 184 10.9% No: 1008 59.5% What's your overall opinion of Effective Altruism?: Positive: 809 47.6% Mostly Positive: 535 31.5% No strong opinion: 258 15.2% Mostly Negative: 75 4.4% Negative: 24 1.4% Politics (Bonus Section) With which of these political positions do you most identify?: Progressive: 217 14.3% Communist: 12 0.8% Socialist: 125 8.2% Conservative: 38 2.5% Fascist: 5 0.3% Neoreactionary: 28 1.8% Social Democrat: 236 15.5% Moderate: 67 4.4% Pragmatist: 131 8.6% Anarchist: 50 3.3% Libertarian: 190 12.5% Left-Libertarian: 243 16.0% Objectivist: 10 0.7% Monarchist: 5 0.3% Futarchist: 31 2.0% Totalitarian: 2 0.1% Other: 125 8.218% Did you vote in your country's last major national election?: Yes: 1151 68.9% No: 511 30.6% My country does not hold elections: 8 0.5% If you are an American, what party are you registered with?: Democratic Party: 358 24.5% Republican Party: 72 4.9% Libertarian Party: 26 1.8% Other third party: 16 1.1% Not registered for a party: 451 30.8% (option for non-Americans who want an option): 541 37.0% On a scale from 1  (not interested at all) to 5 (extremely interested), how would you  describe your level of interest in politics?: 1.0: 67 2.182% 2.0: 257 8.371% 3.0: 461 15.016% 4.0: 595 19.381% 5.0: 312 10.163% 5.0: 1378 44.886% How would you describe your opinion on abortion laws?: Abortion: Pro-Life: 104 6.136% Lean Pro-Life: 97 5.723% No strong opinion: 77 4.543% Lean Pro-Choice: 263 15.516% Pro-Choice: 1154 68.083% How would you describe your opinion on immigration?: Immigration: Should be more open: 670 39.786% Lean more open: 504 29.929% No strong opinion: 264 15.677% Lean more restricted: 140 8.314% Should be more restricted: 106 6.295% How would you describe your opinion on taxes in your country?: Taxes: Should be lower: 224 13.31% Lean towards lower: 237 14.082% No strong opinion: 544 32.323% Lean towards higher: 415 24.658% Should be higher: 263 15.627% How would you describe your opinion on minimum wage laws in your country?: Minimum Wage: Should be lower or eliminated: 287 17.145% Lean towards lower or eliminated: 202 12.067% No strong opinion: 509 30.406% Lean towards higher: 383 22.879% Should be higher: 293 17.503% How would you describe your opinion of feminism, as you understand the term? See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminism for more information: Feminism: Very unfavorable: 149 8.89% Unfavorable: 249 14.857% No strong opinion: 252 15.036% Favorable: 610 36.396% Very favorable: 416 24.821% How would you describe your opinion of social justice, as you understand the term? See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_justice for more information: Social Justice: Very unfavorable: 339 20.324% Unfavorable: 369 22.122% No strong opinion: 290 17.386% Favorable: 461 27.638% Very favorable: 209 12.53% How would you  describe your opinion of the idea of "human biodiversity", as you  understand the term? No Wiki page available, but essentially it is the  belief that there are important genetic differences between human  populations and that therefore ideas generally considered racist, such  as different races having different average intelligence or personality  traits, are in fact scientifically justified: Human Biodiversity: Very unfavorable: 228 13.785% Unfavorable: 381 23.035% No strong opinion: 517 31.258% Favorable: 399 24.123% Very favorable: 129 7.799% How would you describe your opinion of a Basic Income Guarantee in your country? See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_Income_Guarantee for more information.: Basic Income: Strongly oppose: 63 3.759% Oppose: 110 6.563% No strong opinion: 260 15.513% Support: 624 37.232% Strongly support: 619 36.933% Do you believe we  are currently in or entering a "Great Stagnation", as proposed by Tyler  Cowen and Peter Thiel, during which technological growth slows  drastically? See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Stagnation for more information: Great Stagnation: Strongly doubt: 269 16.382% Doubt: 635 38.672% No strong opinion: 553 33.678% Believe: 157 9.562% Strongly believe: 28 1.705% Calibration Questions Do you understand the instructions above?: Yes, I understand I should answer in percentages between 0 and 100: 1639 97.4% No, I don't read instructions and am going to ruin the survey results for everyone: 43 2.6% CalibrationQuestions: Probabilities ProbabilityQuestions: : Please give the obvious answer to this question, so I can automatically throw away all surveys that don't follow the rules: What is the probability of a fair coin coming up heads? : Sum: 79913.9989998995 Mean: 49.82169513709445 Median: 50.0 Mode: 50.0 Stdev: 3.0335516853602247 What is the probability that the Many Worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics is more or less correct?: Sum: 57667.2765532332 Mean: 44.59959516878051 Median: 50.0 Mode: 50.0 Stdev: 29.193759200633124 What is the probability that non-human, non-Earthly intelligent life exists in the observable universe?: Sum: 108971.29058158398 Mean: 75.72709560916192 Median: 90.0 Mode: 99.0 Stdev: 31.89339696930562 ...in the Milky Way galaxy?: Sum: 62974.32026926869 Mean: 45.966657130853065 Median: 50.0 Mode: 10.0 Stdev: 38.39586433271989 What is the probability that supernatural events (including God, ghosts, magic, etc) have occurred since the beginning of the universe?: Sum: 12584.604712170929 Mean: 13.575625363722654 Median: 1.0 Mode: 1.0 Stdev: 27.576208372697486 What is the probability that there is a god, defined as a supernatural intelligent entity who created the universe?: Sum: 15505.547953131427 Mean: 15.474598755620159 Median: 1.0 Mode: 1.0 Stdev: 27.891434891369965 What is the probability that any of humankind's revealed religions is more or less correct?: Sum: 8573.60632673673 Mean: 10.624047492858365 Median: 50.0% Mode: 1.0 Stdev: 26.257350238788074 What is the probability that an average person cryonically frozen today will be successfully restored to life at some future time, conditional on no global catastrophe destroying civilization before then?: Sum: 29397.64525290689 Mean: 21.225736644698124 Median: 10.0 Mode: 5.0 Stdev: 26.782993912650962 What is the probability that at least one person living at this moment will reach an age of one thousand years, conditional on no global catastrophe destroying civilization in that time?: Sum: 34307.58545244187 Mean: 25.26331771166561 Median: 10.0 Mode: 1.0 Stdev: 30.5106781146967 What is the probability that our universe is a simulation?: Sum: 30383.535304433874 Mean: 25.25647157475802 Median: 10.0 Mode: 50.0 Stdev: 28.404941122960626 What is the probability that significant global warming is occurring or will soon occur, and is primarily caused by human actions?: Sum: 121545.09299969983 Mean: 83.30712337196704 Median: 90.0 Mode: 90.0 Stdev: 23.167415441959694 What is the probability that the human race will make it to 2100 without any catastrophe that wipes out more than 90% of humanity?: Sum: 111031.97345414276 Mean: 76.31063467638681 Median: 80.0 Mode: 80.0 Stdev: 22.93312595923684 Futurology Cryonics (Section Header): Are you signed up for cryonics?: Yes - signed up or just finishing up paperwork: 48 2.9% No - would like to sign up but unavailable in my area: 104 6.3% No - would like to sign up but haven't gotten around to it: 180 10.9% No - would like to sign up but can't afford it: 229 13.8% No - still considering it: 557 33.7% No - and do not want to sign up for cryonics: 468 28.3% Never thought about it / don't understand: 68 4.1% Do you think cryonics, as currently practiced by Alcor/Cryonics Institute will work?: Yes: 106 6.6% Maybe: 1041 64.4% No: 470 29.1% Do you think cryonics works in principle?: Yes: 802 49.3% Maybe: 701 43.1% No: 125 7.7% Singularity (Section Header): By what year do you think the Singularity will occur? Answer such that you think, conditional on the Singularity occurring, there is an even chance of the Singularity falling before or after this year. If you think a  singularity is so unlikely you don't even want to condition on it, leave this question blank.: Sum: 1.0000000000590109e+20 Mean: 8.110300081581757e+16 Median: 2080.0 Mode: 2100.0 Stdev: 2.847858859055733e+18 Have you ever made any kind of personal health change with the goal of living to see the singularity? (If multiple please separate with commas.): Superbabies (Section Header): Would you ever consider having your child genetically modified for any reason?: Yes: 1552 95.9% No: 66 4.1% Would you be willing to have your child genetically modified to prevent them from getting an inheritable disease?: Yes: 1387 85.5% Depends on the disease: 207 12.8% No: 28 1.7% Would you be willing to have your child genetically modified for improvement purposes? (eg. To heighten their intelligence or reduce their risk of schizophrenia.): Yes : 0 0.0% Maybe a little: 176 10.9% Depends on the strength of the improvements: 262 16.2% No: 84 5.2% Would you be willing to have your child genetically modified for cosmetic reasons? (eg. To make them taller or have a certain eye color.): Yes: 500 31.0% Maybe a little: 381 23.6% Depends on the strength of the improvements: 277 17.2% No: 455 28.2% What's your overall opinion of other people genetically modifying their children for disease prevention purposes?: Positive: 1177 71.7% Mostly Positive: 311 19.0% No strong opinion: 112 6.8% Mostly Negative: 29 1.8% Negative: 12 0.7% What's your overall opinion of other people genetically modifying their children for improvement purposes?: Positive: 737 44.9% Mostly Positive: 482 29.4% No strong opinion: 273 16.6% Mostly Negative: 111 6.8% Negative: 38 2.3% What's your overall opinion of other people genetically modifying their children for cosmetic reasons?: Positive: 291 17.7% Mostly Positive: 290 17.7% No strong opinion: 576 35.1% Mostly Negative: 328 20.0% Negative: 157 9.6% Technological Unemployment (Futurology Part 2) Do you think the Luddite's Fallacy is an actual fallacy?: Yes: 443 30.9% No: 989 69.1% By what year do you think the majority of people in your country will have trouble finding employment for automation related reasons? If you think this is something that will never happen leave this question blank.: Sum: 2203914.0 Mean: 2102.9713740458014 Median: 2050.0 Mode: 2050.0 Stdev: 1180.2342850727339 Do you think the "end of work" would be a good thing?: Yes: 1238 81.3% No: 285 18.7% If machines end all or almost all employment, what are your biggest worries? Pick two.: People will just idle about in destructive ways: Yes: 513 16.71% No: 1179 38.404% People need work to be fulfilled and if we eliminate work we'll all feel deep existential angst: Yes: 543 17.687% No: 1149 37.427% The rich are going to take all the resources for themselves and leave the rest of us to starve or live in poverty: Yes: 1066 34.723% No: 626 20.391% The machines won't need us, and we'll starve to death or be otherwise liquidated: Yes: 416 13.55% No: 1276 41.564% Other: Yes: 0 0.0% No: 0 0.0% The next question isn't exactly related to technological unemployment, but making a part three for one question seemed impractical.: Which disaster do you think is most likely to wipe out greater than 90% of humanity before the year 2100?: Nuclear war: 326 20.6% Asteroid strike: 64 4.1% Unfriendly AI: 271 17.2% Nanotech / grey goo: 18 1.1% Pandemic (natural): 120 7.6% Pandemic (bioengineered): 355 22.5% Environmental collapse (including global warming): 252 16.0% Economic / political collapse: 136 8.6% Other: 35 2.217% Charity (Bonus Section) What is your approximate annual income in US dollars (non-Americans: convert at www.xe.com)? Obviously you don't need to answer this question if you don't want to. Please don't include commas or dollar signs.: Sum: 66054140.47384 Mean: 64569.05227159335 Median: 40000.0 Mode: 30000.0 Stdev: 107297.53606321265 How much money, in number of dollars, have you donated to charity over the past year? (non-Americans: convert to dollars at http://www.xe.com/ ). Please don't include commas or dollar signs in your answer. For example, 4000: Sum: 2389900.6530000004 Mean: 2914.5129914634144 Median: 353.0 Mode: 100.0 Stdev: 9471.96276689667 How much money have you donated to charities aiming to reduce existential risk (other than MIRI/CFAR) in the past year?: Sum: 169300.89 Mean: 1991.7751764705883 Median: 200.0 Mode: 100.0 Stdev: 9219.941506342007 How much have you donated in US dollars to the following charities in the past year? (Non-americans: convert to dollars at http://www.xe.com/) Please don't include commas or dollar signs in your answer. Options starting with "any" aren't the name of a charity but a category of charity.: How much have you donated in US dollars to the following charities in the past year? (Non-americans: convert to dollars at http://www.xe.com/) Please don't include commas or dollar signs in your answer. Options starting with "any" aren't the name of a charity but a category of charity.: Against Malaria Foundation: Sum: 483935.027 Mean: 1905.2560118110237 Median: 300.0 Mode:All values found equally likely. Stdev: 7216.020221941659 Schistosomiasis Control Initiative: Sum: 47908.0 Mean: 840.4912280701755 Median: 200.0 Mode: 1000.0 Stdev: 1618.7858558941969 Deworm the World Initiative : Sum: 28820.0 Mean: 565.0980392156863 Median: 150.0 Mode: 500.0 Stdev: 1432.7121867968033 GiveDirectly: Sum: 154410.177 Mean: 1429.723861111111 Median: 450.0 Mode: 50.0 Stdev: 3472.082406463215 Any kind of animal rights charity: Sum: 83130.47 Mean: 1093.8219736842104 Median: 154.235 Mode: 500.0 Stdev: 2313.493213799438 Any kind of bug rights charity: Sum: 1083.0 Mean: 270.75 Median: 157.5 Mode:All values found equally likely. Stdev: 353.39626011980755 Machine Intelligence Research Institute: Sum: 141792.5 Mean: 1417.925 Median: 100.0 Mode: 100.0 Stdev: 5370.485697132622 Any charity combating nuclear existential risk: Sum: 491.0 Mean: 81.83333333333333 Median: 75.0 Mode: 100.0 Stdev: 68.06002252913723 Any charity combating global warming: Sum: 13012.0 Mean: 245.50943396226415 Median: 100.0 Mode: 10.0 Stdev: 365.5429903498413 Center For Applied Rationality: Sum: 127101.0 Mean: 3177.525 Median: 150.0 Mode: 100.0 Stdev: 12969.096587929758 Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence Research Foundation: Sum: 9429.0 Mean: 554.6470588235294 Median: 100.0 Mode: 20.0 Stdev: 1156.431847385335 Wikipedia: Sum: 12765.5 Mean: 53.18958333333333 Median: 20.0 Mode: 10.0 Stdev: 126.4443520242066 Internet Archive: Sum: 2975.04 Mean: 80.40648648648649 Median: 30.0 Mode: 50.0 Stdev: 173.7911012971898 Any campaign for political office: Sum: 38443.99 Mean: 366.1332380952381 Median: 50.0 Mode: 50.0 Stdev: 1374.3058277660477 Other: Sum: 564890.46 Mean: 1661.4425294117646 Median: 200.0 Mode: 100.0 Stdev: 4670.805041609166 Do you follow any dietary restrictions related to animal products?: Yes, I am vegan: 54 3.4% Yes, I am vegetarian: 158 10.0% Yes, I restrict meat some other way (pescetarian, flexitarian, try to only eat ethically sourced meat): 375 23.7% No: 996 62.9% Wrapping Up Have you taken a previous LessWrong Survey?: Yes: 770 47.0% No: 870 53.0% Would you like to be put on a mailing list to hear about future developments in revitalizing LessWrong or new 'rationalist' communities? If yes put in your email address below. (This is optional and will not be published in the public survey results.):