Recent content by Etienne Pilon

Thanks so much for sharing this anorlunda. I usually try to classify the information into four categories (complete, misinformed, incomplete, uninformed - From How to Read a Book). I feel like your practical tips you just offered are extremely complementary to this. The fact that you can...

Very interesting insight. Thanks for sharing! From what I understand of your posts, one may think by first principles only when there are good reasons to doubt existing paradigms. May I ask why you think they are useless? I've never really followed the evolving theories around multiverse but...

I've reflected a lot on the concept of thinking from First Principles. I've been reading about the subject but I can't find good references. So far, I'm able to summarize what I've found to the latter question: "What are we sure is true about this?" I was wondering if there was more to it. I...

Hi everyone! I'm glad I get the chance to join this community. I've been amazed by the quality of the discussions on the forums and I'd love to contribute somehow! Quick presentation. I'm a student in Electrical Engineering in Montreal. At the same time, I lead a team that develops AI and...