Gwern's "Stem Humor" Directory
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- #STEM humor
- #academic satire
- #absurd science
- The text is a directory of 'STEM humor' articles and resources.
- It includes a wide range of topics from AI, mathematics, physics, computer science, and more.
- Many entries are humorous or absurd takes on scientific and technical subjects.
- The directory is divided into sections like 'See Also', 'Links', 'Wikipedia', 'Miscellaneous', and 'Bibliography'.
- Notable entries include 'Conference Fermi Problems', 'Human Cannibalism Alignment Chart', 'The Meta-LW Doomsday Argument', and 'Estimated Cost of DMT Machine Elf Prime Factorization Experiment'.
- The 'Links' section includes humorous and satirical articles like 'Placebo Emporium: 2025 Annual Shareholder Letter' and 'The Fine Art of Being Too Dumb to Regulate'.
- The 'Miscellaneous' section contains annotations sorted by machine learning into inferred 'tags', providing an alternative way to browse the content.
- The 'Bibliography' section lists academic and technical papers with humorous or absurd themes.