lsparrish comments on Delayed Solutions Game - Less Wrong

15 Post author: lsparrish 09 December 2010 05:12AM

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Comment author: lsparrish 09 December 2010 02:20:54PM 3 points [-]

Given how many steps are involved, it might seem impossible to potential investors to claim you are going to research all the areas at once. Having the same group solve all the problems may not be the most efficient use of specialized resources (like equipment and personnel).

Comment author: lsparrish 11 December 2010 12:02:07AM 1 point [-]

One solution might be to have several research groups going, one for each branch of technology necessary to implement the solution. You could also search for existing groups that are attacking similar problems and try to help with advocacy that would get them funded.

SENS has strategy where they have seven different research themes for different technological breakthroughs they think can work together to attack aging directly.