Work funded with this grant:
- extended my work on chaos theory, which would otherwise have run out of money in August (https://acesounderglass.com/2024/09/20/applications-of-chaos-saying-no-with-hastings-greer/ , https://acesounderglass.com/2024/11/01/11924/)
- my vo2max research was covered by a client, however tutoring on the write up was covered by this grant (https://acesounderglass.com/2025/03/09/11954/)
- luck based medicine updates (https://acesounderglass.com/2025/04/11/journal-of-null-results-ezmelt-sublingual-vitamins/, including a prediction market on the outcome, https://acesounderglass.com/2024/12/01/luck-based-medicine-no-good-very-bad-winter-cured-my-hypothyroidism/ )
- unpublished drafts on cults, abusive relationships, and high investment groups
- AI research tool comparisons: https://acesounderglass.com/2024/10/04/ai-research-assistants-competition-2024q3-tie-between-elicit-and-you-com/

This eventually led to https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/son5eEGymm4h856J9/estimating-the-benefits-of-a-new-flu-drug-bxm

Action Item 1: fund rewards for crowdsourcing information on H5N1. https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/bFvEpE4atK4pPEirx/correct-my-h5n1-research-usdreward

ETA: we have enough pledged donations to meet our goal of 5 episodes. Small donations are still emotionally meaningful, but not necessary at this time.

What progress have you made since your last update?

recorded three episodes, one of which is scheduled for release on 12/15 and the other two will probably be canned

What are your next steps?

we have interviews for two more episodes lined up

Is there anything others could help you with?

@Austin one of my guesses is that, for people who'd kept up with my writing, the podcast didn't have new object-level content. It was much more about the emotional journey. I think that was the right choice for this episode but understand if people don't like it.

Description of subprojects and results, including major changes from the original proposal

Because this was retroactive funding, results are already posted in the application.

Spending breakdown

100%: Elizabeth Salary

don't cash markets come with a bunch of legal difficulties?

What happens if you get >$500 but <$10000 in funding?