[Question] “New EA cause area: voting”; or, “what’s wrong with this calculation?”

Optimization Process26 Feb 2021 16:50 UTC

6 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

Useless knowledge; why people resist education improvement

Andrew Vlahos26 Feb 2021 3:43 UTC

9 points

11 comments3 min readLW link

What is the VIX?

Annapurna26 Feb 2021 1:05 UTC

5 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

A Behavioral Definition of Goal-Directedness

adamShimi25 Feb 2021 23:43 UTC

10 points

0 comments8 min readLW link

[Question] What are a rationalist’s best tools for better decision making?

acomeyer25 Feb 2021 22:06 UTC

1 point

1 comment1 min readLW link

My Thoughts on the Apperception Engine

Jemist25 Feb 2021 19:43 UTC

1 point

0 comments3 min readLW link

Compromising with Compulsion

matejsuchy25 Feb 2021 16:43 UTC

4 points

1 comment8 min readLW link

Covid 2/25: Holding Pattern

Zvi25 Feb 2021 14:30 UTC

61 points

7 comments9 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Never Go Full Kelly

SimonM25 Feb 2021 12:53 UTC

30 points

2 comments8 min readLW link

The Inner Workings of Resourcefulness

Nora_Ammann25 Feb 2021 9:15 UTC

6 points

1 comment8 min readLW link

Tsuyoku Naritai

Ruby25 Feb 2021 5:40 UTC

17 points

0 comments3 min readLW link

Mentorship, Management, and Mysterious Old Wizards

Raemon24 Feb 2021 22:00 UTC

70 points

10 comments3 min readLW link

(forum.effectivealtruism.org)

[AN #139]: How the simplicity of reality explains the success of neural nets

rohinmshah24 Feb 2021 18:30 UTC

24 points

3 comments12 min readLW link

(mailchi.mp)

A No-Nonsense Guide to Early Retirement

tryactions24 Feb 2021 16:37 UTC

45 points

30 comments22 min readLW link

[Question] Reading recommendations on social technology: looking for the third way between technocracy and populism

Quinn24 Feb 2021 11:48 UTC

4 points

8 comments1 min readLW link

Coincidences are Improbable

Mark Xu24 Feb 2021 9:14 UTC

29 points

12 comments1 min readLW link

(markxu.com)

The Grandest Vision for Humanity (Light)

Ruby24 Feb 2021 7:15 UTC

23 points

0 comments3 min readLW link

(hackernoon.com)

Avoid Contentious Terms

jefftk24 Feb 2021 3:10 UTC

51 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Yes, words can cause harm

kithpendragon24 Feb 2021 0:18 UTC

−5 points

36 comments4 min readLW link

Survey on cortical uniformity—an expert amplification exercise

Jsevillamol23 Feb 2021 22:13 UTC

37 points

6 comments3 min readLW link