That other kind of status

Scott AlexanderDec 29, 2009, 2:45 AM
108 points
113 comments4 min readLW link

A Master-Slave Model of Hu­man Preferences

Wei DaiDec 29, 2009, 1:02 AM
100 points
94 comments3 min readLW link

The 9/​11 Meta-Truther Con­spir­acy Theory

Eliezer YudkowskyDec 22, 2009, 6:59 PM
100 points
182 comments4 min readLW link

Para­psy­chol­ogy: the con­trol group for science

AllanCrossmanDec 5, 2009, 10:50 PM
97 points
189 comments2 min readLW link

Fre­quen­tist Statis­tics are Fre­quently Subjective

Eliezer YudkowskyDec 4, 2009, 8:22 PM
87 points
82 comments8 min readLW link

11 core ra­tio­nal­ist skills

RokoDec 2, 2009, 8:09 AM
72 points
36 comments3 min readLW link

Two Truths and a Lie

PsychohistorianDec 23, 2009, 6:34 AM
70 points
67 comments2 min readLW link

The Con­trar­ian Sta­tus Catch-22

Eliezer YudkowskyDec 19, 2009, 10:40 PM
70 points
102 comments4 min readLW link

The Cor­rect Con­trar­ian Cluster

Eliezer YudkowskyDec 21, 2009, 10:01 PM
67 points
255 comments5 min readLW link

The Amanda Knox Test: How an Hour on the In­ter­net Beats a Year in the Courtroom

komponistoDec 13, 2009, 4:16 AM
58 points
649 comments12 min readLW link

Prob­a­bil­ity Space & Au­mann Agreement

Wei DaiDec 10, 2009, 9:57 PM
53 points
76 comments5 min readLW link

What Are Prob­a­bil­ities, Any­way?

Wei DaiDec 11, 2009, 12:25 AM
51 points
89 comments2 min readLW link

Fun­da­men­tally Flawed, or Fast and Fru­gal?

Kaj_SotalaDec 20, 2009, 3:10 PM
49 points
86 comments6 min readLW link

Are these cog­ni­tive bi­ases, bi­ases?

Kaj_SotalaDec 23, 2009, 5:27 PM
46 points
24 comments6 min readLW link

You Be the Jury: Sur­vey on a Cur­rent Event

komponistoDec 9, 2009, 4:25 AM
43 points
266 comments3 min readLW link

Call for new SIAI Visit­ing Fel­lows, on a rol­ling basis

AnnaSalamonDec 1, 2009, 1:42 AM
36 points
272 comments2 min readLW link

New Year’s Pre­dic­tions Thread

MichaelVassarDec 30, 2009, 9:39 PM
32 points
446 comments1 min readLW link

Play­ing the Meta-game

TechnologosDec 25, 2009, 10:06 AM
31 points
47 comments2 min readLW link

Man­dat­ing In­for­ma­tion Dis­clo­sure vs. Ban­ning De­cep­tive Con­tract Terms

David_J_BalanDec 20, 2009, 8:55 PM
30 points
77 comments4 min readLW link

On the Power of In­tel­li­gence and Rationality

alyssavanceDec 23, 2009, 10:49 AM
18 points
193 comments2 min readLW link

Sin­gu­lar­ity In­sti­tute $100K Challenge Grant /​ 2009 Dona­tions Reminder

Eliezer YudkowskyDec 30, 2009, 12:36 AM
16 points
18 comments1 min readLW link

Man-with-a-ham­mer syndrome

ShalmaneseDec 14, 2009, 11:31 AM
15 points
41 comments2 min readLW link

Pre­vi­ous Post Revised

komponistoDec 14, 2009, 6:56 AM
15 points
26 comments1 min readLW link

Get­ting Over Dust Theory

jhuffmanDec 15, 2009, 10:40 PM
12 points
102 comments1 min readLW link

The per­sua­sive power of false confessions

mattDec 11, 2009, 1:54 AM
12 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

The Differ­ence Between Utility and Utility

Matt_SimpsonDec 2, 2009, 6:16 AM
11 points
16 comments1 min readLW link

In­tu­itive su­per­goal uncertainty

JustinShovelainDec 4, 2009, 5:21 AM
11 points
27 comments5 min readLW link

Science—Ideal­is­tic Ver­sus Signaling

billswiftDec 6, 2009, 1:39 PM
10 points
58 comments2 min readLW link

New Year’s Re­s­olu­tions Thread

MichaelVassarDec 30, 2009, 9:36 PM
10 points
41 comments1 min readLW link

De­cem­ber 2009 Meta Thread

CarlShulmanDec 17, 2009, 3:41 AM
9 points
77 comments1 min readLW link

Suffi­ciently Ad­vanced Sanity

Eliezer YudkowskyDec 20, 2009, 6:11 PM
9 points
25 comments1 min readLW link

Ar­bi­trage of pre­dic­tion markets

tawDec 4, 2009, 10:29 PM
8 points
59 comments1 min readLW link

Philadelphia LessWrong Meetup, De­cem­ber 16th

Peter_de_BlancDec 16, 2009, 3:13 AM
7 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Any suffi­ciently ad­vanced wis­dom is in­dis­t­in­guish­able from bullshit

ShalmaneseDec 20, 2009, 10:09 AM
7 points
37 comments2 min readLW link

lessmeta

PlaidXDec 22, 2009, 5:57 PM
6 points
31 comments1 min readLW link

Pos­i­tive-af­fect-day-Schel­ling-point-mas Meetup

MarcelloDec 23, 2009, 7:41 PM
5 points
32 comments1 min readLW link

Open Thread: De­cem­ber 2009

CannibalSmithDec 1, 2009, 4:25 PM
5 points
275 comments1 min readLW link

An ac­count of what I be­lieve to be in­con­sis­tent be­hav­ior on the part of our editor

PeterSDec 17, 2009, 1:33 AM
4 points
66 comments2 min readLW link

New Year’s and New Decade’s Predictions

MichaelVassarDec 30, 2009, 9:37 PM
4 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Karma Changes

Eliezer YudkowskyDec 22, 2009, 12:17 AM
4 points
93 comments1 min readLW link

Noth­ing to see here

KatjaGraceDec 5, 2009, 9:00 AM
1 point
0 comments1 min readLW link

Against pick­ing up pennies

[deleted]Dec 13, 2009, 6:07 AM
1 point
44 comments2 min readLW link

Why do apho­risms and cyn­i­cism go to­gether?

KatjaGraceDec 1, 2009, 7:45 AM
1 point
0 comments1 min readLW link

A ques­tion of rationality

mormon2Dec 13, 2009, 2:37 AM
0 points
94 comments3 min readLW link

Bok­sops—An­cient Su­per­in­tel­li­gence?

MBlumeDec 30, 2009, 11:12 AM
−1 points
37 comments1 min readLW link

Re­act­ing to Inad­e­quate Data

MrHenDec 18, 2009, 4:25 PM
−2 points
21 comments2 min readLW link

Scal­ing Ev­i­dence and Faith

AndrewKemendoDec 27, 2009, 12:30 PM
−4 points
36 comments2 min readLW link

Help Roko be­come a bet­ter ra­tio­nal­ist!

RokoDec 2, 2009, 8:23 AM
−7 points
40 comments1 min readLW link

Re­bas­ing Ethics

ShalmaneseDec 15, 2009, 1:56 PM
−10 points
71 comments2 min readLW link

If rea­son told you to jump off a cliff, would you do it?

Shalmanese21 Dec 2009 3:54 UTC
−14 points
42 comments2 min readLW link