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Macroeconomics, The Lucas Critique, Microfoundations, and Modeling in General
Matt_Simpson
Jun 6, 2009, 4:35 AM
0
points
13
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Honesty: Beyond Internal Truth
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Jun 6, 2009, 2:59 AM
67
points
87
comments
4
min read
LW
link
My concerns about the term ‘rationalist’
JamesCole
Jun 4, 2009, 3:31 PM
12
points
34
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Probability distributions and writing style
dclayh
Jun 4, 2009, 6:17 AM
7
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Post Your Utility Function
taw
Jun 4, 2009, 5:05 AM
39
points
280
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Third London Rationalist Meeting
taw
Jun 4, 2009, 3:19 AM
8
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Mate selection for the men here
rhollerith
Jun 3, 2009, 11:05 PM
13
points
114
comments
3
min read
LW
link
With whom shall I diavlog?
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Jun 3, 2009, 3:20 AM
15
points
163
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Would You Slap Your Father? Article Linkage and Discussion
Annoyance
Jun 2, 2009, 6:49 PM
2
points
11
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Bioconservative and biomoderate singularitarian positions
Roko
Jun 2, 2009, 1:19 PM
13
points
53
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Concrete vs Contextual values
whpearson
Jun 2, 2009, 9:47 AM
−1
points
32
comments
3
min read
LW
link
YouTube Test
wmoore
Jun 2, 2009, 1:10 AM
0
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Open Thread: June 2009
Cyan
Jun 1, 2009, 6:46 PM
7
points
145
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Frontal Syndrome
Annoyance
Jun 1, 2009, 4:10 PM
17
points
40
comments
3
min read
LW
link
The Onion Goes Inside The Biased Mind
patrissimo
May 30, 2009, 5:33 PM
8
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Taking Occam Seriously
steven0461
May 29, 2009, 5:31 PM
32
points
51
comments
1
min read
LW
link
A social norm against unjustified opinions?
Kaj_Sotala
May 29, 2009, 11:25 AM
16
points
161
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Image vs. Impact: Can public commitment be counterproductive for achievement?
patrissimo
May 28, 2009, 11:18 PM
54
points
48
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Link: The Case for Working With Your Hands
Daniel_Burfoot
May 28, 2009, 2:16 PM
25
points
12
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Can we create a function that provably predicts the optimization power of intelligences?
whpearson
May 28, 2009, 11:35 AM
−7
points
17
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Do Fandoms Need Awfulness?
Eliezer Yudkowsky
May 28, 2009, 6:03 AM
38
points
159
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Anime Explains the Epimenides Paradox
Eliezer Yudkowsky
May 27, 2009, 9:12 PM
4
points
29
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Eric Drexler on Learning About Everything
Vladimir_Nesov
May 27, 2009, 12:57 PM
38
points
15
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Dissenting Views
byrnema
May 26, 2009, 6:55 PM
22
points
212
comments
2
min read
LW
link
The Wire versus Evolutionary Psychology
MrShaggy
May 25, 2009, 5:21 AM
18
points
19
comments
1
min read
LW
link
This Failing Earth
Eliezer Yudkowsky
May 24, 2009, 4:09 PM
50
points
166
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Saturation, Distillation, Improvisation: A Story About Procedural Knowledge And Cookies
Alicorn
May 24, 2009, 2:38 AM
48
points
29
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Homogeneity vs. heterogeneity (or, What kind of sex is most moral?)
PhilGoetz
May 22, 2009, 11:25 PM
−6
points
79
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Please voice your support for stem cell research
zaph
May 22, 2009, 6:45 PM
−5
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Changing accepted public opinion and Skynet
Roko
May 22, 2009, 11:05 AM
17
points
71
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Least Signaling Activities?
RobinHanson
May 22, 2009, 2:46 AM
31
points
103
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Inhibition and the Mind
Annoyance
May 21, 2009, 5:34 PM
10
points
29
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Catchy Fallacy Name Fallacy (and Supporting Disagreement)
JGWeissman
May 21, 2009, 6:01 AM
32
points
57
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Positive Bias Test (C++ program)
MBlume
May 19, 2009, 9:32 PM
30
points
79
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Rationality quotes—May 2009
Kaj_Sotala
May 19, 2009, 7:30 PM
9
points
101
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Supernatural Math
saturn
May 19, 2009, 11:31 AM
5
points
58
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Bad reasons for a rationalist to lose
matt
May 18, 2009, 10:57 PM
34
points
83
comments
3
min read
LW
link
“What Is Wrong With Our Thoughts”
Eliezer Yudkowsky
May 17, 2009, 7:24 AM
41
points
109
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Wanting to Want
Alicorn
May 16, 2009, 3:08 AM
30
points
199
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Share Your Anti-Akrasia Tricks
Vladimir_Golovin
May 15, 2009, 7:06 PM
25
points
120
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Be Logically Informative
steven0461
May 15, 2009, 1:23 PM
4
points
0
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Outward Change Drives Inward Change
cousin_it
May 15, 2009, 12:45 PM
28
points
41
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Essay-Question Poll: Voting
Alicorn
May 15, 2009, 5:04 AM
7
points
18
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Cheerios: An “Untested New Drug”
MBlume
May 15, 2009, 2:26 AM
9
points
14
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Religion, Mystery, and Warm, Soft Fuzzies
Psychohistorian
May 14, 2009, 11:41 PM
21
points
125
comments
3
min read
LW
link
“Open-Mindedness”—the video
Eliezer Yudkowsky
May 14, 2009, 6:17 AM
21
points
38
comments
1
min read
LW
link
A Parable On Obsolete Ideologies
Scott Alexander
May 13, 2009, 10:51 PM
185
points
288
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Survey Results
Scott Alexander
12 May 2009 22:09 UTC
62
points
212
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Rationality in the Media: Don’t (New Yorker, May 2009)
12 May 2009 13:32 UTC
7
points
16
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Willpower Hax #487: Execute by Default
Eliezer Yudkowsky
12 May 2009 6:46 UTC
84
points
59
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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