Joint Distri­bu­tions and the Slow Spread of Good Ideas

David_J_BalanJul 20, 2009, 11:31 PM
16 points
21 comments2 min readLW link

Creat­ing The Sim­ple Math of Everything

Matt_SimpsonJul 20, 2009, 10:45 PM
18 points
28 comments2 min readLW link

Coun­ter­fac­tual Mug­ging v. Sub­jec­tive Probability

MBlumeJul 20, 2009, 4:31 PM
4 points
32 comments1 min readLW link

Are you crazy?

Gordon Seidoh WorleyJul 20, 2009, 4:27 PM
2 points
18 comments2 min readLW link

Be­ing saner about gen­der and rationality

RokoJul 20, 2009, 7:17 AM
17 points
98 comments2 min readLW link

An Akra­sia Anecdote

Matt_SimpsonJul 20, 2009, 3:10 AM
12 points
6 comments6 min readLW link

Time­less De­ci­sion The­ory: Prob­lems I Can’t Solve

Eliezer YudkowskyJul 20, 2009, 12:02 AM
57 points
156 comments6 min readLW link

Sayeth the Girl

AlicornJul 19, 2009, 10:24 PM
76 points
504 comments3 min readLW link

Ar­ti­cle upvoting

Eliezer YudkowskyJul 19, 2009, 5:03 PM
18 points
16 comments1 min readLW link

Are You Anosog­nosic?

Eliezer YudkowskyJul 19, 2009, 4:35 AM
20 points
67 comments1 min readLW link

Zwicky’s Trifecta of Illusions

thomblakeJul 17, 2009, 4:59 PM
23 points
27 comments1 min readLW link

The Pop­u­lariza­tion Bias

Wei DaiJul 17, 2009, 3:43 PM
30 points
54 comments1 min readLW link

Causes of disagreements

JustinShovelainJul 16, 2009, 9:51 PM
32 points
20 comments4 min readLW link

Ab­solute de­nial for atheists

tawJul 16, 2009, 3:41 PM
52 points
606 comments1 min readLW link

Fair Divi­sion of Black-Hole Ne­gen­tropy: an In­tro­duc­tion to Co­op­er­a­tive Game Theory

Wei DaiJul 16, 2009, 4:17 AM
62 points
37 comments2 min readLW link

The Dirt on Depression

pjebyJul 15, 2009, 5:58 PM
5 points
18 comments1 min readLW link

“Sex Is Always Well Worth Its Two-Fold Cost”

cousin_itJul 15, 2009, 9:52 AM
8 points
34 comments1 min readLW link

The Strangest Thing An AI Could Tell You

Eliezer YudkowskyJul 15, 2009, 2:27 AM
137 points
616 comments2 min readLW link

How likely is a failure of nu­clear de­ter­rence?

RokoJul 15, 2009, 12:01 AM
10 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Good Qual­ity Heuristics

CannibalSmithJul 14, 2009, 9:53 AM
12 points
113 comments1 min readLW link

Our so­ciety lacks good self-preser­va­tion mechanisms

RokoJul 12, 2009, 9:26 AM
17 points
135 comments3 min readLW link

Jul 12 Bay Area meetup—Han­son, Vas­sar, Yudkowsky

Eliezer YudkowskyJul 11, 2009, 9:13 PM
10 points
27 comments1 min readLW link

De­bate: Is short term plan­ning in hu­mans due to a short life or due to bias?

whpearsonJul 11, 2009, 4:34 PM
8 points
15 comments1 min readLW link

Cau­sa­tion as Bias (sort of)

spuckblaseJul 10, 2009, 8:38 AM
−13 points
92 comments2 min readLW link

For­mal­ized math: dream vs reality

cousin_itJul 9, 2009, 8:51 PM
19 points
10 comments2 min readLW link

Recom­mended read­ing for new rationalists

XFrequentistJul 9, 2009, 7:47 PM
39 points
168 comments1 min readLW link

Re­vis­it­ing tor­ture vs. dust specks

cousin_itJul 8, 2009, 11:04 AM
10 points
66 comments2 min readLW link

Causal­ity does not im­ply correlation

Richard_KennawayJul 8, 2009, 12:52 AM
18 points
58 comments4 min readLW link

Can self-help be bad for you?

Tom_TalbotJul 7, 2009, 8:40 PM
4 points
13 comments1 min readLW link

An in­ter­est­ing speed dat­ing study

CronoDASJul 7, 2009, 7:09 AM
20 points
12 comments2 min readLW link

The Dangers of Par­tial Knowl­edge of the Way: Failing in School

Gordon Seidoh WorleyJul 6, 2009, 3:16 PM
14 points
38 comments5 min readLW link

Can chess be a game of luck?

RuneJul 6, 2009, 3:08 AM
−3 points
44 comments1 min readLW link

Me­dia bias

PhilGoetzJul 5, 2009, 4:54 PM
39 points
47 comments1 min readLW link

The en­emy within

RokoJul 5, 2009, 3:08 PM
22 points
18 comments3 min readLW link

Not Tech­ni­cally Lying

PsychohistorianJul 4, 2009, 6:40 PM
50 points
86 comments4 min readLW link

Avoid­ing Failure: Fal­lacy Finding

PatrickJul 3, 2009, 5:59 PM
14 points
19 comments1 min readLW link

The Fixed Sum Fallacy

cousin_itJul 3, 2009, 1:01 PM
5 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Who do we care about?

KatjaGraceJul 3, 2009, 7:18 AM
1 point
0 comments1 min readLW link

Har­ness­ing Your Biases

swestrupJul 2, 2009, 8:45 PM
13 points
14 comments3 min readLW link

Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes—July 2009

SilasBartaJul 2, 2009, 6:35 PM
7 points
185 comments1 min readLW link

Fourth Lon­don Ra­tion­al­ist Meet­ing?

Richard_KennawayJul 2, 2009, 9:56 AM
6 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

Open Thread: July 2009

[deleted]Jul 2, 2009, 4:00 AM
5 points
251 comments1 min readLW link

Book Re­view: Complications

AnnoyanceJul 1, 2009, 6:39 PM
13 points
11 comments2 min readLW link

Athe­ism = Un­the­ism + Antitheism

Eliezer YudkowskyJul 1, 2009, 2:19 AM
138 points
187 comments4 min readLW link

What’s In A Name?

Scott AlexanderJun 29, 2009, 12:54 PM
53 points
138 comments3 min readLW link

Con­trol­ling your in­ner con­trol circuits

Kaj_SotalaJun 26, 2009, 5:57 PM
53 points
159 comments10 min readLW link

The Great Brain is Lo­cated Externally

AlicornJun 25, 2009, 10:29 PM
32 points
53 comments2 min readLW link

Com­ing Out

cousin_itJun 25, 2009, 4:16 PM
12 points
12 comments2 min readLW link

Re­quests to the Right Ear Are More Suc­cess­ful Than to the Left

CannibalSmithJun 25, 2009, 12:09 PM
4 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Richard Dawk­ins TV—Baloney De­tec­tion Kit video

RokoJun 25, 2009, 12:27 AM
2 points
35 comments1 min readLW link