Teach­ing the Unteachable

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 3, 2009, 11:14 PM
55 points
18 comments6 min readLW link

Con­fu­sion about New­comb is con­fu­sion about counterfactuals

AnnaSalamonAug 25, 2009, 8:01 PM
54 points
42 comments2 min readLW link

Image vs. Im­pact: Can pub­lic com­mit­ment be coun­ter­pro­duc­tive for achieve­ment?

patrissimoMay 28, 2009, 11:18 PM
54 points
48 comments3 min readLW link

The Fi­nale of the Ul­ti­mate Meta Mega Crossover

Eliezer YudkowskySep 20, 2009, 5:21 PM
53 points
107 comments1 min readLW link

Are You a So­lar De­ity?

Scott AlexanderMar 15, 2009, 7:30 PM
53 points
24 comments4 min readLW link

Col­lec­tive Apa­thy and the Internet

Eliezer YudkowskyApr 14, 2009, 12:02 AM
53 points
34 comments2 min readLW link

Prob­a­bil­ity Space & Au­mann Agreement

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

Akra­sia and Shangri-La

Eliezer YudkowskyApr 10, 2009, 8:53 PM
53 points
97 comments2 min readLW link

Con­trol­ling your in­ner con­trol circuits

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

What’s In A Name?

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

In­gre­di­ents of Time­less De­ci­sion Theory

Eliezer YudkowskyAug 19, 2009, 1:10 AM
52 points
232 comments7 min readLW link

You May Already Be A Sinner

Scott AlexanderMar 9, 2009, 11:18 PM
52 points
37 comments3 min readLW link

Ab­solute de­nial for atheists

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

The Evolu­tion­ary-Cog­ni­tive Boundary

Eliezer YudkowskyFeb 12, 2009, 4:44 PM
51 points
29 comments3 min readLW link

What Are Prob­a­bil­ities, Any­way?

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

Not Tech­ni­cally Lying

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

Bayesian Utility: Rep­re­sent­ing Prefer­ence by Prob­a­bil­ity Measures

Vladimir_NesovJul 27, 2009, 2:28 PM
50 points
37 comments2 min readLW link

Build­ing Weirdtopia

Eliezer YudkowskyJan 12, 2009, 8:35 PM
50 points
312 comments3 min readLW link

This Failing Earth

Eliezer YudkowskyMay 24, 2009, 4:09 PM
50 points
166 comments5 min readLW link

How Much Thought

jimrandomhApr 12, 2009, 4:56 AM
49 points
26 comments4 min readLW link

Fun­da­men­tally Flawed, or Fast and Fru­gal?

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

Fix it and tell us what you did

JulianMorrisonApr 23, 2009, 2:54 PM
49 points
38 comments1 min readLW link

By­s­tan­der Apathy

Eliezer YudkowskyApr 13, 2009, 1:26 AM
49 points
20 comments3 min readLW link

The Ab­sent-Minded Driver

Wei DaiSep 16, 2009, 12:51 AM
49 points
151 comments3 min readLW link

Ham­ster in Tutu Shuts Down Large Hadron Collider

Eliezer YudkowskyNov 6, 2009, 4:29 PM
49 points
73 comments2 min readLW link

Ter­ror­ism is not about Terror

gwernMar 24, 2009, 5:08 PM
49 points
25 comments1 min readLW link

Work­ing Mantras

Eliezer YudkowskyAug 24, 2009, 10:08 PM
48 points
59 comments2 min readLW link

Pain

AlicornAug 2, 2009, 7:12 PM
48 points
202 comments2 min readLW link

Chang­ing Emotions

Eliezer YudkowskyJan 5, 2009, 12:05 AM
48 points
57 comments7 min readLW link

Two-Tier Rationalism

AlicornApr 17, 2009, 7:44 PM
48 points
26 comments4 min readLW link

Sat­u­ra­tion, Distil­la­tion, Im­pro­vi­sa­tion: A Story About Pro­ce­du­ral Knowl­edge And Cookies

AlicornMay 24, 2009, 2:38 AM
48 points
29 comments4 min readLW link

De­ci­sion the­ory: Why Pearl helps re­duce “could” and “would”, but still leaves us with at least three alternatives

AnnaSalamonSep 6, 2009, 6:10 AM
48 points
72 comments5 min readLW link

My Way

Eliezer YudkowskyApr 17, 2009, 1:25 AM
48 points
126 comments7 min readLW link

Striv­ing to Accept

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 9, 2009, 11:29 PM
48 points
38 comments4 min readLW link

The Un­finished Mys­tery of the Shangri-La Diet

Eliezer YudkowskyApr 10, 2009, 8:30 PM
48 points
232 comments5 min readLW link

Se­duced by Imagination

Eliezer YudkowskyJan 16, 2009, 3:10 AM
48 points
20 comments2 min readLW link

Cel­e­brate Triv­ial Impetuses

AlicornJul 24, 2009, 10:36 PM
48 points
41 comments1 min readLW link

Un­teach­able Excellence

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 2, 2009, 3:33 PM
48 points
41 comments2 min readLW link

Ra­tion­al­ist Fiction

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 19, 2009, 8:22 AM
46 points
193 comments2 min readLW link

Why You’re Stuck in a Narrative

[deleted]Aug 4, 2009, 12:31 AM
46 points
32 comments5 min readLW link

Are these cog­ni­tive bi­ases, bi­ases?

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

The End (of Se­quences)

Eliezer YudkowskyApr 27, 2009, 9:07 PM
46 points
36 comments5 min readLW link

The Thing That I Protect

Eliezer YudkowskyFeb 7, 2009, 7:18 PM
46 points
24 comments5 min readLW link

Be­ware of WEIRD psy­cholog­i­cal samples

Paul CrowleySep 13, 2009, 11:28 AM
46 points
28 comments1 min readLW link

Solu­tions to Poli­ti­cal Prob­lems As Counterfactuals

Scott AlexanderSep 25, 2009, 5:21 PM
46 points
36 comments6 min readLW link

Don’t Believe You’ll Self-Deceive

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 9, 2009, 8:03 AM
45 points
72 comments2 min readLW link

The Pas­cal’s Wager Fal­lacy Fallacy

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 18, 2009, 12:30 AM
45 points
128 comments3 min readLW link

The uniquely awful ex­am­ple of theism

gjmApr 10, 2009, 12:30 AM
45 points
175 comments2 min readLW link

The Craft and the Community

Eliezer YudkowskyApr 26, 2009, 5:52 PM
44 points
11 comments12 min readLW link

Test Your Rationality

RobinHansonMar 1, 2009, 1:21 PM
44 points
87 comments1 min readLW link