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Limitations of eyewitness testimony
NancyLebovitz
Oct 4, 2010, 1:03 PM
12
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
News: The Quest for Unknown Unknowns
XiXiDu
Oct 4, 2010, 11:48 AM
1
point
11
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Math prerequisites for understanding LW stuff
cousin_it
Oct 4, 2010, 11:30 AM
27
points
16
comments
1
min read
LW
link
A Novice Buddhist’s Humble Experiences
Will_Newsome
Oct 4, 2010, 10:40 AM
13
points
42
comments
9
min read
LW
link
(Some) politicians might be more rational than they appear.
orthonormal
Oct 4, 2010, 4:05 AM
22
points
5
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Boredom as a defense mechanism?
eugman
Oct 4, 2010, 2:01 AM
0
points
11
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Are mass hallucinations a real thing?
Scott Alexander
Oct 3, 2010, 8:15 PM
17
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Understanding vipassana meditation
[deleted]
Oct 3, 2010, 6:12 PM
48
points
77
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Do you believe in consciousness?
natural_number
Oct 3, 2010, 12:10 PM
−5
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Berkeley LW Meet-up Saturday October 9
LucasSloan
Oct 3, 2010, 7:17 AM
7
points
42
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Slava!
[deleted]
Oct 3, 2010, 2:47 AM
40
points
105
comments
4
min read
LW
link
The Irrationality Game
Will_Newsome
Oct 3, 2010, 2:43 AM
44
points
932
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Consciousness doesn’t exist.
natural_number
Oct 3, 2010, 1:11 AM
−13
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Learning through exercises
snarles
Oct 3, 2010, 12:58 AM
−1
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Why not be awful?
[deleted]
Oct 2, 2010, 11:30 PM
25
points
30
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Break your habits: be more empirical
Academian
Oct 2, 2010, 9:04 PM
151
points
33
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Call for Volunteers
alyssavance
Oct 2, 2010, 5:43 PM
7
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Cambridge Less Wrong Meetup
jimrandomh
Oct 2, 2010, 5:21 PM
8
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Rational Terrorism or Why shouldn’t we burn down tobacco fields?
whpearson
Oct 2, 2010, 2:51 PM
−5
points
56
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Scope insensitivity in juries
Scott Alexander
Oct 2, 2010, 2:29 PM
13
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Utility function estimator
apophenia
Oct 2, 2010, 2:05 PM
3
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Humanity becomes more untilitarian with time
NancyLebovitz
Oct 2, 2010, 12:06 PM
0
points
11
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Random fic idea
nick012000
Oct 2, 2010, 8:02 AM
−4
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Singularity in the Zeitgeist
dclayh
Oct 2, 2010, 6:51 AM
12
points
49
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Counterintuitive World—Good intro to some topics
JamesAndrix
Oct 2, 2010, 3:32 AM
5
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Where did my comments go?
PhilGoetz
Oct 1, 2010, 11:21 PM
3
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
credibility.com
snarles
Oct 1, 2010, 10:31 PM
2
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
6 Minute Intro to Evolutionary Psychology
Edwin Evans
Oct 1, 2010, 9:07 PM
1
point
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Automated theorem proving
snarles
Oct 1, 2010, 8:13 PM
1
point
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The meta-evaluation question
snarles
Oct 1, 2010, 7:50 PM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Coding Rationally—Test Driven Development
DSimon
Oct 1, 2010, 3:20 PM
33
points
84
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Can you enter the Matrix? The deliberate simulation of sensory input.
XiXiDu
Oct 1, 2010, 2:58 PM
5
points
21
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Expectation-Based Akrasia Management
AdeleneDawner
Oct 1, 2010, 4:34 AM
20
points
11
comments
9
min read
LW
link
Reflections on a Personal Public Relations Failure: A Lesson in Communication
multifoliaterose
Oct 1, 2010, 12:29 AM
50
points
39
comments
12
min read
LW
link
Proposal for a structured agreement tool
DilGreen
Sep 30, 2010, 11:31 PM
8
points
12
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Are you doing what you should be doing?
Will_Newsome
Sep 30, 2010, 11:23 PM
6
points
5
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Which parts of philosophy are worth studying from a pragmatic perspective?
snarles
Sep 30, 2010, 9:32 PM
5
points
29
comments
1
min read
LW
link
How do you organize your research?
nhamann
Sep 30, 2010, 7:37 PM
2
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Tell me what I don’t know about life insurance.
CannibalSmith
Sep 30, 2010, 12:21 PM
3
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Messy Science
[deleted]
Sep 30, 2010, 6:08 AM
18
points
17
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Human inability to assign numerical probabilities
AlexMennen
Sep 30, 2010, 4:42 AM
4
points
15
comments
1
min read
LW
link
US scientists find potentially habitable planet near Earth
Kevin
Sep 30, 2010, 12:39 AM
4
points
9
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Request for rough draft review: Navigating Identityspace
Will_Newsome
Sep 29, 2010, 5:51 PM
1
point
25
comments
19
min read
LW
link
Experts vs. parents
PhilGoetz
Sep 29, 2010, 4:48 PM
24
points
23
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Brain storm: What is the theory behind a good political mechanism?
whpearson
Sep 29, 2010, 4:22 PM
3
points
28
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Hypothetical—Moon Station Government
nick012000
Sep 29, 2010, 3:57 PM
2
points
22
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Permission for mind uploading via online files
Kaj_Sotala
Sep 29, 2010, 8:23 AM
3
points
23
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Nootropics and Cognitive-enhancement Discussion Area
knb
Sep 29, 2010, 5:29 AM
6
points
32
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Direct Democracy Experiment
Servant
Sep 29, 2010, 4:36 AM
3
points
12
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Counterfactual mugging: alien abduction edition
Emile
Sep 28, 2010, 9:25 PM
4
points
18
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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