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How to better understand and participate on LW
XiXiDu
Oct 8, 2010, 4:11 PM
8
points
33
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Pro-nice and anti-nice
[deleted]
Oct 8, 2010, 3:29 PM
2
points
36
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Poverty does not respond to incentives
KatjaGrace
Oct 8, 2010, 2:19 PM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Rationality and advice
NancyLebovitz
Oct 8, 2010, 7:45 AM
11
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Seeking matcher for SIAI donation
VNKKET
Oct 8, 2010, 5:38 AM
3
points
9
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Singularity Cost
davidschiffer
Oct 8, 2010, 2:01 AM
−12
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Help: When are two computations isomorphic?
[deleted]
Oct 8, 2010, 12:29 AM
4
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Poll: Compressing Morality
Randaly
Oct 7, 2010, 10:17 PM
2
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Notion of Preference in Ambient Control
Vladimir_Nesov
Oct 7, 2010, 9:21 PM
21
points
47
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 4
gjm
Oct 7, 2010, 9:12 PM
5
points
659
comments
1
min read
LW
link
It’s a fact: male and female brains are different
araneae
Oct 7, 2010, 8:15 PM
3
points
8
comments
6
min read
LW
link
There is no such thing as pleasure
Richard_Kennaway
Oct 7, 2010, 1:49 PM
6
points
18
comments
1
min read
LW
link
What’s a “natural number”?
cousin_it
Oct 7, 2010, 1:34 PM
14
points
18
comments
1
min read
LW
link
I need to understand more about...
DilGreen
Oct 7, 2010, 9:15 AM
8
points
15
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Greg Egan disses stand-ins for Overcoming Bias, SIAI in new book
Kaj_Sotala
Oct 7, 2010, 6:55 AM
48
points
42
comments
2
min read
LW
link
What is known about consciousness?
natural_number
Oct 6, 2010, 5:31 PM
4
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
What I wish the internet had: pharmaceutical forum
[deleted]
Oct 6, 2010, 1:09 PM
7
points
7
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[LINK] Humans are bad at summing up a bunch of small numbers
Vladimir_Golovin
Oct 6, 2010, 1:01 PM
8
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Help: Info on intelligence-focused genetic engineering?
Will_Newsome
Oct 6, 2010, 1:41 AM
2
points
18
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Sam Harris’ surprisingly modest proposal
sketerpot
Oct 6, 2010, 12:46 AM
14
points
44
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Rationality quotes: October 2010
Morendil
Oct 5, 2010, 11:38 AM
8
points
487
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Everyday Questions Wanting Rational Answers
Relsqui
Oct 5, 2010, 6:04 AM
8
points
52
comments
4
min read
LW
link
[META] Proposed title keywords for Discussions
ata
Oct 5, 2010, 5:09 AM
17
points
9
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Hive mind scenario
snarles
Oct 4, 2010, 9:02 PM
0
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
About Rationality Quotes
Morendil
Oct 4, 2010, 6:34 PM
3
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Pascal’s Mugging as an epistemic problem
[deleted]
Oct 4, 2010, 5:52 PM
6
points
37
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Open Thread, October, 2010
Interpolate
Oct 4, 2010, 4:03 PM
0
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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
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