Blue- and Yel­low-Tinted Choices

Scott AlexanderMay 13, 2010, 10:35 PM
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Up­dat­ing, part 1: When can you change your mind? The bi­nary model

PhilGoetzMay 13, 2010, 5:55 PM
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Asperg­ers Poll Re­sults: LW is nerdier than the Math Olympiad?

RokoMay 13, 2010, 2:24 PM
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Interview

KatjaGraceMay 11, 2010, 10:00 AM
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Con­di­tion­ing on Observers

Joanna MorningstarMay 11, 2010, 5:15 AM
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Do you have High-Func­tion­ing Asperger’s Syn­drome?

RokoMay 10, 2010, 11:55 PM
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Q&A with Harpend­ing and Cochran

MBlumeMay 10, 2010, 11:01 PM
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Not Mothers’ Day

KatjaGraceMay 10, 2010, 4:13 PM
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Is Google Paper­clip­ping the Web? The Per­ils of Op­ti­miza­tion by Proxy in So­cial Systems

AlexandrosMay 10, 2010, 1:25 PM
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Why not fake height?

KatjaGraceMay 9, 2010, 11:59 AM
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The Psy­cholog­i­cal Diver­sity of Mankind

Kaj_SotalaMay 9, 2010, 5:53 AM
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What is bunk?

[deleted]May 8, 2010, 6:06 PM
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Mov­ing marginal mothers

KatjaGraceMay 7, 2010, 2:40 PM
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Beauty quips, “I’d shut up and mul­ti­ply!”

neq1May 7, 2010, 2:34 PM
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Cog­ni­tive Bias Song

xamdamMay 6, 2010, 11:30 PM
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An­tag­o­niz­ing Opi­oid Re­cep­tors for (Preven­tion of) Fun and Profit

Scott AlexanderMay 5, 2010, 2:40 PM
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The Cameron Todd Willing­ham test

KevinMay 5, 2010, 12:11 AM
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Ex­pe­riences are friends

KatjaGraceMay 4, 2010, 9:03 PM
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But Some­body Would Have Noticed

AlicornMay 4, 2010, 6:56 PM
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Hu­man val­ues differ as much as val­ues can differ

PhilGoetzMay 3, 2010, 7:35 PM
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Con­no­ta­tions are indelible

KatjaGraceMay 3, 2010, 1:20 PM
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En­joy ≠ want, but why should wants sub­mit?

KatjaGraceMay 2, 2010, 11:17 AM
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Ra­tion­al­ity quotes: May 2010

ataMay 1, 2010, 5:48 AM
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Open Thread: May 2010

JackMay 1, 2010, 5:29 AM
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Why is bad teach­ing at­tached to uni cer­tifi­ca­tion?

KatjaGraceApr 30, 2010, 6:28 AM
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Aver­ag­ing value sys­tems is worse than choos­ing one

PhilGoetzApr 29, 2010, 2:51 AM
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Who ob­serves be­ing you, and do they cheat in SIA?

KatjaGraceApr 29, 2010, 12:58 AM
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What are our do­mains of ex­per­tise? A mar­ket­place of in­sights and issues

MorendilApr 28, 2010, 10:17 PM
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Jin­netic Eng­ineer­ing, by Richard Stallman

MBlumeApr 28, 2010, 1:24 AM
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Pos­si­bil­ities for con­vert­ing use­less fun into util­ity in On­line Gaming

Aleksei_RiikonenApr 27, 2010, 10:21 PM
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MathOverflow as an ex­am­ple for LessWrong

AcademianApr 27, 2010, 6:30 PM
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An­thropic summary

KatjaGraceApr 27, 2010, 5:35 PM
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What is miss­ing from ra­tio­nal­ity?

RokoApr 27, 2010, 12:32 PM
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At­ten­tion Less Wrong: We need an FAQ

KevinApr 27, 2010, 10:06 AM
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Pro­posed New Fea­tures for Less Wrong

alyssavanceApr 27, 2010, 1:10 AM
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Only hu­mans can have hu­man values

PhilGoetzApr 26, 2010, 6:57 PM
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Who is your fa­vorite ra­tio­nal­ist?

xamdamApr 25, 2010, 2:56 PM
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Re­port from Hu­man­ity+ UK 2010

RokoApr 25, 2010, 12:33 PM
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Nav­i­gat­ing dis­agree­ment: How to keep your eye on the ev­i­dence

AnnaSalamonApr 24, 2010, 10:47 PM
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The role of math­e­mat­i­cal truths

SilasBartaApr 24, 2010, 4:59 PM
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23andme genome anal­y­sis - $99 to­day only

[deleted]Apr 23, 2010, 7:33 PM
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Sys­tems and stories

KatjaGraceApr 22, 2010, 3:25 PM
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Too busy to think about life

AcademianApr 22, 2010, 3:14 PM
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Liv­ing Large—availa­bil­ity of life

xamdamApr 21, 2010, 4:14 PM
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Fus­ing AI with Superstition

DrahflowApr 21, 2010, 11:04 AM
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Eight Short Stud­ies On Excuses

Scott AlexanderApr 20, 2010, 11:01 PM
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CogSci books

xamdamApr 20, 2010, 2:11 PM
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The Red Bias

JackApr 20, 2010, 11:42 AM
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Friendly, but Dumb: Why for­mal Friendli­ness proofs may not be as safe as they appear

apopheniaApr 19, 2010, 11:38 PM
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The (Boltz­mann) Brain-In-A-Jar

PlatypusNinjaApr 19, 2010, 7:30 PM
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