Un­der­stand­ing vipas­sana meditation

[deleted]Oct 3, 2010, 6:12 PM
48 points
77 comments3 min readLW link

Sub­text is not in­var­i­ant un­der lin­ear transformations

PhilGoetzMar 23, 2010, 3:49 PM
47 points
13 comments1 min readLW link

Cry­on­ics Wants To Be Big

lsparrishJul 5, 2010, 7:50 AM
47 points
185 comments3 min readLW link

The Shab­bos goy

PhilGoetzMar 26, 2010, 4:16 PM
47 points
92 comments2 min readLW link

Nav­i­gat­ing dis­agree­ment: How to keep your eye on the ev­i­dence

AnnaSalamonApr 24, 2010, 10:47 PM
47 points
73 comments6 min readLW link

Virtue Ethics for Consequentialists

Will_NewsomeJun 4, 2010, 4:08 PM
46 points
185 comments5 min readLW link

Med Pa­tient So­cial Net­works Are Bet­ter Scien­tific Institutions

LironFeb 19, 2010, 8:11 AM
46 points
49 comments2 min readLW link

In­her­ited Im­prob­a­bil­ities: Trans­fer­ring the Bur­den of Proof

komponistoNov 24, 2010, 3:40 AM
46 points
58 comments8 min readLW link

Belief in Belief vs. Internalization

DesrtopaNov 29, 2010, 3:12 AM
45 points
59 comments2 min readLW link

Case study: abuse of fre­quen­tist statistics

CyanFeb 21, 2010, 6:35 AM
45 points
100 comments3 min readLW link

Lights, Cam­era, Ac­tion!

AlicornMar 20, 2010, 5:29 AM
45 points
58 comments3 min readLW link

AI co­op­er­a­tion in practice

cousin_itJul 30, 2010, 4:21 PM
45 points
166 comments1 min readLW link

A Ra­tional Identity

Kaj_SotalaJul 12, 2010, 10:59 PM
44 points
26 comments2 min readLW link

The I-Less Eye

rwallaceMar 28, 2010, 6:13 PM
44 points
91 comments4 min readLW link

The Ir­ra­tional­ity Game

Will_NewsomeOct 3, 2010, 2:43 AM
44 points
932 comments3 min readLW link

The role of neode­con­struc­tive ra­tio­nal­ism in the works of Less Wrong

thomblakeApr 1, 2010, 2:17 PM
44 points
23 comments2 min readLW link

Ad­vanc­ing Certainty

komponistoJan 18, 2010, 9:51 AM
44 points
110 comments4 min readLW link

Harry Pot­ter and the Meth­ods of Ra­tion­al­ity dis­cus­sion thread

UnnamedMay 27, 2010, 12:10 AM
44 points
883 comments1 min readLW link

Less Wrong Book Club and Study Group

MorendilJun 9, 2010, 5:00 PM
43 points
161 comments1 min readLW link

Best ca­reer mod­els for do­ing re­search?

Kaj_SotalaDec 7, 2010, 4:25 PM
43 points
1,001 comments1 min readLW link

The Threat of Cryonics

lsparrishAug 3, 2010, 7:57 PM
43 points
216 comments4 min readLW link

Kevin T. Kelly’s Ock­ham Effi­ciency Theorem

JohnicholasAug 16, 2010, 4:46 AM
43 points
82 comments5 min readLW link

What Makes My At­tempt Spe­cial?

Andy_McKenzieSep 26, 2010, 6:55 AM
43 points
22 comments2 min readLW link

A sug­ges­tion on how to get peo­ple to read the Sequences

AdeleneDawnerOct 25, 2010, 7:21 PM
43 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

Ap­plied cog­ni­tive sci­ence: learn­ing from a faux pas

Kaj_SotalaDec 4, 2010, 11:15 AM
42 points
6 comments4 min readLW link

Tak­ing the awk­ward­ness out of a Prenup—A Game The­o­retic solution

VijayKrishnanMay 22, 2010, 12:45 AM
42 points
111 comments4 min readLW link

Draft/​wiki: In­fini­ties and mea­sur­ing in­finite sets: A quick reference

SniffnoyDec 24, 2010, 4:52 AM
42 points
25 comments12 min readLW link

Buy In­surance—Bet Against Yourself

MBlumeNov 26, 2010, 4:48 AM
42 points
69 comments2 min readLW link

Effi­cient Charity

multifoliateroseDec 4, 2010, 10:27 AM
42 points
185 comments9 min readLW link

Ben Go­ertzel: The Sin­gu­lar­ity In­sti­tute’s Scary Idea (and Why I Don’t Buy It)

Paul CrowleyOct 30, 2010, 9:31 AM
42 points
414 comments1 min readLW link

False Majorities

JamesAndrixFeb 3, 2010, 6:43 PM
42 points
39 comments1 min readLW link

Ex­is­ten­tial Risk and Public Relations

multifoliateroseAug 15, 2010, 7:16 AM
41 points
629 comments5 min readLW link

Slava!

[deleted]Oct 3, 2010, 2:47 AM
40 points
105 comments4 min readLW link

Refer­ence Points

lionhearted (Sebastian Marshall)Nov 17, 2010, 8:09 AM
40 points
45 comments3 min readLW link

Vegetarianism

RaemonDec 24, 2010, 4:57 AM
40 points
179 comments2 min readLW link

The Red Bias

JackApr 20, 2010, 11:42 AM
40 points
62 comments4 min readLW link

De­mands for Par­tic­u­lar Proof: Appendices

Eliezer YudkowskyFeb 15, 2010, 7:58 AM
40 points
70 comments7 min readLW link

Other Ex­is­ten­tial Risks

multifoliateroseAug 17, 2010, 9:24 PM
40 points
124 comments11 min readLW link

Ac­ti­va­tion Costs

lionhearted (Sebastian Marshall)Oct 25, 2010, 9:30 PM
39 points
40 comments3 min readLW link

To sig­nal effec­tively, use a non-hu­man, non-stop­pable enforcer

ClippyMay 22, 2010, 10:03 PM
39 points
167 comments2 min readLW link

Shock Level 5: Big Wor­lds and Mo­dal Realism

RokoMay 25, 2010, 11:19 PM
39 points
158 comments4 min readLW link

The Wannabe Rational

MrHenJan 15, 2010, 8:09 PM
39 points
305 comments8 min readLW link

Willpower: not a limited re­source?

Jess_RiedelOct 25, 2010, 12:06 PM
39 points
28 comments1 min readLW link

Strate­gies for deal­ing with emo­tional nihilism

[deleted]Oct 10, 2010, 1:31 PM
39 points
175 comments4 min readLW link

But Some­body Would Have Noticed

AlicornMay 4, 2010, 6:56 PM
38 points
258 comments4 min readLW link

HELP: Do I have a chance at be­com­ing in­tel­li­gent?

johnbgoneOct 26, 2010, 9:41 PM
38 points
68 comments1 min readLW link

What is the group se­lec­tion de­bate?

AcademianNov 2, 2010, 2:02 AM
38 points
16 comments3 min readLW link

Be a Visit­ing Fel­low at the Sin­gu­lar­ity Institute

AnnaSalamonMay 19, 2010, 8:00 AM
38 points
171 comments2 min readLW link

What top­ics would you like to see more of on LessWrong?

EmileDec 13, 2010, 4:20 PM
38 points
138 comments1 min readLW link

Tal­linn-Evans $125,000 Sin­gu­lar­ity Challenge

Kaj_SotalaDec 26, 2010, 11:21 AM
38 points
378 comments2 min readLW link