The Sin of Persuasion

DesrtopaNov 27, 2010, 9:44 PM
37 points
63 comments2 min readLW link

Two ques­tions about CEV that worry me

cousin_itDec 23, 2010, 3:58 PM
37 points
141 comments1 min readLW link

Poli­tics as Charity

CarlShulmanSep 23, 2010, 5:33 AM
37 points
165 comments8 min readLW link

Gandhi, mur­der pills, and men­tal illness

erratioOct 13, 2010, 9:16 AM
37 points
16 comments1 min readLW link

Ap­plied Bayes’ The­o­rem: Read­ing People

Kaj_SotalaJun 30, 2010, 5:21 PM
37 points
26 comments8 min readLW link

The Truth about Scots­men, or: Dis­solv­ing Fallacies

TesseractDec 5, 2010, 9:57 PM
37 points
36 comments3 min readLW link

VNM ex­pected util­ity the­ory: uses, abuses, and interpretation

AcademianApr 17, 2010, 8:23 PM
36 points
51 comments10 min readLW link

Ap­ply­ing util­ity func­tions to hu­mans con­sid­ered harmful

Kaj_SotalaFeb 3, 2010, 7:22 PM
36 points
116 comments5 min readLW link

Un­pack­ing the Con­cept of “Black­mail”

Vladimir_NesovDec 10, 2010, 12:53 AM
36 points
142 comments2 min readLW link

In­di­vi­d­ual vs. Group Epistemic Rationality

Wei DaiMar 2, 2010, 9:46 PM
36 points
54 comments2 min readLW link

What I would like the SIAI to publish

XiXiDuNov 1, 2010, 2:07 PM
36 points
225 comments3 min readLW link

Think Be­fore You Speak (And Sig­nal It)

Wei DaiMar 19, 2010, 10:21 PM
35 points
40 comments2 min readLW link

Book Recommendations

NancyLebovitzAug 9, 2010, 8:03 PM
35 points
146 comments1 min readLW link

Recom­mended Read­ing for Friendly AI Research

Vladimir_NesovOct 9, 2010, 1:46 PM
35 points
30 comments2 min readLW link

Public Choice and the Altru­ist’s Burden

RokoJul 22, 2010, 9:34 PM
35 points
101 comments3 min readLW link

Fru­gal­ity and work­ing from finite data

SnowyowlSep 3, 2010, 9:37 AM
35 points
47 comments4 min readLW link

Con­trol­ling Con­stant Programs

Vladimir_NesovSep 5, 2010, 1:45 PM
35 points
33 comments5 min readLW link

The Prefer­ence Utili­tar­ian’s Time In­con­sis­tency Problem

Wei DaiJan 15, 2010, 12:26 AM
35 points
107 comments1 min readLW link

The hu­man problem

PhilGoetzApr 1, 2010, 7:41 PM
35 points
8 comments4 min readLW link

The prior of a hy­poth­e­sis does not de­pend on its complexity

cousin_itAug 26, 2010, 1:20 PM
34 points
69 comments1 min readLW link

Q&A with Harpend­ing and Cochran

MBlumeMay 10, 2010, 11:01 PM
34 points
112 comments1 min readLW link

Men­tal Crystallography

AlicornFeb 27, 2010, 1:04 AM
33 points
60 comments2 min readLW link

Cod­ing Ra­tion­ally—Test Driven Development

DSimonOct 1, 2010, 3:20 PM
33 points
84 comments7 min readLW link

The Effec­tive­ness of Devel­op­ing World Aid

multifoliateroseSep 12, 2010, 9:56 PM
33 points
51 comments7 min readLW link

The In­stru­men­tal Value of Your Own Time

Mass_DriverJul 14, 2010, 7:57 AM
33 points
45 comments12 min readLW link

Great Math­e­mat­i­ci­ans on Math Com­pe­ti­tions and “Ge­nius”

multifoliateroseOct 11, 2010, 11:50 AM
33 points
7 comments6 min readLW link

Hu­man perfor­mance, psy­chom­e­try, and base­ball statistics

Craig_HeldrethOct 15, 2010, 1:13 PM
33 points
21 comments6 min readLW link

Nar­row your an­swer space

VaniverDec 28, 2010, 11:38 AM
33 points
110 comments8 min readLW link

The So­cial Co­pro­ces­sor Model

RokoMay 14, 2010, 5:10 PM
33 points
625 comments3 min readLW link

Best of Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes 2009/​2010

DanielVargaDec 18, 2010, 9:36 PM
32 points
53 comments1 min readLW link

Less Wrong Should Con­front Wrong­ness Wher­ever it Appears

jimrandomhSep 21, 2010, 1:40 AM
32 points
163 comments3 min readLW link

Ra­tion­al­ity Case Study—Ad-36

PerplexedSep 22, 2010, 6:32 PM
32 points
54 comments1 min readLW link

A Player of Games

LarksSep 23, 2010, 10:52 PM
32 points
74 comments1 min readLW link

Mo­ral­ity as Parfi­tian-filtered De­ci­sion The­ory?

SilasBartaAug 30, 2010, 9:37 PM
32 points
273 comments8 min readLW link

Is cry­on­ics evil be­cause it’s cold?

ataOct 31, 2010, 11:59 PM
32 points
26 comments3 min readLW link

Karma Mo­ti­va­tion Thread

JackDec 13, 2010, 9:59 PM
32 points
38 comments1 min readLW link

Call for Vol­un­teers: Ra­tion­al­ists with Non-Tra­di­tional Skills

JasenOct 28, 2010, 9:38 PM
31 points
68 comments2 min readLW link

Vi­pas­sana Med­i­ta­tion: Devel­op­ing Meta-Feel­ing Skills

[deleted]Oct 18, 2010, 4:55 PM
31 points
107 comments5 min readLW link

Study: Mak­ing de­ci­sions makes you tired

bgrah449Feb 19, 2010, 8:27 PM
31 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

Con­trived in­finite-tor­ture sce­nar­ios: July 2010

PlaidXJul 23, 2010, 11:54 PM
31 points
139 comments1 min readLW link

Se­quen­tial Or­ga­ni­za­tion of Think­ing: “Six Think­ing Hats”

JustinShovelainMar 18, 2010, 5:22 AM
30 points
14 comments3 min readLW link

Dutch Books and De­ci­sion The­ory: An In­tro­duc­tion to a Long Conversation

JackDec 21, 2010, 4:55 AM
30 points
102 comments7 min readLW link

The Santa de­cep­tion: how did it af­fect you?

DesrtopaDec 20, 2010, 10:27 PM
30 points
204 comments1 min readLW link

Study: En­courag­ing Obe­di­ence Con­sid­ered Harmful

MBlumeMay 14, 2010, 6:11 PM
30 points
29 comments1 min readLW link

Friendly AI Re­search and Taskification

multifoliateroseDec 14, 2010, 6:30 AM
30 points
47 comments5 min readLW link

A pro­posal for a cryo­genic grave for cryonics

RokoJul 6, 2010, 7:01 PM
29 points
204 comments3 min readLW link

Re­quest: In­ter­est­ing In­vert­ible Facts

Eliezer YudkowskyOct 8, 2010, 8:02 PM
29 points
50 comments1 min readLW link

Over-encapsulation

PhilGoetzMar 25, 2010, 5:58 PM
29 points
56 comments3 min readLW link

What are our do­mains of ex­per­tise? A mar­ket­place of in­sights and issues

MorendilApr 28, 2010, 10:17 PM
29 points
65 comments2 min readLW link

What should I have for din­ner? (A case study in de­ci­sion mak­ing)

bentarmAug 12, 2010, 1:29 PM
29 points
106 comments3 min readLW link