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The Sin of Persuasion
Desrtopa
Nov 27, 2010, 9:44 PM
37
points
63
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Two questions about CEV that worry me
cousin_it
Dec 23, 2010, 3:58 PM
37
points
141
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Politics as Charity
CarlShulman
Sep 23, 2010, 5:33 AM
37
points
165
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Gandhi, murder pills, and mental illness
erratio
Oct 13, 2010, 9:16 AM
37
points
16
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Applied Bayes’ Theorem: Reading People
Kaj_Sotala
Jun 30, 2010, 5:21 PM
37
points
26
comments
8
min read
LW
link
The Truth about Scotsmen, or: Dissolving Fallacies
Tesseract
Dec 5, 2010, 9:57 PM
37
points
36
comments
3
min read
LW
link
VNM expected utility theory: uses, abuses, and interpretation
Academian
Apr 17, 2010, 8:23 PM
36
points
51
comments
10
min read
LW
link
Applying utility functions to humans considered harmful
Kaj_Sotala
Feb 3, 2010, 7:22 PM
36
points
116
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Unpacking the Concept of “Blackmail”
Vladimir_Nesov
Dec 10, 2010, 12:53 AM
36
points
142
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Individual vs. Group Epistemic Rationality
Wei Dai
Mar 2, 2010, 9:46 PM
36
points
54
comments
2
min read
LW
link
What I would like the SIAI to publish
XiXiDu
Nov 1, 2010, 2:07 PM
36
points
225
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Think Before You Speak (And Signal It)
Wei Dai
Mar 19, 2010, 10:21 PM
35
points
40
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Book Recommendations
NancyLebovitz
Aug 9, 2010, 8:03 PM
35
points
146
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Recommended Reading for Friendly AI Research
Vladimir_Nesov
Oct 9, 2010, 1:46 PM
35
points
30
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Public Choice and the Altruist’s Burden
Roko
Jul 22, 2010, 9:34 PM
35
points
101
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Frugality and working from finite data
Snowyowl
Sep 3, 2010, 9:37 AM
35
points
47
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Controlling Constant Programs
Vladimir_Nesov
Sep 5, 2010, 1:45 PM
35
points
33
comments
5
min read
LW
link
The Preference Utilitarian’s Time Inconsistency Problem
Wei Dai
Jan 15, 2010, 12:26 AM
35
points
107
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The human problem
PhilGoetz
Apr 1, 2010, 7:41 PM
35
points
8
comments
4
min read
LW
link
The prior of a hypothesis does not depend on its complexity
cousin_it
Aug 26, 2010, 1:20 PM
34
points
69
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Q&A with Harpending and Cochran
MBlume
May 10, 2010, 11:01 PM
34
points
112
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Mental Crystallography
Alicorn
Feb 27, 2010, 1:04 AM
33
points
60
comments
2
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
The Effectiveness of Developing World Aid
multifoliaterose
Sep 12, 2010, 9:56 PM
33
points
51
comments
7
min read
LW
link
The Instrumental Value of Your Own Time
Mass_Driver
Jul 14, 2010, 7:57 AM
33
points
45
comments
12
min read
LW
link
Great Mathematicians on Math Competitions and “Genius”
multifoliaterose
Oct 11, 2010, 11:50 AM
33
points
7
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Human performance, psychometry, and baseball statistics
Craig_Heldreth
Oct 15, 2010, 1:13 PM
33
points
21
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Narrow your answer space
Vaniver
Dec 28, 2010, 11:38 AM
33
points
110
comments
8
min read
LW
link
The Social Coprocessor Model
Roko
May 14, 2010, 5:10 PM
33
points
625
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Best of Rationality Quotes 2009/2010
DanielVarga
Dec 18, 2010, 9:36 PM
32
points
53
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Less Wrong Should Confront Wrongness Wherever it Appears
jimrandomh
Sep 21, 2010, 1:40 AM
32
points
163
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Rationality Case Study—Ad-36
Perplexed
Sep 22, 2010, 6:32 PM
32
points
54
comments
1
min read
LW
link
A Player of Games
Larks
Sep 23, 2010, 10:52 PM
32
points
74
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Morality as Parfitian-filtered Decision Theory?
SilasBarta
Aug 30, 2010, 9:37 PM
32
points
273
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Is cryonics evil because it’s cold?
ata
Oct 31, 2010, 11:59 PM
32
points
26
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Karma Motivation Thread
Jack
Dec 13, 2010, 9:59 PM
32
points
38
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Call for Volunteers: Rationalists with Non-Traditional Skills
Jasen
Oct 28, 2010, 9:38 PM
31
points
68
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Vipassana Meditation: Developing Meta-Feeling Skills
[deleted]
Oct 18, 2010, 4:55 PM
31
points
107
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Study: Making decisions makes you tired
bgrah449
Feb 19, 2010, 8:27 PM
31
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Contrived infinite-torture scenarios: July 2010
PlaidX
Jul 23, 2010, 11:54 PM
31
points
139
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Sequential Organization of Thinking: “Six Thinking Hats”
JustinShovelain
Mar 18, 2010, 5:22 AM
30
points
14
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Dutch Books and Decision Theory: An Introduction to a Long Conversation
Jack
Dec 21, 2010, 4:55 AM
30
points
102
comments
7
min read
LW
link
The Santa deception: how did it affect you?
Desrtopa
Dec 20, 2010, 10:27 PM
30
points
204
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Study: Encouraging Obedience Considered Harmful
MBlume
May 14, 2010, 6:11 PM
30
points
29
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Friendly AI Research and Taskification
multifoliaterose
Dec 14, 2010, 6:30 AM
30
points
47
comments
5
min read
LW
link
A proposal for a cryogenic grave for cryonics
Roko
Jul 6, 2010, 7:01 PM
29
points
204
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Request: Interesting Invertible Facts
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Oct 8, 2010, 8:02 PM
29
points
50
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Over-encapsulation
PhilGoetz
Mar 25, 2010, 5:58 PM
29
points
56
comments
3
min read
LW
link
What are our domains of expertise? A marketplace of insights and issues
Morendil
Apr 28, 2010, 10:17 PM
29
points
65
comments
2
min read
LW
link
What should I have for dinner? (A case study in decision making)
bentarm
Aug 12, 2010, 1:29 PM
29
points
106
comments
3
min read
LW
link
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