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Imperative Categories?
[deleted]
Oct 5, 2011, 9:44 PM
−25
points
16
comments
5
min read
LW
link
On self-deception
irrational
Oct 5, 2011, 6:46 PM
42
points
83
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Ottawa Meetup—Learning Linear Algebra
XFrequentist
Oct 5, 2011, 6:02 PM
4
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Freewill vs. Determinism
[deleted]
Oct 5, 2011, 4:41 PM
−8
points
27
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Repairing Yudkowsky’s anti-zombie argument
[deleted]
Oct 5, 2011, 11:08 AM
7
points
79
comments
11
min read
LW
link
Pascal’s wager re-examined
PhilGoetz
Oct 5, 2011, 8:43 AM
−10
points
120
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[LINK] Robin Hanson on Carl Shulman’s recent paper on Whole Brain Emulation
Alexandros
Oct 5, 2011, 7:51 AM
21
points
9
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[LINK] A Review and Summary of John Harris’s Case for Chemical Enhancement
r_claypool
Oct 5, 2011, 3:15 AM
3
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Why are you downvoting?
[deleted]
Oct 5, 2011, 2:52 AM
−5
points
15
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Expecting Short Inferential Distances
MinibearRex
Oct 5, 2011, 2:34 AM
11
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Another Mechanism for the Placebo Effect?
jimrandomh
Oct 5, 2011, 1:55 AM
8
points
29
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Cambridge, MA Sunday meetup
jimrandomh
Oct 5, 2011, 1:37 AM
4
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Re-evaluate old beliefs
PhilGoetz
Oct 5, 2011, 1:18 AM
4
points
1
comment
2
min read
LW
link
Not By Empathy Alone
gwern
Oct 5, 2011, 12:36 AM
29
points
109
comments
12
min read
LW
link
Private Manned Moonbase in the 1990s, Yet Another Planning Fallacy
DavidPlumpton
Oct 5, 2011, 12:09 AM
12
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Prize for the best introduction to the LessWrong source ($250)
jsalvatier
Oct 5, 2011, 12:08 AM
24
points
16
comments
3
min read
LW
link
The National Institute of Theology
PhilGoetz
Oct 4, 2011, 6:21 PM
−2
points
27
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Peter Thiel warns of upcoming (and current) stagnation
SilasBarta
Oct 4, 2011, 5:30 PM
36
points
121
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Podcasts with Robin Hanson 2
KatjaGrace
Oct 4, 2011, 5:03 PM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Apply your knowledge: pick half a number
Eneasz
Oct 4, 2011, 4:49 PM
8
points
25
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Lecturing congressmen on cognitive biases
Apprentice
Oct 4, 2011, 2:11 PM
9
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Ig Nobel for the anti-akrasia guy
Craig_Heldreth
Oct 4, 2011, 1:28 PM
11
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Another “Oops” moment [link]
fortyeridania
Oct 4, 2011, 10:59 AM
17
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Religion, happiness, and Bayes
fortyeridania
Oct 4, 2011, 10:21 AM
5
points
27
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Cryonics on Castle [Spoilers]
wedrifid
Oct 4, 2011, 9:46 AM
35
points
23
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Meetup : UMD Meetup
atucker
Oct 4, 2011, 4:22 AM
3
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Rationality Lessons Learned from Irrational Adventures in Romance
lukeprog
Oct 4, 2011, 2:45 AM
69
points
616
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Knox and Sollecito freed
komponisto
Oct 3, 2011, 8:24 PM
40
points
114
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Bayesian analysis under threat in British courts
whpearson
Oct 3, 2011, 4:06 PM
15
points
24
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Stop blaming efficiency
KatjaGrace
Oct 3, 2011, 4:00 PM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
January 2011 Oxford Intelligence Conference videos online
lukeprog
Oct 3, 2011, 8:15 AM
10
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Rationality Quotes October 2011
MinibearRex
Oct 3, 2011, 6:41 AM
6
points
541
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Self-Anchoring
MinibearRex
Oct 3, 2011, 3:10 AM
8
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Stockholm meetup
NihilCredo
Oct 2, 2011, 11:01 PM
8
points
22
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Physics Video Lectures
EvelynM
Oct 2, 2011, 9:05 AM
5
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Open thread, October 2011
MarkusRamikin
Oct 2, 2011, 9:05 AM
10
points
314
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Funny] Even Clippy can be blamed on the use of non-Bayesian methods
lukeprog
Oct 2, 2011, 7:40 AM
41
points
46
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Twelve Sins of Irrationality
Grognor
Oct 2, 2011, 5:58 AM
0
points
1
comment
6
min read
LW
link
Sweet Unconsciousness
lessdazed
Oct 2, 2011, 3:33 AM
16
points
30
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Illusion of Transparency: Why No One Understands You
MinibearRex
Oct 2, 2011, 3:24 AM
11
points
13
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Don’t ban chimp testing
PhilGoetz
Oct 1, 2011, 5:17 PM
21
points
105
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Get genotyped for free ( If your IQ is high enough)
David Althaus
Oct 1, 2011, 4:00 PM
49
points
63
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : West LA Meetup 10-04-2011
[deleted]
Oct 1, 2011, 3:21 PM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Rationality Drugs
lukeprog
Oct 1, 2011, 11:20 AM
43
points
122
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Vancouver Rationalists: Seasteading Talk (Arrrr) by Michael Keenan, October 2nd, 1300hrs
Arkanj3l
Oct 1, 2011, 3:11 AM
1
point
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Pascal’s Mugging: Tiny Probabilities of Vast Utilities
MinibearRex
Oct 1, 2011, 2:59 AM
10
points
26
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Planets in the habitable zone, the Drake Equation, and the Great Filter
JoshuaZ
Oct 1, 2011, 2:44 AM
16
points
64
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Content writing offer
drethelin
30 Sep 2011 22:41 UTC
−6
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
LW events near the Singularity Summit?
AdeleneDawner
30 Sep 2011 20:54 UTC
10
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
LessWrong running very slow?
Oscar_Cunningham
30 Sep 2011 20:15 UTC
6
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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