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The Outside View Of Human Complexity
Andy_McKenzie
Oct 8, 2011, 6:12 PM
19
points
9
comments
4
min read
LW
link
1001 PredictionBook Nights
gwern
Oct 8, 2011, 4:04 PM
72
points
49
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Mike Darwin on Kurzweil, Techno-Optimism, and Delusional Stances on Cryonics
Synaptic
Oct 8, 2011, 2:45 PM
23
points
47
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Weekly LW Meetups: Baltimore, Houston, Chicago, Melbourne, and Penn State
FrankAdamek
Oct 8, 2011, 2:12 PM
2
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Guardian article highlights observational biases in Knox investigators
machrider
Oct 8, 2011, 7:41 AM
17
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Mike Darwin on Steve Jobs’s hypocritical stance towards death
Synaptic
Oct 8, 2011, 3:32 AM
33
points
78
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Link: WJS article that uses Steve Jobs’ death to mock cryonics and the Singularity
James_Miller
Oct 8, 2011, 2:56 AM
6
points
16
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] No One Knows What Science Doesn’t Know
MinibearRex
Oct 8, 2011, 2:36 AM
10
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Applying Bayesian Analysis to History (post idea)
Asymmetric
Oct 8, 2011, 2:25 AM
17
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Morality is not about willpower
PhilGoetz
Oct 8, 2011, 1:33 AM
20
points
146
comments
13
min read
LW
link
Karma and good discussions
NancyLebovitz
Oct 8, 2011, 1:21 AM
11
points
19
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Neural Correlates of Conscious Access
atucker
Oct 7, 2011, 11:12 PM
39
points
5
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Keylogger virus strikes American UAV control center
CarlShulman
Oct 7, 2011, 9:30 PM
4
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Dublin, IE, Meetup
Barry_Cotter
Oct 7, 2011, 12:34 PM
3
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Repression in the age of human enhancement
KatjaGrace
Oct 7, 2011, 9:54 AM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Marsh et al. “Serotonin Transporter Genotype (5-HTTLPR) Predicts Utilitarian Moral Judgments”
Jack
Oct 7, 2011, 7:08 AM
16
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Double Illusion of Transparency
MinibearRex
Oct 7, 2011, 5:24 AM
11
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Should I play World of Warcraft?
PhilGoetz
Oct 7, 2011, 4:25 AM
14
points
107
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Multiplying 10-digit numbers using Flickr: The power of recognition memory
printing-spoon
Oct 7, 2011, 1:18 AM
7
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
[Link] Neural Correlates of Confusion?
atucker
Oct 6, 2011, 11:52 PM
13
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
What are you working on?
jsalvatier
Oct 6, 2011, 4:19 PM
16
points
97
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Upcoming book: “Artificial Intelligence and the End of the Human Era”
lukeprog
Oct 6, 2011, 3:14 PM
4
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
.
[deleted]
Oct 6, 2011, 6:03 AM
17
points
65
comments
1
min read
LW
link
More shameless ploys for job advice
[deleted]
Oct 6, 2011, 4:08 AM
4
points
27
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Explainers Shoot High, Aim Low!
MinibearRex
Oct 6, 2011, 3:19 AM
10
points
9
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Volunteer needed to change the front page ‘Featured Articles’ each week
lukeprog
Oct 6, 2011, 2:10 AM
4
points
9
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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
4 Oct 2011 14:11 UTC
9
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Ig Nobel for the anti-akrasia guy
Craig_Heldreth
4 Oct 2011 13:28 UTC
11
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Another “Oops” moment [link]
fortyeridania
4 Oct 2011 10:59 UTC
17
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Religion, happiness, and Bayes
fortyeridania
4 Oct 2011 10:21 UTC
5
points
27
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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