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Why study the cognitive science of concepts?
lukeprog
Dec 3, 2011, 11:56 PM
12
points
4
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Intelligence Explosion analysis draft #2: snippet 1
lukeprog
Dec 3, 2011, 11:21 PM
3
points
7
comments
7
min read
LW
link
[LINK] Fermi Paradox paper touching on FAI
malthrin
Dec 3, 2011, 7:22 PM
2
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Link] How Should Rationalists Approach Death? (Skepticon 4)
CharlesR
Dec 3, 2011, 6:57 PM
−5
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Why safe Oracle AI is easier than safe general AI, in a nutshell
Stuart_Armstrong
Dec 3, 2011, 12:33 PM
5
points
61
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Melbourne social meetup
toner
Dec 3, 2011, 12:01 PM
1
point
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Scooby Doo and Secular Humanism [link]
Dreaded_Anomaly
Dec 3, 2011, 4:58 AM
40
points
21
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Zen and the Art of Rationality
MinibearRex
Dec 3, 2011, 4:21 AM
7
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Does Hyperbolic Discounting Really Exist?
gwern
Dec 3, 2011, 3:07 AM
29
points
12
comments
5
min read
LW
link
“Ray Kurzweil and Uploading: Just Say No!”, Nick Agar
gwern
Dec 2, 2011, 9:42 PM
6
points
79
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Good interview with Kahneman [link]
Dr_Manhattan
Dec 2, 2011, 3:04 PM
4
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Weekly LW Meetups: Oakville ON, Atlanta, Berkeley, Melbourne, London
FrankAdamek
Dec 2, 2011, 2:02 PM
7
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Rationality Quotes December 2011
Jayson_Virissimo
Dec 2, 2011, 6:01 AM
7
points
583
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Announcing the Quantified Health Prize
Zvi
Dec 2, 2011, 6:01 AM
73
points
141
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Effortless Technique
MinibearRex
Dec 2, 2011, 5:58 AM
8
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Probability puzzle: Coins in envelopes
HonoreDB
Dec 2, 2011, 5:58 AM
11
points
18
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[LINK] New experiment observes macroscopic quantum entaglement
Spurlock
Dec 2, 2011, 4:18 AM
8
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Gift We Give Tomorrow, Spoken Word [Finished?]
Raemon
Dec 2, 2011, 3:20 AM
37
points
37
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Google AI challenge—status?
D_Alex
Dec 2, 2011, 2:18 AM
4
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Online Course in Evidence-Based Medicine
Normal_Anomaly
Dec 2, 2011, 12:22 AM
8
points
17
comments
1
min read
LW
link
5 Axioms of Decision Making
Vaniver
Dec 1, 2011, 10:22 PM
50
points
63
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Open Thread: December 2011
Tripitaka
Dec 1, 2011, 6:59 PM
10
points
81
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Seattle biweekly meetup: problem solving
jsalvatier
Dec 1, 2011, 4:37 PM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Tidbit: “Semantic over-achievers”
kpreid
Dec 1, 2011, 3:49 PM
10
points
27
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Hack Away at the Edges
lukeprog
Dec 1, 2011, 1:26 PM
89
points
53
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Intuitive Explanation of Solomonoff Induction
lukeprog
Dec 1, 2011, 6:56 AM
14
points
31
comments
10
min read
LW
link
More “Personal” Introductions
daenerys
Dec 1, 2011, 6:22 AM
9
points
128
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] False Laughter
MinibearRex
Dec 1, 2011, 4:47 AM
7
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
What you think about them
cousin_it
Dec 1, 2011, 2:28 AM
10
points
14
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[LINK] Extra Credits: The Singularity
[deleted]
Nov 30, 2011, 4:56 PM
17
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Sword of Good: I need some help to translate it
loup-vaillant
Nov 30, 2011, 1:41 PM
16
points
19
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Two Cult Koans
MinibearRex
Nov 30, 2011, 4:19 AM
11
points
25
comments
1
min read
LW
link
A response to “Torture vs. Dustspeck”: The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas
Logos01
Nov 30, 2011, 3:34 AM
−8
points
100
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Life Extension versus Replacement
Julia_Galef
Nov 30, 2011, 1:47 AM
20
points
99
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Anti-Akrasia Tactics Discussion
atucker
Nov 30, 2011, 1:00 AM
23
points
12
comments
1
min read
LW
link
What I think about you
cousin_it
Nov 29, 2011, 11:28 PM
24
points
41
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Review of Machery, ‘Doing Without Concepts’
lukeprog
Nov 29, 2011, 11:22 PM
13
points
11
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Uncertainty
Vaniver
Nov 29, 2011, 11:12 PM
27
points
15
comments
7
min read
LW
link
[LINK]: Interview with Daniel Kahneman
bradm
Nov 29, 2011, 8:02 PM
7
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[LINKS] New GiveWell Top Charities
jefftk
Nov 29, 2011, 6:40 PM
34
points
15
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Fort Collins, Colorado Meetup Wedneday 7pm
EvelynM
Nov 29, 2011, 6:06 PM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Waterloo Meetup: Nomic
Paamayim
Nov 29, 2011, 5:10 PM
4
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
All free Stanford classes, continually updated
XFrequentist
Nov 29, 2011, 4:41 PM
39
points
21
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : West LA Meetup 11-30-2011
[deleted]
Nov 29, 2011, 5:22 AM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Politics and Awful Art
MinibearRex
Nov 29, 2011, 3:47 AM
10
points
18
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Link]: GiveWell is aiming to have a new #1 charity by December
Normal_Anomaly
Nov 29, 2011, 3:11 AM
29
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Several Topics that May or May Not deserve their own Post
EphemeralNight
Nov 29, 2011, 1:59 AM
9
points
70
comments
2
min read
LW
link
How rationality can make your life more awesome
Julia_Galef
Nov 29, 2011, 1:23 AM
39
points
41
comments
5
min read
LW
link
[POLL] LessWrong group on YourMorals.org
InquilineKea
Nov 29, 2011, 1:22 AM
44
points
82
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Austin, TX
Vaniver
Nov 28, 2011, 11:29 PM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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