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Beyond the Reach of God, Abridged for Spoken Word
Raemon
Dec 6, 2011, 6:49 PM
19
points
29
comments
4
min read
LW
link
[Link] Using the conjunction fallacy to reveal implicit associations
HonoreDB
Dec 6, 2011, 5:29 PM
7
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Link] How to Dispel Your Illusions
[deleted]
Dec 6, 2011, 2:46 PM
37
points
17
comments
6
min read
LW
link
[Link] How doctors die
Morendil
Dec 6, 2011, 1:22 PM
29
points
26
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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[deleted]
Dec 6, 2011, 5:52 AM
15
points
32
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] On Expressing Your Concerns
MinibearRex
Dec 6, 2011, 4:29 AM
7
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Utilitarianism- WBE (uploading) > FAI
Curiouskid
Dec 5, 2011, 11:41 PM
−7
points
43
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Asch’s Conformity Experiment
MinibearRex
Dec 5, 2011, 8:01 PM
7
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Seeking Collaborator for a Singularity Comic Book
James_Miller
Dec 5, 2011, 4:20 PM
17
points
19
comments
1
min read
LW
link
2011 Survey Results
Scott Alexander
Dec 5, 2011, 10:49 AM
123
points
513
comments
8
min read
LW
link
How is your mind different from everyone else’s?
Kaj_Sotala
Dec 5, 2011, 8:38 AM
40
points
267
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Richard Carrier on the Singularity
Peter Wildeford
Dec 5, 2011, 6:14 AM
8
points
51
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Drawing Less Wrong: Technical Skill
Raemon
Dec 5, 2011, 5:12 AM
37
points
36
comments
9
min read
LW
link
[LINK] How a Computer Game is Reinventing the Science of Expertise
InquilineKea
Dec 5, 2011, 5:06 AM
24
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
On “Friendly” Immortality
daenerys
Dec 5, 2011, 4:39 AM
4
points
103
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Reading Math: Pearl, Causal Bayes Nets, and Functional Causal Models
jwdink
Dec 5, 2011, 3:45 AM
7
points
12
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Larry King: I want to be frozen
Kevin
Dec 5, 2011, 2:11 AM
15
points
18
comments
1
min read
LW
link
K-complexity of everyday things
cousin_it
Dec 4, 2011, 2:54 PM
19
points
17
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Funnel plots: the study that didn’t bark, or, visualizing regression to the null
gwern
Dec 4, 2011, 11:05 AM
69
points
35
comments
2
min read
LW
link
“Vulnerable Cyborgs: Learning to Live with our Dragons”, Mark Coeckelbergh
gwern
Dec 4, 2011, 10:33 AM
21
points
11
comments
10
min read
LW
link
Russ Roberts and Gary Taubes on confirmation bias [podcast]
fortyeridania
Dec 4, 2011, 5:51 AM
7
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] The Amazing Virgin Pregnancy
MinibearRex
Dec 4, 2011, 4:11 AM
7
points
27
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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
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