David Marr on two types of in­for­ma­tion-pro­cess­ing problems

nhamannApr 13, 2011, 11:56 PM
9 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

How not to be a Naïve Computationalist

diegocaleiroApr 13, 2011, 7:45 PM
39 points
36 comments2 min readLW link

Cen­tral Penn­syl­va­nia meetup?

[deleted]Apr 13, 2011, 7:20 PM
4 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Link: Forbes blog post on Cryonics

lsparrishApr 13, 2011, 6:31 PM
7 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Harry Pot­ter and the Meth­ods of Ra­tion­al­ity Podcast

EneaszApr 13, 2011, 5:09 PM
45 points
28 comments1 min readLW link

Hunger can make you stupid

DorikkaApr 13, 2011, 4:17 PM
15 points
11 comments1 min readLW link

Econ­talk with An­dresen on BitCoin (some in­ter­est here) - link

Dr_ManhattanApr 13, 2011, 3:01 PM
2 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Eight ques­tions for computationalists

dfrankeApr 13, 2011, 12:46 PM
22 points
89 comments1 min readLW link

Melbourne Meetup May 6th, 6pm

PatrickApr 13, 2011, 8:32 AM
4 points
12 comments1 min readLW link

When is it ever ra­tio­nal to en­ter a sweep­stakes where you may have a 1/​10,000 chance of win­ning?

InquilineKeaApr 13, 2011, 6:43 AM
1 point
16 comments1 min readLW link

Why death for one­self, suffer­ing for oth­ers?

KatjaGraceApr 13, 2011, 2:59 AM
1 point
0 comments1 min readLW link

Best videos in­spiring first in­ter­est in ra­tio­nal­ity or the singularity

AcademianApr 13, 2011, 2:32 AM
6 points
25 comments2 min readLW link

Oc­cam’s Ra­zor, Com­plex­ity of Ver­bal De­scrip­tions, and Core Concepts

TCBApr 13, 2011, 2:12 AM
8 points
10 comments3 min readLW link

Philip Zim­bardo (Stan­ford Pri­son Ex­per­i­ment) an­swers ques­tions on Red­dit (Link)

[deleted]Apr 12, 2011, 9:37 PM
10 points
14 comments1 min readLW link

Is Cry­on­ics Pos­si­ble for Theists?

MinibearRexApr 12, 2011, 9:24 PM
12 points
31 comments1 min readLW link

Toronto Meetup, Apr 14 8pm

Spencer_SleepApr 12, 2011, 9:16 PM
5 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Toronto Meetup

Spencer_SleepApr 12, 2011, 8:43 PM
1 point
0 comments1 min readLW link

Meta: Meetup Sec­tion of the Site

Spencer_SleepApr 12, 2011, 6:34 PM
6 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

Lan­guage, in­tel­li­gence, rationality

curiousepicApr 12, 2011, 5:04 PM
4 points
57 comments1 min readLW link

The Sin­gu­lar­ity as Reli­gion (yes/​no links)

lukeprogApr 12, 2011, 4:55 PM
15 points
88 comments1 min readLW link

NEW TIME: Syd­ney Less Wrong meetup, 23/​4, 3PM

meta_arkApr 12, 2011, 1:12 PM
10 points
18 comments1 min readLW link

“Is there a God” for noobs (fol­lowup)

loup-vaillantApr 12, 2011, 9:56 AM
5 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

On De­bates with Trolls

praseApr 12, 2011, 8:46 AM
31 points
247 comments3 min readLW link

Model­ing sleep patterns

pdf23dsApr 12, 2011, 2:02 AM
15 points
49 comments1 min readLW link

We are not liv­ing in a simulation

dfrankeApr 12, 2011, 1:55 AM
−14 points
218 comments7 min readLW link

It is OK to pub­li­cly make a mis­take and change your mind

JGWeissmanApr 12, 2011, 1:24 AM
91 points
13 comments1 min readLW link

Vir­gin Galac­tic hiring full time as­tro­nauts [link]

KevinApr 12, 2011, 1:02 AM
−14 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Stu­dent meetups

Mycroft65536Apr 11, 2011, 11:09 PM
6 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

An­throp­ics makes sense with shorter people

KatjaGraceApr 11, 2011, 10:58 PM
46 points
18 comments3 min readLW link

Map & Ter­ri­tory as PDF and org-mode file (& ex­pla­na­tion)

jwhendyApr 11, 2011, 10:02 PM
1 point
0 comments3 min readLW link

New Less Wrong Fea­ture: Rerun­ning The Sequences

UnnamedApr 11, 2011, 5:01 PM
49 points
46 comments3 min readLW link

Con­trols and bias

a363Apr 11, 2011, 4:57 PM
4 points
11 comments1 min readLW link

Ra­tional Communication

paulfchristianoApr 11, 2011, 3:52 PM
15 points
3 comments2 min readLW link

The Ab­solute Self-Selec­tion Assumption

paulfchristianoApr 11, 2011, 3:25 PM
96 points
44 comments7 min readLW link

Raleigh/​Durham/​Chapel Hill Meetup

soundchaserApr 11, 2011, 2:25 PM
7 points
43 comments1 min readLW link

Re­quest­ing arm­chair anal­y­sis of Google’s strategy

cousin_itApr 11, 2011, 10:13 AM
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Link Shar­ing Thread—April ’11

AlexandrosApr 11, 2011, 9:03 AM
31 points
88 comments1 min readLW link

David Deutsch on How To Think About The Future

curiApr 11, 2011, 7:08 AM
1 point
199 comments1 min readLW link

Per­son mo­ments make sense of anthropics

KatjaGraceApr 11, 2011, 2:57 AM
1 point
0 comments3 min readLW link

How would you re­spond to the Philpa­pers “What are your Philo­soph­i­cal Po­si­tions” Sur­vey?

InquilineKeaApr 11, 2011, 12:40 AM
14 points
42 comments1 min readLW link

Do mee­tups re­ally have to go on the front page?

InquilineKeaApr 11, 2011, 12:24 AM
36 points
54 comments1 min readLW link

How I ap­plied use­ful con­cepts from the per­sonal growth sem­i­nar “est” and MBTI

suecochranApr 10, 2011, 11:49 PM
5 points
10 comments6 min readLW link

test

NancyLebovitzApr 10, 2011, 11:43 PM
3 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Need help search­ing for a quote

[deleted]Apr 10, 2011, 9:43 PM
4 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Availa­bil­ity bias- please help me find a study

VaniverApr 10, 2011, 9:23 PM
5 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Mean­ing of the word “the”

PerplexedApr 10, 2011, 3:53 PM
4 points
11 comments1 min readLW link

Rea­sons for SIAI to not pub­lish in main­stream journals

lukeprogApr 10, 2011, 2:45 PM
20 points
38 comments1 min readLW link

Do peo­ple think in a Bayesian or Pop­pe­rian way?

curiApr 10, 2011, 10:18 AM
−31 points
38 comments3 min readLW link

Separate moral­ity from free will

PhilGoetzApr 10, 2011, 2:35 AM
8 points
85 comments5 min readLW link

Self-mod­ifi­ca­tion, moral­ity, and drugs

fubarobfuscoApr 10, 2011, 12:02 AM
24 points
5 comments2 min readLW link