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Phoenix Meet Up Group?
Danny_Hintze
Mar 25, 2011, 8:43 AM
7
points
11
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Constantly ask what you’re currently doing that is irrational
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Mar 25, 2011, 8:21 AM
42
points
35
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The function of belief—advice appreciated.
Goobahman
Mar 25, 2011, 5:28 AM
2
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
“Is there a God” for noobs
loup-vaillant
Mar 25, 2011, 12:26 AM
20
points
87
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Crime and punishment
PhilGoetz
Mar 24, 2011, 9:53 PM
50
points
192
comments
2
min read
LW
link
The “supernatural” category
rstarkov
Mar 24, 2011, 8:52 PM
11
points
29
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Why Would A Certain Hoax Story Be Reported For So Long?
Servant
Mar 24, 2011, 5:11 PM
12
points
20
comments
2
min read
LW
link
“If the race starts at X, I’ll win”
cousin_it
Mar 24, 2011, 5:04 PM
18
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
death-is-bad-ism going a little bit more mainstream?
Psy-Kosh
Mar 24, 2011, 8:27 AM
20
points
35
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Link: Paul Graham on intelligence vs determination
Vladimir_Golovin
Mar 24, 2011, 8:18 AM
24
points
18
comments
1
min read
LW
link
St. Louis, Missouri Meetup—now happening every week!
[deleted]
Mar 24, 2011, 6:48 AM
7
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Sean Carroll: Does the Universe Need God? [link]
Dreaded_Anomaly
Mar 23, 2011, 7:31 PM
24
points
22
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Link: Who Is Afraid Of The Singularity (NPR)
Eneasz
Mar 23, 2011, 7:13 PM
5
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The trouble with teamwork
Swimmer963 (Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg)
Mar 23, 2011, 6:05 PM
19
points
56
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Folk theories can be useful even when they’re entirely wrong
taw
Mar 23, 2011, 4:04 PM
25
points
22
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Simple embodied cognition hacks
curiousepic
Mar 23, 2011, 1:24 PM
59
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Rationalist sonnets about being a person
NancyLebovitz
Mar 23, 2011, 1:43 AM
9
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
rationality for turing machines
Alex Flint
Mar 23, 2011, 12:38 AM
5
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Madison WI Meetup, Sat Apr 2nd 1PM
drethelin
Mar 22, 2011, 11:59 PM
8
points
18
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Seattle Meetup, Sun Mar 27 5pm
jsalvatier
Mar 22, 2011, 10:22 PM
10
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Heilmeier Questions
[deleted]
Mar 22, 2011, 7:51 PM
29
points
12
comments
2
min read
LW
link
collecting successes and deltas
MartinB
Mar 22, 2011, 2:14 PM
7
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Bayesian Methods Reading List
[deleted]
Mar 22, 2011, 12:25 PM
19
points
9
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Rationality, Singularity, Method, and the Mainstream
Mitchell_Porter
Mar 22, 2011, 12:06 PM
52
points
35
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Designing serious games—a request for help
taryneast
Mar 22, 2011, 11:29 AM
18
points
41
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Rationality Boot Camp
Jasen
Mar 22, 2011, 8:37 AM
96
points
199
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Costs and Benefits of Scholarship
lukeprog
Mar 22, 2011, 2:19 AM
72
points
109
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Google lends further legitimacy to Bitcoin
SilasBarta
Mar 21, 2011, 10:26 PM
11
points
44
comments
1
min read
LW
link
On Branching vs Probability
AlephNeil
Mar 21, 2011, 8:14 PM
12
points
33
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Tortuga Meetups Starting this Thursday
divia
Mar 21, 2011, 6:11 PM
13
points
14
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Don’t warn nonspecifically!
KatjaGrace
Mar 21, 2011, 4:44 PM
1
point
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
The Stoner Arms Dealers [link via longform.org]
Kevin
Mar 21, 2011, 9:57 AM
−27
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Singularity goes mainstream (in philosophy)
lukeprog
Mar 21, 2011, 3:18 AM
43
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Project Ideas for the London Hackday
Alexandros
Mar 20, 2011, 10:44 PM
9
points
32
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Trip from Ottawa, Canada to NYC on weekend of April 2
Cyan
Mar 20, 2011, 9:21 PM
5
points
9
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Less Wrong Rationality and Mainstream Philosophy
lukeprog
Mar 20, 2011, 8:28 PM
165
points
334
comments
5
min read
LW
link
26 March 2011 Southern California Meetup
jimmy
Mar 20, 2011, 6:29 PM
7
points
11
comments
1
min read
LW
link
What are Arguments, from an Agorics point of view?
Johnicholas
Mar 20, 2011, 5:35 PM
5
points
16
comments
1
min read
LW
link
A few minor comparisons of the results of Genetic egineering and Natural selection
[deleted]
Mar 20, 2011, 10:36 AM
0
points
11
comments
3
min read
LW
link
“How to Have a Rational Discussion”
jschulter
Mar 20, 2011, 10:22 AM
8
points
24
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Rationality vs. intelligence
PlaidX
Mar 20, 2011, 5:16 AM
10
points
28
comments
1
min read
LW
link
What is wrong with mathematics education?
Perplexed
Mar 20, 2011, 2:40 AM
23
points
56
comments
1
min read
LW
link
A Rationalist’s Account of Objectification?
lukeprog
Mar 19, 2011, 11:10 PM
65
points
327
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Happiness Engineering
PhilGoetz
Mar 19, 2011, 9:44 PM
18
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Omega and self-fulfilling prophecies
Richard_Kennaway
Mar 19, 2011, 5:23 PM
14
points
19
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Anki on Mac in 60 seconds
lukeprog
Mar 19, 2011, 6:53 AM
8
points
17
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Can we stop using the word “rationalism”?
[deleted]
Mar 19, 2011, 2:45 AM
15
points
65
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Effective Rationality Outreach
paulfchristiano
Mar 19, 2011, 12:16 AM
29
points
30
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Melbourne meetup
[deleted]
Mar 18, 2011, 10:28 PM
12
points
30
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Computer-mediated communication and the sense of social connectedness
RHollerith
Mar 18, 2011, 5:13 PM
8
points
12
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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