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Open Thread, April 2011

ataApr 2, 2011, 6:43 PM
10 points
111 comments1 min readLW link

An­throp­ics in a Teg­mark Multiverse

paulfchristianoApr 2, 2011, 6:34 PM
20 points
43 comments2 min readLW link

Where does un­cer­tainty come from?

paulfchristianoApr 2, 2011, 5:18 PM
13 points
41 comments3 min readLW link

[LINK] Cloth­ing as sta­tus sig­nal­ling, lo­gos and co-operation

Barry_CotterApr 2, 2011, 3:41 PM
14 points
9 comments1 min readLW link

De­scribing how much at­ten­tion you’ve paid to an argument

NancyLebovitzApr 2, 2011, 2:01 PM
17 points
15 comments1 min readLW link

Paris Meetup, Satur­day April 30th, 2PM

EmileApr 2, 2011, 12:27 PM
7 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

The AI-box for hunter-gatherers

Alex FlintApr 2, 2011, 12:09 PM
11 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

I want a bet­ter mem­ory.

Alex FlintApr 2, 2011, 11:36 AM
25 points
29 comments1 min readLW link

In­clu­sive fitness

cerebusApr 2, 2011, 11:07 AM
−2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

[LINK] What’s The Most Difficult CEO Skill? Manag­ing Your Own Psychology

David_GerardApr 2, 2011, 10:22 AM
9 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Q: What has Ra­tion­al­ity Done for You?

atuckerApr 2, 2011, 4:13 AM
18 points
91 comments1 min readLW link

New Ra­tion­al­ity Blog: ‘Mea­sure of Doubt’

lukeprogApr 1, 2011, 8:11 PM
33 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

The Good News of Si­tu­a­tion­ist Psychology

lukeprogApr 1, 2011, 7:28 PM
81 points
48 comments3 min readLW link

An An­chor­ing Experiment

praseApr 1, 2011, 2:19 PM
17 points
89 comments1 min readLW link

Sin­gu­lar­ity In­sti­tute fea­tured on Philanthroper

LouieApr 1, 2011, 5:46 AM
15 points
26 comments1 min readLW link

Link: “Health Care Myth Busters: Is There a High De­gree of Scien­tific Cer­tainty in Modern Medicine?”

CronoDASApr 1, 2011, 5:25 AM
13 points
34 comments1 min readLW link

De­ci­sion the­ory and par­ti­tion dependence

[deleted]Apr 1, 2011, 4:46 AM
2 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Dense Math Notation

JK_RavenclawApr 1, 2011, 3:37 AM
33 points
23 comments1 min readLW link

Any­one read Erf­world?

RaemonApr 1, 2011, 1:48 AM
33 points
30 comments1 min readLW link

Bal­ti­more Meetup 4/​10 1PM

groupusculeMar 31, 2011, 9:01 PM
8 points
28 comments1 min readLW link

Link: Giz­modo dis­cusses SIAI, matches donations

Normal_AnomalyMar 31, 2011, 8:35 PM
6 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

Seat­tle Meetup Sun April 10th 5pm + new mailing list

jsalvatierMar 31, 2011, 8:29 PM
3 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

An­a­lyz­ing our dis­cus­sions in other forums

ArisKatsarisMar 31, 2011, 7:22 PM
13 points
17 comments1 min readLW link

Ex­am­ine suc­cess as much as failure

gwernMar 31, 2011, 5:29 PM
9 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

Where do du­al­ists go wrong?

AlephNeilMar 31, 2011, 8:56 AM
1 point
0 comments2 min readLW link

Icon­o­clas­tic ra­tio­nal cri­tique of par­li­men­tary democracy

[deleted]Mar 31, 2011, 6:23 AM
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Read­ing the Se­quences be­fore Start­ing to Post: Costs and Benefits

Normal_AnomalyMar 31, 2011, 2:01 AM
22 points
22 comments3 min readLW link

Reflec­tions on ra­tio­nal­ity a year out

[deleted]Mar 31, 2011, 1:35 AM
125 points
108 comments4 min readLW link

Guilt: Another Gift No­body Wants

Scott AlexanderMar 31, 2011, 12:27 AM
102 points
103 comments8 min readLW link

Size of the small­est re­cur­sively self-im­prov­ing AI?

Alex FlintMar 30, 2011, 11:31 PM
5 points
47 comments1 min readLW link

Soft­ware for Crit­i­cal Think­ing, Prof. Ge­off Cumming

Mike BishopMar 30, 2011, 5:13 PM
4 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Ad­vice in fight­ing de­pres­sion?

N_RMar 30, 2011, 9:09 AM
19 points
53 comments1 min readLW link

San Fran­cisco Meetup 4/​4 7:00 PM

bisserlisMar 30, 2011, 3:56 AM
10 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Men­tal Metadata

AlicornMar 30, 2011, 3:07 AM
47 points
35 comments3 min readLW link

Timescales Matter

paulfchristianoMar 30, 2011, 2:50 AM
20 points
14 comments1 min readLW link

Ithaca Meetup?

DorikkaMar 30, 2011, 12:51 AM
4 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Towards an Al­gorithm for (Hu­man) Self-Modification

moridinamaelMar 29, 2011, 11:40 PM
37 points
21 comments2 min readLW link

Au­dio from Eliezer’s talk at the Oxford Transhumanists

Alex FlintMar 29, 2011, 9:31 PM
13 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

John Baez In­ter­views with Eliezer (Parts 2 and 3)

multifoliateroseMar 29, 2011, 5:36 PM
10 points
34 comments1 min readLW link

Lon­don Hack­day, this Fri­day, April 1st (No, this is not a joke)

AlexandrosMar 29, 2011, 2:57 PM
9 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

HP:MoR Au­dio Book Pilot

EneaszMar 29, 2011, 6:05 AM
24 points
30 comments1 min readLW link

12-year old challenges the Big Bang

[deleted]Mar 29, 2011, 5:40 AM
1 point
43 comments1 min readLW link

Life hacks from the dark side

ataMar 29, 2011, 3:22 AM
27 points
7 comments2 min readLW link

Q: Ex­per­i­ment on blam­ing the one you hurt?

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 29, 2011, 1:10 AM
6 points
18 comments1 min readLW link

Clare­mont Meetup

atuckerMar 28, 2011, 10:07 PM
7 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Creation­ism’s effect on the progress of our un­der­stand­ing of evolution

AlexMennenMar 28, 2011, 8:36 PM
0 points
17 comments1 min readLW link

Philos­o­phy: A Diseased Discipline

lukeprog28 Mar 2011 19:31 UTC
150 points
447 comments7 min readLW link

How to talk to yourself

KatjaGrace28 Mar 2011 16:10 UTC
1 point
0 comments3 min readLW link

Ra­tion­al­ist Movies (Spoilers for the film Limitless)

Mycroft6553628 Mar 2011 4:58 UTC
17 points
17 comments1 min readLW link

Free Will as Un­solv­abil­ity by Rivals

Pavitra28 Mar 2011 3:28 UTC
25 points
11 comments2 min readLW link