Utility Max­i­miza­tion and Com­plex Values

XiXiDuJun 19, 2011, 4:06 PM
4 points
38 comments1 min readLW link

Much-Bet­ter-Life Si­mu­la­tor™ - Sales Conversation

XiXiDuJun 19, 2011, 12:44 PM
10 points
49 comments1 min readLW link

What are the best news sources to read for *in­sight­ful* dis­cus­sions?

InquilineKeaJun 19, 2011, 8:28 AM
11 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

[LINK] Pro­duc­ing Open Source Software

lsparrishJun 19, 2011, 4:31 AM
4 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

[SEQ RERUN] Two More Things to Un­learn from School

Tyrrell_McAllisterJun 19, 2011, 2:46 AM
6 points
12 comments1 min readLW link

Why No Wire­head­ing?

[deleted]Jun 18, 2011, 11:33 PM
27 points
114 comments3 min readLW link

How to in­flict huge costs kindly

KatjaGraceJun 18, 2011, 7:57 PM
1 point
0 comments1 min readLW link

Help Re­quest: Cry­on­ics Policies

Normal_AnomalyJun 18, 2011, 6:58 PM
18 points
18 comments1 min readLW link

[prize] new con­test for Spaced Rep­e­ti­tion liter­a­ture re­view ($365+)

jsalvatierJun 18, 2011, 6:31 PM
23 points
17 comments1 min readLW link

To­day 4PM: Last minute Hous­ton meetup

CogJun 18, 2011, 4:22 PM
1 point
0 comments1 min readLW link

“The Perfect is the Enemy of the Good”, 80/​20 Rule, INTPish, and Rationality

InquilineKeaJun 18, 2011, 7:41 AM
0 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Ray Kurzweil on Bill Maher

MatthewBakerJun 18, 2011, 5:17 AM
4 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

Ot­tawa LW meetup, June 23, 7pm; two Bayesian Con­spir­acy sessions

CyanJun 18, 2011, 3:58 AM
3 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

A math question

Mycroft65536Jun 18, 2011, 2:22 AM
−4 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

Ar­tifi­cial mem­ory hard­ware might be on the way [link]

Dr_ManhattanJun 17, 2011, 9:53 PM
2 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Look­ing for a comic that was posted here

DocumentJun 17, 2011, 7:19 PM
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Ama­teur Cry­on­ics (one guy packed in dry ice) Fes­ti­val Seeks Buyer

khafraJun 17, 2011, 4:57 PM
9 points
20 comments1 min readLW link

When is fur­ther re­search needed?

Richard_KennawayJun 17, 2011, 3:01 PM
1 point
81 comments3 min readLW link

[SEQ RERUN] Are Your Ene­mies In­nately Evil?

Tyrrell_McAllisterJun 17, 2011, 2:46 PM
6 points
16 comments1 min readLW link

Drive-less AIs and experimentation

whpearsonJun 17, 2011, 2:33 PM
8 points
15 comments1 min readLW link

Ed­in­burgh LW meetup re­minder, Satur­day, 2pm

sarkJun 17, 2011, 9:58 AM
2 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Q&A with Shane Legg on risks from AI

XiXiDuJun 17, 2011, 8:58 AM
88 points
25 comments4 min readLW link

Dis­cus­sion: So­cially Awk­ward Pen­guin as a tool for un­rav­el­ing so­cial enigmas

Raw_PowerJun 17, 2011, 12:52 AM
31 points
102 comments1 min readLW link

Quan­tum Physics, CERN and Hawk­ing radiation

MatthewBakerJun 16, 2011, 8:44 PM
2 points
66 comments1 min readLW link

N-back news: Jaeggi 2011, or, is there a psy­chol­o­gist/​statis­ti­cian in the house?

gwernJun 16, 2011, 6:47 PM
24 points
23 comments1 min readLW link

Friendly to the Ex­treme: Kids and Adults With Willi­ams Syn­drome (Link)

XiXiDuJun 16, 2011, 5:37 PM
10 points
28 comments1 min readLW link

Try­ing to bet­ter un­der­stand futarchy

PavitraJun 16, 2011, 5:20 AM
8 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

1-2pm is for ???

Jonathan_GraehlJun 16, 2011, 5:01 AM
−5 points
14 comments1 min readLW link

Effi­cient philan­thropy: lo­cal vs. global ap­proaches

multifoliateroseJun 16, 2011, 4:21 AM
13 points
13 comments7 min readLW link

How ex­actly do you deal with ir­ra­tional re­ac­tions to in­sects and spi­ders?

InquilineKeaJun 16, 2011, 2:01 AM
3 points
27 comments1 min readLW link

[SEQ RERUN] Cor­re­spon­dence Bias

Tyrrell_McAllisterJun 15, 2011, 9:26 PM
9 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Out of the closet as a Pos­i­tive Utilitarian

diegocaleiroJun 15, 2011, 7:52 PM
−3 points
13 comments4 min readLW link

Q&A with Jür­gen Sch­mid­hu­ber on risks from AI

XiXiDuJun 15, 2011, 3:51 PM
61 points
45 comments4 min readLW link

In­duc­tion, De­duc­tion, and the Col­latz Con­jec­ture: the De­cid­edly Un­de­cid­able Propo­si­tions.

Ronny FernandezJun 15, 2011, 3:21 PM
5 points
73 comments4 min readLW link

Re­search Tri­an­gle, NC, Meetup—Satur­day, June 18th, 2 p.m.

hwcJun 15, 2011, 11:36 AM
3 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Trial and er­ror in policy making

DavidAgainJun 15, 2011, 10:39 AM
12 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

The Pho­bia or the Trauma: The Probem of the Chcken or the Egg in Mo­ral Rea­son­ing.

analyticsophyJun 15, 2011, 4:16 AM
2 points
42 comments9 min readLW link

The ar­gu­men­ta­tive the­ory of reasoning

PhilGoetzJun 15, 2011, 1:26 AM
0 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Dis­solv­ing the Ques­tion of Life

falenas108Jun 14, 2011, 8:17 PM
1 point
30 comments1 min readLW link

New York Times on Ar­gu­ments and Evolu­tion [link]

Nic_SmithJun 14, 2011, 6:12 PM
9 points
13 comments1 min readLW link

In­fluence = Manipulation

Barry_CotterJun 14, 2011, 5:47 PM
4 points
48 comments1 min readLW link

[SEQ RERUN] Risk-Free Bonds Aren’t

Tyrrell_McAllisterJun 14, 2011, 4:14 PM
7 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Sus­pended an­i­ma­tion/​hi­ber­na­tion: would you use it if it were available?

forwardJun 14, 2011, 11:36 AM
17 points
16 comments1 min readLW link

Is there an Anki Deck available for Cog­ni­tive Neuroscience

diegocaleiroJun 14, 2011, 9:26 AM
9 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Ra­tion­al­ity Boot Camp

bentarmJun 14, 2011, 7:15 AM
24 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

[Link] Terry Pratch­ett be­gins for­mal pro­cess to end his life

ataJun 14, 2011, 4:53 AM
9 points
21 comments1 min readLW link

Model Uncer­tainty, Pas­calian Rea­son­ing and Utilitarianism

multifoliateroseJun 14, 2011, 3:19 AM
35 points
155 comments5 min readLW link

How would you mod­ify this text for Less Wrong

diegocaleiroJun 13, 2011, 11:13 PM
10 points
2 comments6 min readLW link

Fort Col­lins, Colorado Meetup Wed­nes­day June 15 7pm

EvelynMJun 13, 2011, 9:07 PM
1 point
0 comments1 min readLW link

Mal­ice, Stu­pidity, or Egal­ité Ir­réfléchie?

lionhearted (Sebastian Marshall)Jun 13, 2011, 8:57 PM
32 points
62 comments2 min readLW link