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Meetup : Berkeley weekly meetup
Nisan
Aug 31, 2011, 7:56 PM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Are there better ways of identifying the most creative scientists?
gwern
Aug 31, 2011, 7:42 PM
15
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[LINK] The Illusion of Asymmetric Insight
RobertLumley
Aug 31, 2011, 6:09 PM
9
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Ottawa Weekly Monday LessWrong Meetup
XFrequentist
Aug 31, 2011, 3:39 PM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Scientifically optimizing education: Hard problem, or solved problem? Introducing the Theory of Direct Instruction
Owen_Richardson
Aug 31, 2011, 5:28 AM
22
points
61
comments
18
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Kahneman’s Planning Anecdote
MinibearRex
Aug 31, 2011, 3:33 AM
10
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
How likely is Peter Thiel’s investment into seasteading to pay off?
[deleted]
Aug 30, 2011, 4:54 PM
18
points
143
comments
1
min read
LW
link
My intentions for my metaethics sequence
lukeprog
Aug 30, 2011, 4:52 PM
22
points
14
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Frequentist vs Bayesian breakdown: interpretation vs inference
Academian
Aug 30, 2011, 3:58 PM
36
points
4
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Ask LW: PredictionBook.com and logical uncertainty
Will_Newsome
Aug 30, 2011, 1:59 PM
5
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[LINK] “Academic publishers make Murdoch look like a socialist” says George Monbiot
[deleted]
Aug 30, 2011, 12:27 PM
28
points
15
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Can You Build a Better Paper Clip?
taw
Aug 30, 2011, 12:07 PM
−1
points
16
comments
1
min read
LW
link
That cat: not dead and alive
DavidPlumpton
Aug 30, 2011, 8:23 AM
3
points
10
comments
3
min read
LW
link
.
[deleted]
Aug 30, 2011, 3:56 AM
40
points
13
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Defrag conference scholarships
EvelynM
Aug 30, 2011, 3:36 AM
3
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Philosophical apologetics book suggests replacing Bayes theorem with “Inference to the Best Explanation” (IBE)
jwhendy
Aug 30, 2011, 3:31 AM
4
points
34
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Making it even easier to find new comments in a thread
NancyLebovitz
Aug 30, 2011, 3:12 AM
19
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Shanghai Less Wrong Meetup
Patrick
Aug 30, 2011, 3:07 AM
2
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Do you expect a singularity within your life time?
[deleted]
Aug 30, 2011, 2:38 AM
8
points
25
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Michael Jordan dissolves Bayesian vs Frequentist inference debate [video lecture]
Academian
Aug 30, 2011, 1:12 AM
10
points
12
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Planning Fallacy
MinibearRex
Aug 30, 2011, 12:28 AM
9
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
‘Self-improving AI, an analysis’ [link]
lukeprog
Aug 29, 2011, 7:33 PM
10
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
‘Preferences in AI: An Overview’ [link]
lukeprog
Aug 29, 2011, 7:31 PM
8
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
An introduction to Bayesianism [links]
lukeprog
Aug 29, 2011, 7:06 PM
13
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Call for Personal Volunteers
lukeprog
Aug 29, 2011, 4:31 PM
27
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
A History of Bayes’ Theorem
lukeprog
Aug 29, 2011, 7:04 AM
76
points
91
comments
15
min read
LW
link
[LINK] How Hard is Artificial Intelligence? The Evolutionary Argument and Observation Selection Effects
AnnaSalamon
Aug 29, 2011, 5:27 AM
24
points
13
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Book trades with open-minded theists—recommendations?
Morendil
Aug 29, 2011, 5:23 AM
13
points
70
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Why I’m Blooking
MinibearRex
Aug 29, 2011, 3:35 AM
8
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
How you will change the world
KatjaGrace
Aug 29, 2011, 2:31 AM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : West LA Meetup 09-06-2011
[deleted]
Aug 28, 2011, 9:56 PM
3
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Public Donation List or Putting Peer Pressure to Good Use
drethelin
Aug 28, 2011, 8:36 PM
0
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Polyhacking
Alicorn
Aug 28, 2011, 8:35 AM
121
points
603
comments
8
min read
LW
link
List of Donors, Fall 2011
Mass_Driver
Aug 28, 2011, 7:45 AM
3
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Doublethink (Choosing to be Biased)
MinibearRex
Aug 28, 2011, 3:24 AM
10
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
In defence of ignorant thinking
KatjaGrace
Aug 28, 2011, 2:00 AM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
How much is karma worth, after all?
[deleted]
Aug 27, 2011, 9:23 PM
10
points
21
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Vancouver Less Wrong Meetup
Arkanj3l
Aug 27, 2011, 9:02 PM
1
point
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Decision Theory Paradox: PD with Three Implies Chaos?
orthonormal
Aug 27, 2011, 7:22 PM
42
points
56
comments
4
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Human Evil and Muddled Thinking
MinibearRex
Aug 27, 2011, 3:43 AM
11
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Why we love unimportant things
KatjaGrace
Aug 27, 2011, 2:12 AM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Rational Home Buying
Scott Alexander
Aug 27, 2011, 12:15 AM
169
points
138
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Alzheimer’s vs Cryonics
RobertLumley
Aug 26, 2011, 11:59 PM
12
points
26
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Bayesian Reasoning Applied to House Selling: Listing Price
byrnema
Aug 26, 2011, 11:43 PM
4
points
19
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Singularity Institute Strategic Plan 2011
MichaelAnissimov
Aug 26, 2011, 11:34 PM
45
points
21
comments
1
min read
LW
link
New Favicon
Alicorn
Aug 26, 2011, 8:34 PM
14
points
41
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Schroedinger’s cat is always dead
PhilGoetz
Aug 26, 2011, 5:58 PM
−18
points
56
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Weight training
Alex Flint
Aug 26, 2011, 3:25 PM
6
points
47
comments
1
min read
LW
link
General textbook comparison thread
gjm
Aug 26, 2011, 1:27 PM
14
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : London Science Museum, Aug. 31
Alexandros
Aug 26, 2011, 12:54 PM
4
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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