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Meetup : Fort Collins, Colorado Meetup
EvelynM
Jan 4, 2012, 4:53 AM
1
point
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
[link] Anger as antidote to Confirmation Bias
Curiouskid
Jan 4, 2012, 1:20 AM
9
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Atlanta, GA
hankx7787
Jan 4, 2012, 12:31 AM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Utilitarians probably wasting time on recreation
nebulous
Jan 3, 2012, 10:54 PM
−10
points
82
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Austin, TX
Vaniver
Jan 3, 2012, 9:16 PM
2
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[META] Trackbacks
Curiouskid
Jan 3, 2012, 7:46 PM
8
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Describe your personal Mount Stupid
Shmi
Jan 3, 2012, 6:37 PM
14
points
48
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : First Sydney 2012 meetup.
Oklord
Jan 3, 2012, 1:04 PM
2
points
15
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Simple theory of IMDB bias
taw
Jan 3, 2012, 10:20 AM
−7
points
23
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Newcomb’s Problem and Regret of Rationality
MinibearRex
Jan 3, 2012, 6:08 AM
7
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
An inducible group-”meditation” for use in rationality dojos
[deleted]
Jan 2, 2012, 10:32 AM
7
points
17
comments
6
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Something to Protect
MinibearRex
Jan 2, 2012, 4:12 AM
7
points
12
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[META] Introduction thread attitudes and discussions
Vaniver
Jan 2, 2012, 1:18 AM
31
points
42
comments
1
min read
LW
link
An ethical debate that’s turning very sour
Multiheaded
Jan 1, 2012, 7:36 PM
−3
points
12
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Advice Request: Baconmas Website
orthonormal
Jan 1, 2012, 7:25 PM
14
points
31
comments
1
min read
LW
link
January 2012 Media Thread
daenerys
Jan 1, 2012, 5:24 PM
4
points
54
comments
1
min read
LW
link
How confident should we be?
[deleted]
Jan 1, 2012, 3:57 PM
12
points
19
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Newcomb’s problem—one boxer’s introspection.
Dmytry
Jan 1, 2012, 3:16 PM
1
point
19
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Rationality quotes January 2012
Thomas
Jan 1, 2012, 10:28 AM
11
points
467
comments
1
min read
LW
link
New Year’s Prediction Thread (2012)
gwern
Jan 1, 2012, 9:35 AM
27
points
340
comments
1
min read
LW
link
So You Want to Save the World
lukeprog
Jan 1, 2012, 7:39 AM
54
points
149
comments
12
min read
LW
link
January 1-14, 2012 Open Thread
daenerys
Jan 1, 2012, 5:40 AM
11
points
129
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Trust in Bayes
MinibearRex
Jan 1, 2012, 4:20 AM
5
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Meta analysis of Writing Therapy
jsalvatier
Jan 1, 2012, 2:02 AM
23
points
12
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Role-reversal education for math and science students (pilot project)
EvelynM
Jan 1, 2012, 12:09 AM
10
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Evaporative cooling of group beliefs: current example
calcsam
Dec 31, 2011, 9:21 PM
30
points
15
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[Link] Social dance and cognitive maintenance
NancyLebovitz
Dec 31, 2011, 9:01 PM
2
points
18
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[link] A attempt to reduce Epistemic Viciousness in the martial arts/ an empirical analysis of WSD training.
beoShaffer
Dec 31, 2011, 7:50 PM
11
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Intuition and Mathematics
XiXiDu
Dec 31, 2011, 6:58 PM
8
points
17
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Best wishes for 2012
Thomas
Dec 31, 2011, 6:09 PM
14
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The bias shield
PhilGoetz
Dec 31, 2011, 5:44 PM
29
points
65
comments
6
min read
LW
link
[wild nonsense] How about marketing rationality along the lines of “Feeling Rational”?
Multiheaded
Dec 31, 2011, 3:27 PM
−2
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Why some people seem to be proud of their ignorance?
uzalud
Dec 31, 2011, 1:38 PM
20
points
35
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] The “Intuitions” Behind “Utilitarianism”
MinibearRex
Dec 31, 2011, 6:09 AM
6
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
.
[deleted]
Dec 31, 2011, 5:07 AM
36
points
19
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[LINK] “Prediction Audits” for Nate Silver, Dave Weigel
orthonormal
Dec 30, 2011, 9:07 PM
18
points
18
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Last chance to donate for 2011
multifoliaterose
Dec 30, 2011, 6:25 PM
7
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[RESEARCH] Marijuana may prevent Alzheimer’s disease
[deleted]
Dec 30, 2011, 4:23 PM
14
points
9
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Weekly LW Meetups
FrankAdamek
Dec 30, 2011, 3:07 PM
2
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
I’d like to talk to some LGBT LWers.
Solvent
Dec 30, 2011, 10:39 AM
5
points
72
comments
1
min read
LW
link
What are good apps for rationalists?
dekelron
Dec 30, 2011, 8:54 AM
4
points
26
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Would a FAI reward us for helping create it?
TwistingFingers
Dec 30, 2011, 7:33 AM
−11
points
22
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Value (and Danger) of Ritual
Raemon
Dec 30, 2011, 6:52 AM
47
points
68
comments
12
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Circular Altruism
MinibearRex
Dec 30, 2011, 5:20 AM
7
points
25
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Affecting everything
KatjaGrace
Dec 30, 2011, 4:38 AM
1
point
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Stupid Questions Open Thread
Costanza
Dec 29, 2011, 11:23 PM
62
points
264
comments
1
min read
LW
link
“Misbehaving Machines: The Emulated Brains of Transhumanist Dreams”, Corry Shores
gwern
Dec 29, 2011, 10:33 PM
16
points
4
comments
15
min read
LW
link
Ambient control of the arithmetical hierarchy?
Will_Newsome
Dec 29, 2011, 10:25 PM
6
points
11
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Smart and under 20? Peter Thiel wants to pay you to not go to school.
lukeprog
Dec 29, 2011, 8:37 PM
10
points
22
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Are Yearly/Monthly Book Suggestion Threads a Good Idea?
RobertLumley
Dec 29, 2011, 4:52 PM
4
points
22
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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