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Jan­uary 1-14, 2012 Open Thread

daenerysJan 1, 2012, 5:40 AM
11 points
129 comments1 min readLW link

[SEQ RERUN] Trust in Bayes

MinibearRexJan 1, 2012, 4:20 AM
5 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Meta anal­y­sis of Writ­ing Therapy

jsalvatierJan 1, 2012, 2:02 AM
23 points
12 comments1 min readLW link

Role-re­ver­sal ed­u­ca­tion for math and sci­ence stu­dents (pi­lot pro­ject)

EvelynMJan 1, 2012, 12:09 AM
10 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Eva­po­ra­tive cool­ing of group be­liefs: cur­rent example

calcsamDec 31, 2011, 9:21 PM
30 points
15 comments2 min readLW link

[Link] So­cial dance and cog­ni­tive main­te­nance

NancyLebovitzDec 31, 2011, 9:01 PM
2 points
18 comments1 min readLW link

[link] A at­tempt to re­duce Epistemic Vi­cious­ness in the mar­tial arts/​ an em­piri­cal anal­y­sis of WSD train­ing.

beoShafferDec 31, 2011, 7:50 PM
11 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

In­tu­ition and Mathematics

XiXiDuDec 31, 2011, 6:58 PM
8 points
17 comments3 min readLW link

Best wishes for 2012

ThomasDec 31, 2011, 6:09 PM
14 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

The bias shield

PhilGoetzDec 31, 2011, 5:44 PM
29 points
65 comments6 min readLW link

[wild non­sense] How about mar­ket­ing ra­tio­nal­ity along the lines of “Feel­ing Ra­tional”?

MultiheadedDec 31, 2011, 3:27 PM
−2 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Why some peo­ple seem to be proud of their ig­no­rance?

uzaludDec 31, 2011, 1:38 PM
20 points
35 comments1 min readLW link

[SEQ RERUN] The “In­tu­itions” Be­hind “Utili­tar­i­anism”

MinibearRexDec 31, 2011, 6:09 AM
6 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

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[deleted]Dec 31, 2011, 5:07 AM
36 points
19 comments1 min readLW link

[LINK] “Pre­dic­tion Au­dits” for Nate Silver, Dave Weigel

orthonormalDec 30, 2011, 9:07 PM
18 points
18 comments1 min readLW link

Last chance to donate for 2011

multifoliateroseDec 30, 2011, 6:25 PM
7 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

[RESEARCH] Mar­ijuana may pre­vent Alzheimer’s disease

[deleted]Dec 30, 2011, 4:23 PM
14 points
9 comments1 min readLW link

Weekly LW Meetups

FrankAdamekDec 30, 2011, 3:07 PM
2 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

I’d like to talk to some LGBT LWers.

SolventDec 30, 2011, 10:39 AM
5 points
72 comments1 min readLW link

What are good apps for ra­tio­nal­ists?

dekelronDec 30, 2011, 8:54 AM
4 points
26 comments1 min readLW link

Would a FAI re­ward us for helping cre­ate it?

TwistingFingersDec 30, 2011, 7:33 AM
−11 points
22 comments1 min readLW link

The Value (and Danger) of Ritual

RaemonDec 30, 2011, 6:52 AM
47 points
68 comments12 min readLW link

[SEQ RERUN] Cir­cu­lar Altruism

MinibearRexDec 30, 2011, 5:20 AM
7 points
25 comments1 min readLW link

Affect­ing everything

KatjaGraceDec 30, 2011, 4:38 AM
1 point
0 comments2 min readLW link

Stupid Ques­tions Open Thread

CostanzaDec 29, 2011, 11:23 PM
62 points
264 comments1 min readLW link

“Mis­be­hav­ing Machines: The Emu­lated Brains of Tran­shu­man­ist Dreams”, Corry Shores

gwernDec 29, 2011, 10:33 PM
16 points
4 comments15 min readLW link

Am­bi­ent con­trol of the ar­ith­meti­cal hi­er­ar­chy?

Will_NewsomeDec 29, 2011, 10:25 PM
6 points
11 comments1 min readLW link

Smart and un­der 20? Peter Thiel wants to pay you to not go to school.

lukeprogDec 29, 2011, 8:37 PM
10 points
22 comments1 min readLW link

Are Yearly/​Monthly Book Sugges­tion Threads a Good Idea?

RobertLumleyDec 29, 2011, 4:52 PM
4 points
22 comments1 min readLW link

Should we dis­count ex­traor­di­nary im­pli­ca­tions?

XiXiDuDec 29, 2011, 2:51 PM
4 points
104 comments4 min readLW link

Ra­tion­al­ity of some­times miss­ing the point of the stated ques­tion, and of cer­tain type of defen­sive reasoning

DmytryDec 29, 2011, 1:09 PM
22 points
18 comments3 min readLW link

Why would a free hu­man so­ciety be in agree­ment on how to al­ter it­self?

MultiheadedDec 29, 2011, 11:49 AM
−2 points
22 comments1 min readLW link

Ne­gen­tropy Over­rated?

paulfchristianoDec 29, 2011, 10:14 AM
38 points
32 comments1 min readLW link

[SEQ RERUN] Against Dis­count Rates

MinibearRexDec 29, 2011, 6:00 AM
5 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : First Philadelphia Meetup of 2012

DasAllFolksDec 29, 2011, 5:16 AM
6 points
11 comments1 min readLW link

Less Wrong men­tor­ing thread

John_MaxwellDec 29, 2011, 12:10 AM
43 points
92 comments1 min readLW link

Meetup : San Diego ex­per­i­men­tal meetup

MercurialDec 28, 2011, 10:02 PM
1 point
1 comment1 min readLW link

For-Profit Ra­tion­al­ity Training

ksvanhornDec 28, 2011, 9:42 PM
31 points
39 comments3 min readLW link

[Link] Opac­ity as a defense against bias?

malthrinDec 28, 2011, 6:15 PM
5 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

[LINK] Gödel, Escher, Bach read through start­ing on Reddit

KarmakaiserDec 28, 2011, 3:37 PM
8 points
14 comments1 min readLW link

Can you rec­og­nize a ran­dom gen­er­a­tor?

uzaludDec 28, 2011, 1:59 PM
1 point
55 comments1 min readLW link

[Hu­mor] [Link] Eclipse Maid, a posthu­man maid role-play­ing game

Kaj_SotalaDec 28, 2011, 1:18 PM
12 points
21 comments1 min readLW link

Which bi­ases would you like to keep?

cousin_itDec 28, 2011, 12:59 PM
3 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Reli­gious dogma as group identity

uzaludDec 28, 2011, 10:12 AM
10 points
20 comments1 min readLW link

Eu­topia is Scary—for the author

Stuart_ArmstrongDec 28, 2011, 9:42 AM
15 points
41 comments1 min readLW link

Best of Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes, 2011 Edition

DanielVargaDec 28, 2011, 5:32 AM
39 points
25 comments1 min readLW link

[SEQ RERUN] Allais Malaise

MinibearRexDec 28, 2011, 4:25 AM
5 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Sin­gu­lar­ity In­sti­tute $100,000 end-of-year fundraiser only 20% filled so far

LouieDec 27, 2011, 9:24 PM
8 points
47 comments2 min readLW link

How to Draw Con­clu­sions Like Sher­lock Holmes

abcd_zDec 27, 2011, 1:29 PM
−5 points
28 comments2 min readLW link

Meetup : Port­land Meetup?

obfuscateDec 27, 2011, 6:05 AM
6 points
12 comments1 min readLW link