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Gun Control: How would we know?
rlpowell
Dec 20, 2012, 8:14 PM
17
points
169
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Beware Selective Nihilism
Wei Dai
Dec 20, 2012, 6:53 PM
63
points
47
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Link] ‘Something feels wrong with the state of philosophy today.’
alanog
Dec 20, 2012, 1:48 PM
13
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Standard and Nonstandard Numbers
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Dec 20, 2012, 3:23 AM
82
points
89
comments
15
min read
LW
link
Oversimplification when generalizing from DNA?
[deleted]
Dec 19, 2012, 1:18 PM
0
points
35
comments
2
min read
LW
link
The “Scary problem of Qualia”
[deleted]
Dec 19, 2012, 12:42 PM
1
point
34
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Narrative, self-image, and self-communication
Academian
Dec 19, 2012, 9:42 AM
48
points
51
comments
5
min read
LW
link
LessWrong Survey Results: Do Ethical Theories Affect Behavior?
Peter Wildeford
Dec 19, 2012, 8:40 AM
35
points
47
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Washington, DC Meetup with Special Guest
maia
Dec 19, 2012, 4:43 AM
4
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Notes on Psychopathy
gwern
Dec 19, 2012, 4:02 AM
42
points
100
comments
35
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Montpellier: Tentative first meetup
Roxolan
Dec 18, 2012, 8:39 PM
4
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Bounding the impact of AGI
Louie
Dec 18, 2012, 7:47 PM
27
points
13
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Durham LW discussion
evand
Dec 18, 2012, 6:38 PM
3
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Ontological Crisis in Humans
Wei Dai
Dec 18, 2012, 5:32 PM
90
points
69
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Matrix and Inspirational religious fiction
[deleted]
Dec 18, 2012, 4:38 PM
−3
points
1
comment
3
min read
LW
link
Caring about what happens after you die
DataPacRat
Dec 18, 2012, 3:13 PM
16
points
52
comments
1
min read
LW
link
That Thing That Happened
[deleted]
Dec 18, 2012, 12:29 PM
33
points
85
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Meetup : West LA Meetup—Dark Arts
APXAS
Dec 18, 2012, 8:12 AM
3
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] True Sources of Disagreement
MinibearRex
Dec 18, 2012, 4:16 AM
4
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
CFAR’s Inaugural Fundraising Drive
Dr_Manhattan
Dec 18, 2012, 1:19 AM
18
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
More Cryonics Probability Estimates
jefftk
Dec 17, 2012, 8:59 PM
30
points
89
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Berkeley: How Robot Cars Are Near
Nisan
Dec 17, 2012, 7:46 PM
3
points
16
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Link] Rethinking the way colleges teach critical thinking
Despard
Dec 17, 2012, 6:51 PM
2
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Statistical checks on some social science
NancyLebovitz
Dec 17, 2012, 5:23 PM
30
points
14
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 17, chapter 86
Alsadius
Dec 17, 2012, 7:19 AM
15
points
609
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Wanted: Rationalist Pushback (link)
aronwall
Dec 17, 2012, 5:51 AM
−1
points
31
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Wrapping Up
MinibearRex
Dec 17, 2012, 4:33 AM
4
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Parallelizing Rationality: How Should Rationalists Think in Groups?
almkglor
Dec 17, 2012, 4:08 AM
21
points
23
comments
11
min read
LW
link
A utility-maximizing varient of AIXI
AlexMennen
Dec 17, 2012, 3:48 AM
26
points
22
comments
5
min read
LW
link
A utility-maximizing varient of AIXI
AlexMennen
Dec 17, 2012, 1:12 AM
2
points
0
comments
5
min read
LW
link
a utility-maximizing varient of AIXI
AlexMennen
Dec 17, 2012, 12:58 AM
2
points
0
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Ask LW: ω-self-aware systems
robertzk
Dec 16, 2012, 10:18 PM
0
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : First Buffalo Meetup
StonesOnCanvas
Dec 16, 2012, 7:55 PM
2
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Consistence of reciprocity?
yttrium
Dec 16, 2012, 7:08 PM
0
points
18
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Open Thread, December 16-31, 2012
OpenThreadGuy
Dec 16, 2012, 6:26 AM
7
points
160
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Artificial Mysterious Intelligence
MinibearRex
Dec 16, 2012, 5:35 AM
5
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
[Link] New prize on causality in statistics education
jsalvatier
Dec 15, 2012, 11:50 PM
8
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : DC meetup Dec 16
[deleted]
Dec 15, 2012, 5:18 PM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Brussels meetup
Axel
Dec 15, 2012, 5:04 PM
3
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Shared AI Wins
MinibearRex
Dec 15, 2012, 7:24 AM
2
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Weekly LW Meetups: Austin; Atlanta; Cleveland; Montreal; Sofia, Bulgaria; Toronto; Vancouver; Washington DC
FrankAdamek
Dec 14, 2012, 3:49 PM
2
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Is That Your True Rejection?
MinibearRex
Dec 14, 2012, 4:03 AM
4
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Bad news for uploading
PhilGoetz
Dec 13, 2012, 11:32 PM
19
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Durham HPMoR Discussion, chapters 21-23
evand
Dec 13, 2012, 8:25 PM
3
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Paderborn Meetup, December 19th
Just_existing
Dec 13, 2012, 8:10 PM
4
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Cleveland Ohio Meetup
Raelifin
Dec 13, 2012, 7:52 PM
2
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Why (anthropic) probability isn’t enough
Stuart_Armstrong
Dec 13, 2012, 4:09 PM
33
points
21
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Negative karma is a bad design
sanxiyn
Dec 13, 2012, 11:27 AM
−10
points
31
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Friendly Projects vs. Products
MinibearRex
Dec 13, 2012, 9:00 AM
4
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Noisy Reasoners
lukeprog
Dec 13, 2012, 7:53 AM
20
points
14
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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