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So you think you understand Quantum Mechanics
Shmi
Dec 22, 2012, 9:16 PM
65
points
64
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Education via Cell Phone in Africa
[deleted]
Dec 22, 2012, 5:47 PM
12
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Berlin Meetup: Bayes
blob
Dec 22, 2012, 2:43 PM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
UFAI cannot be the Great Filter
Thrasymachus
Dec 22, 2012, 11:26 AM
62
points
93
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 18, chapter 87
Alsadius
Dec 22, 2012, 7:55 AM
8
points
594
comments
1
min read
LW
link
No apparent Dunning-Kruger effect for LW participation
John_Maxwell
Dec 22, 2012, 4:39 AM
9
points
18
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Washington DC meetup- new sequence?
rocurley
Dec 21, 2012, 11:18 PM
2
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Implications of an infinite versus a finite universe
Kawoomba
Dec 21, 2012, 5:12 PM
3
points
46
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Weekly LW Meetups: Austin, Brussels, Durham, London, Melbourne, NYC, Paderborn, Vancouver
FrankAdamek
Dec 21, 2012, 4:37 PM
2
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Dying in Many Worlds
Ghatanathoah
Dec 21, 2012, 11:48 AM
25
points
40
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Against NHST
gwern
Dec 21, 2012, 4:45 AM
94
points
66
comments
4
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] The Bad Guy Bias
MinibearRex
Dec 21, 2012, 3:44 AM
7
points
16
comments
1
min read
LW
link
newcomb’s altruism
[deleted]
Dec 21, 2012, 1:59 AM
4
points
16
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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]
18 Dec 2012 16:38 UTC
−3
points
1
comment
3
min read
LW
link
Caring about what happens after you die
DataPacRat
18 Dec 2012 15:13 UTC
16
points
52
comments
1
min read
LW
link
That Thing That Happened
[deleted]
18 Dec 2012 12:29 UTC
33
points
85
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Meetup : West LA Meetup—Dark Arts
APXAS
18 Dec 2012 8:12 UTC
3
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] True Sources of Disagreement
MinibearRex
18 Dec 2012 4:16 UTC
4
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
CFAR’s Inaugural Fundraising Drive
Dr_Manhattan
18 Dec 2012 1:19 UTC
18
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
More Cryonics Probability Estimates
jefftk
17 Dec 2012 20:59 UTC
30
points
89
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Berkeley: How Robot Cars Are Near
Nisan
17 Dec 2012 19:46 UTC
3
points
16
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Link] Rethinking the way colleges teach critical thinking
Despard
17 Dec 2012 18:51 UTC
2
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Statistical checks on some social science
NancyLebovitz
17 Dec 2012 17:23 UTC
30
points
14
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 17, chapter 86
Alsadius
17 Dec 2012 7:19 UTC
15
points
609
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Wanted: Rationalist Pushback (link)
aronwall
17 Dec 2012 5:51 UTC
−1
points
31
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Wrapping Up
MinibearRex
17 Dec 2012 4:33 UTC
4
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Parallelizing Rationality: How Should Rationalists Think in Groups?
almkglor
17 Dec 2012 4:08 UTC
21
points
23
comments
11
min read
LW
link
A utility-maximizing varient of AIXI
AlexMennen
17 Dec 2012 3:48 UTC
26
points
22
comments
5
min read
LW
link
A utility-maximizing varient of AIXI
AlexMennen
17 Dec 2012 1:12 UTC
2
points
0
comments
5
min read
LW
link
a utility-maximizing varient of AIXI
AlexMennen
17 Dec 2012 0:58 UTC
2
points
0
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Ask LW: ω-self-aware systems
robertzk
16 Dec 2012 22:18 UTC
0
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : First Buffalo Meetup
StonesOnCanvas
16 Dec 2012 19:55 UTC
2
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Consistence of reciprocity?
yttrium
16 Dec 2012 19:08 UTC
0
points
18
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Open Thread, December 16-31, 2012
OpenThreadGuy
16 Dec 2012 6:26 UTC
7
points
160
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Artificial Mysterious Intelligence
MinibearRex
16 Dec 2012 5:35 UTC
5
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
[Link] New prize on causality in statistics education
jsalvatier
15 Dec 2012 23:50 UTC
8
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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