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Fiction: LW-inspired scenelet
DataPacRat
Jan 27, 2012, 6:43 AM
35
points
8
comments
3
min read
LW
link
AI Box Log
Dorikka
Jan 27, 2012, 4:47 AM
24
points
30
comments
23
min read
LW
link
Informed consent bias in RCTs?
neq1
Jan 27, 2012, 2:31 AM
3
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
What’s going on here?
RobertLumley
Jan 27, 2012, 1:38 AM
20
points
61
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Mathematicians & mathletes: the Singularity Institute wants your strategic input!
lukeprog
Jan 26, 2012, 10:13 PM
12
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[LINK] Learning enhancement using “transcranial direct current stimulation”
Alex_Altair
Jan 26, 2012, 4:18 PM
11
points
19
comments
1
min read
LW
link
“Politics is the mind-killer” is the mind-killer
thomblake
Jan 26, 2012, 3:55 PM
58
points
99
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[post redacted]
Will_Newsome
Jan 26, 2012, 1:30 AM
−4
points
59
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Cambridge UK
rebellionkid
Jan 25, 2012, 11:47 PM
7
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Shit Rationalists Say?
Eneasz
Jan 25, 2012, 9:51 PM
55
points
119
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[META] Karma, its positive and negative component
Thomas
Jan 25, 2012, 9:31 PM
21
points
22
comments
1
min read
LW
link
I’ve had it with those dark rumours about our culture rigorously suppressing opinions
Multiheaded
Jan 25, 2012, 5:43 PM
50
points
868
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Occam alternatives
selylindi
Jan 25, 2012, 7:50 AM
30
points
51
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Pittsburgh Meetup: Big Gaming Fun 3!
Kenoubi
Jan 25, 2012, 4:05 AM
1
point
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Urges vs. Goals: The analogy to anticipation and belief
AnnaSalamon
Jan 24, 2012, 11:57 PM
126
points
71
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Sunk Costs Fallacy Fallacy
[deleted]
Jan 24, 2012, 9:09 PM
38
points
28
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Drawing Workshop in NYC: Gauging Interest
Raemon
Jan 24, 2012, 8:49 PM
4
points
7
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Michael Nielsen explains Judea Pearl’s causality
gwern
Jan 24, 2012, 7:35 PM
30
points
15
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Thinking Bayesianically, with Lojban
DataPacRat
Jan 24, 2012, 6:47 PM
13
points
66
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Raising awareness of existential risks—perhaps explaining at “personally stocking canned food” level?
Dmytry
Jan 24, 2012, 4:17 PM
19
points
3
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Sydney Rationality meet-up No.2
Oklord
Jan 24, 2012, 2:07 PM
1
point
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Could Democritus have predicted intelligence explosion?
lukeprog
Jan 24, 2012, 8:40 AM
7
points
56
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Replace the Symbol with the Substance
MinibearRex
Jan 24, 2012, 4:54 AM
8
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
How do I “test it”?
ahartell
Jan 24, 2012, 4:05 AM
15
points
13
comments
1
min read
LW
link
How I Ended Up Non-Ambitious
Swimmer963 (Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg)
Jan 23, 2012, 11:50 PM
256
points
240
comments
10
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Houston Meetup − 1/29
Cog
Jan 23, 2012, 11:21 PM
1
point
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Need more people for Vancouver meetup
[deleted]
Jan 23, 2012, 11:04 PM
2
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Tell LessWrong about your charitable donations
ChrisHallquist
Jan 23, 2012, 9:35 PM
19
points
50
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[LINK] Neuroscientists Find That Status within Groups Can Affect IQ
cafesofie
Jan 23, 2012, 7:52 PM
6
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : West LA Meetup 01-25-2012
[deleted]
Jan 23, 2012, 7:45 PM
1
point
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Human’s Hidden Utility Function (Maybe)
lukeprog
Jan 23, 2012, 7:39 PM
68
points
91
comments
3
min read
LW
link
How would you talk a stranger off the ledge?
MoreOn
Jan 23, 2012, 2:52 PM
16
points
97
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Melbourne practical rationality meetup
matt
Jan 23, 2012, 11:40 AM
2
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Waterloo Meetup
jpulgarin
Jan 23, 2012, 5:49 AM
4
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Salt Lake City LW Meetup #2 Logistics
adamisom
Jan 23, 2012, 4:47 AM
2
points
9
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Taboo Your Words
MinibearRex
Jan 23, 2012, 4:41 AM
9
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Ongoing Ohio Meetup
daenerys
Jan 23, 2012, 3:38 AM
2
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Fissure opens in chess AI scene [link]
Kevin
Jan 23, 2012, 2:14 AM
−10
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Question Regarding Motorcycling
Costanza
Jan 22, 2012, 9:42 PM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Startups as a Rationality Test Bed?
beoShaffer
22 Jan 2012 20:50 UTC
9
points
21
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Study Hacks on Convenience as Anti-Productivity
billswift
22 Jan 2012 19:50 UTC
10
points
16
comments
1
min read
LW
link
AI Box Role Plays
lessdazed
22 Jan 2012 19:11 UTC
8
points
50
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Neurological reality of human thought and decision making; implications for rationalism.
Dmytry
22 Jan 2012 14:39 UTC
3
points
43
comments
2
min read
LW
link
The Singularity Institute is hiring an executive assistant near Berkeley
Louie
22 Jan 2012 7:47 UTC
24
points
27
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Empty Labels
MinibearRex
22 Jan 2012 4:36 UTC
7
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Link] The Hyborian Age
GLaDOS
21 Jan 2012 19:00 UTC
34
points
6
comments
2
min read
LW
link
The hundred-room problem
APMason
21 Jan 2012 18:12 UTC
0
points
33
comments
1
min read
LW
link
New x-risk organizations
lukeprog
21 Jan 2012 16:52 UTC
22
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Politicians’ family as signalling
Stabilizer
21 Jan 2012 9:31 UTC
12
points
11
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Dark Arts: A Beginner’s Guide
faul_sname
21 Jan 2012 7:05 UTC
62
points
43
comments
4
min read
LW
link
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