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[video] Robin Hanson: Uploads Economics 101
mapnoterritory
Aug 5, 2012, 9:00 PM
8
points
54
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] The Cartoon Guide to Löb’s Theorem
Oscar_Cunningham
Aug 5, 2012, 8:28 AM
4
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Random question about starfish
Raemon
Aug 5, 2012, 2:31 AM
2
points
16
comments
1
min read
LW
link
What are the optimal biases to overcome?
aaronsw
Aug 4, 2012, 3:04 PM
103
points
70
comments
2
min read
LW
link
A cynical explanation for why rationalists worry about FAI
aaronsw
Aug 4, 2012, 12:27 PM
28
points
172
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Smart non-reductionists, philosophical vs. engineering mindsets, and religion
Kaj_Sotala
Aug 4, 2012, 10:48 AM
22
points
48
comments
4
min read
LW
link
The supposedly hard problem of consciousness and the nonexistence of sense data: Is your dog a conscious being?
[deleted]
Aug 4, 2012, 1:57 AM
−21
points
19
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Pittsburgh: Semantic Stopsigns
KatjaGrace
Aug 3, 2012, 10:14 PM
4
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
“Epiphany addiction”
cousin_it
Aug 3, 2012, 5:52 PM
69
points
90
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Rationality Quotes August 2012
Alejandro1
Aug 3, 2012, 3:33 PM
9
points
432
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Weekly LW Meetups: Austin, Madison, NYC
FrankAdamek
Aug 3, 2012, 3:21 PM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
What are you working on? August 2012
RobertLumley
Aug 3, 2012, 3:10 PM
13
points
95
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Wellcome Collection in London has exhibition on human augmentation
taw
Aug 3, 2012, 8:02 AM
5
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Issue 301 shipped: Show parent comments on /comments
matt
Aug 3, 2012, 6:14 AM
43
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Link] Holistic learning ebook
John_Maxwell
Aug 3, 2012, 12:29 AM
14
points
16
comments
2
min read
LW
link
AI 5 minute existential risk talk
Stuart_Armstrong
Aug 2, 2012, 5:44 PM
8
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Melbourne, practical rationality
matt
Aug 2, 2012, 5:15 PM
7
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Melbourne, practical rationality
matt
Aug 2, 2012, 5:14 PM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
PM system is not working
jsteinhardt
Aug 2, 2012, 4:09 PM
19
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Roommate interest and coordination thread
patrickscottshields
Aug 2, 2012, 9:22 AM
13
points
47
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Reinforcement Learning: A Non-Standard Introduction (Part 2)
royf
Aug 2, 2012, 8:17 AM
16
points
7
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] When Anthropomorphism Became Stupid
MinibearRex
Aug 2, 2012, 5:07 AM
6
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Russian plan for immortality [link]
Dr_Manhattan
Aug 1, 2012, 8:49 PM
8
points
40
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Admissions Essay Help?
OnTheOtherHandle
Aug 1, 2012, 7:19 PM
10
points
34
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Looking for a roommate in Mountain View
jsteinhardt
Aug 1, 2012, 7:04 PM
15
points
6
comments
2
min read
LW
link
August 2012 Media Thread
RobertLumley
Aug 1, 2012, 6:29 PM
7
points
56
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Open Thread, August 1-15, 2012
OpenThreadGuy
Aug 1, 2012, 3:39 PM
3
points
149
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Politics Discussion Thread August 2012
OrphanWilde
Aug 1, 2012, 3:25 PM
−4
points
167
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Becoming a gene machine—what should change?
Delta
Aug 1, 2012, 1:06 PM
0
points
38
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Thoughts on a possible solution to Pascal’s Mugging
Dolores1984
Aug 1, 2012, 12:32 PM
4
points
40
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Why AGI is extremely likely to come before FAI
skeptical_lurker
Aug 1, 2012, 10:22 AM
6
points
28
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Berkeley meetup: Board game night
Nisan
Aug 1, 2012, 6:40 AM
3
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Hot Air Doesn’t Disagree
MinibearRex
Aug 1, 2012, 6:29 AM
6
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Advice please: Cognitive distortion preventing me from accomplishing anything
abcd_z
Jul 31, 2012, 11:12 PM
10
points
30
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Link] Machiavelli in historical context
Cyan
Jul 31, 2012, 7:41 PM
12
points
17
comments
1
min read
LW
link
What is the Mantra of Polya?
Mark_Eichenlaub
Jul 31, 2012, 5:49 PM
9
points
15
comments
1
min read
LW
link
AGI-12 conference in Oxford in December
Stuart_Armstrong
Jul 31, 2012, 10:38 AM
6
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Always check your assertions… (Winning the Lottery)
brilee
Jul 31, 2012, 10:32 AM
7
points
11
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Utilitarianism Subreddit
Tuxedage
Jul 31, 2012, 6:23 AM
9
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : West LA Meetup
[deleted]
Jul 31, 2012, 5:58 AM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : West LA Meetup
[deleted]
Jul 31, 2012, 5:58 AM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] The Bedrock of Morality: Arbitrary?
MinibearRex
Jul 31, 2012, 3:45 AM
6
points
24
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Cambridge (MA) Meetup
chronophasiac
Jul 31, 2012, 1:01 AM
3
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Cambridge (MA) Meetup
chronophasiac
Jul 31, 2012, 12:58 AM
−8
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Cambridge (MA) Meetup
chronophasiac
Jul 31, 2012, 12:58 AM
11
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Fort Collins, Colorado Meetup Thursday 7pm *New Place*
EvelynM
Jul 31, 2012, 12:24 AM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Fort Collins, Colorado Meetup Thursday 7pm *New Place*
EvelynM
Jul 31, 2012, 12:24 AM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Fort Collins, Colorado Meetup Thursday 7pm *New Place*
EvelynM
Jul 31, 2012, 12:24 AM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Retracted] Simpson’s paradox strikes again: there is no great stagnation?
CarlShulman
Jul 30, 2012, 5:55 PM
41
points
51
comments
1
min read
LW
link
AI cooperation is already studied in academia as “program equilibrium”
cousin_it
Jul 30, 2012, 3:22 PM
60
points
40
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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