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A model of UDT with a concrete prior over logical statements
Benya
Aug 28, 2012, 9:45 PM
62
points
24
comments
4
min read
LW
link
An Anthropic Principle Fairy Tale
Nominull
Aug 28, 2012, 8:48 PM
−24
points
17
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Pittsburgh: Rationalization Game
KatjaGrace
Aug 28, 2012, 7:13 PM
3
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] My Childhood Death Spiral
MinibearRex
Aug 28, 2012, 9:47 AM
6
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The wandering rationalist
Despard
Aug 28, 2012, 2:59 AM
12
points
27
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Anyone know of empirically driven lobbying efforts?
palladias
Aug 27, 2012, 10:02 PM
37
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
What is the evidence in favor of paleo?
jsteinhardt
Aug 27, 2012, 7:07 AM
21
points
97
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Optimization
MinibearRex
Aug 27, 2012, 7:02 AM
6
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
UPDATE: Society of Venturism is spearheading Kim Suozzi’s cryopreservation charity
dblch
Aug 27, 2012, 6:51 AM
22
points
30
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Melbourne, practical rationality
matt
Aug 27, 2012, 5:52 AM
3
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : West LA Meetup—Consciousness
[deleted]
Aug 27, 2012, 5:02 AM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The noncentral fallacy—the worst argument in the world?
Scott Alexander
Aug 27, 2012, 3:36 AM
426
points
1,769
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Stupid Questions Open Thread Round 4
lukeprog
Aug 27, 2012, 12:04 AM
9
points
181
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Decision Theories, Part 3.5: Halt, Melt and Catch Fire
orthonormal
Aug 26, 2012, 10:40 PM
49
points
35
comments
5
min read
LW
link
[Draft] Productive Use of Heuristics and Biases
wattsd
Aug 26, 2012, 6:08 PM
11
points
18
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Luke’ AMA gets a plug @ Wired [link]
Dr_Manhattan
Aug 26, 2012, 4:15 AM
8
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Psychic Powers
MinibearRex
Aug 26, 2012, 4:06 AM
4
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Fort Collins, Colorado Meetup Thursday 7pm
EvelynM
Aug 25, 2012, 11:58 PM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
PSA: People can see what you’ve “liked” and “disliked” if you checked “Make my votes public”
lukeprog
Aug 25, 2012, 10:53 PM
10
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
What are useful skills to learn at university?
Metus
Aug 25, 2012, 10:43 PM
7
points
39
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Neil Armstrong died before we could defeat death
kilobug
Aug 25, 2012, 7:49 PM
−3
points
34
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Mike Darwin on animal research, moral cowardice, and reasoning in an uncaring universe
Synaptic
Aug 25, 2012, 4:38 PM
36
points
15
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Meetup : SLC, UT: Free Will and Rationality Checklists
hamnox
Aug 25, 2012, 4:29 AM
2
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Cryonics donation fund for Kim Suozzi established by Society for Venturism
JGWeissman
Aug 25, 2012, 3:09 AM
13
points
17
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Excluding the Supernatural
MinibearRex
Aug 25, 2012, 2:35 AM
7
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Completeness of simulations
RolfAndreassen
Aug 24, 2012, 10:44 PM
3
points
31
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Weekly LW Meetups: Austin; Bratislava, Slovakia; Cambridge MA; Melbourne; Sydney; Washington DC
FrankAdamek
Aug 24, 2012, 2:28 PM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Using Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality to teach the scientific method to Psychology undergraduates
Weisguy
Aug 23, 2012, 2:50 PM
14
points
12
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] Points of Departure
MinibearRex
Aug 23, 2012, 3:05 AM
6
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
What’s Wrong with Evidential Decision Theory?
aaronde
Aug 23, 2012, 12:09 AM
24
points
54
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Let’s Talk About Intelligence
Crystalist
Aug 22, 2012, 8:19 PM
3
points
13
comments
3
min read
LW
link
How to cheat Löb’s Theorem: my second try
Benya
Aug 22, 2012, 6:21 PM
27
points
26
comments
10
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Dorset Meetup
danielmamay
Aug 22, 2012, 4:18 PM
4
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Heading off a near-term AGI arms race
lincolnquirk
Aug 22, 2012, 2:23 PM
10
points
70
comments
1
min read
LW
link
AI timeline prediction data
Stuart_Armstrong
Aug 22, 2012, 11:49 AM
26
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] The Truly Iterated Prisoner’s Dilemma
MinibearRex
Aug 22, 2012, 6:16 AM
7
points
20
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Four major problems with neuroscience
NancyLebovitz
Aug 22, 2012, 5:25 AM
19
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[META] Inbox icon behaving unexpectedly
RolfAndreassen
Aug 21, 2012, 9:35 PM
2
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[LINK] Strong AI Startup Raises $15M
olalonde
Aug 21, 2012, 8:47 PM
24
points
13
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Possible meetup: Singapore
AnnaSalamon
Aug 21, 2012, 6:52 PM
12
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Sal Khan publicly predicts the positive feedback loop associated with human intelligence augmentation. [Link]
TylerJay
Aug 21, 2012, 3:57 PM
6
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Berkeley meetup: Operant conditioning game
Nisan
Aug 21, 2012, 3:07 PM
5
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Paris Meetup
Emile
Aug 21, 2012, 2:35 PM
7
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
r/HPMOR on heroic responsibility
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Aug 21, 2012, 11:08 AM
14
points
51
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Group rationality diary, 8/20/12
cata
Aug 21, 2012, 9:42 AM
7
points
68
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[SEQ RERUN] The True Prisoner’s Dilemma
MinibearRex
Aug 21, 2012, 6:54 AM
6
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Can we teach Rationality at the University of Reddit?
Lightwave
Aug 20, 2012, 9:59 PM
32
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Rational-Humanist Open Mic, NYC September 5th
Raemon
Aug 20, 2012, 7:49 PM
2
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Risk aversion does not explain people’s betting behaviours
Stuart_Armstrong
Aug 20, 2012, 12:38 PM
29
points
36
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[Link] Social interventions gone wrong
[deleted]
Aug 20, 2012, 9:24 AM
34
points
77
comments
7
min read
LW
link
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