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The Virtue of Silence
Scott Alexander
Jun 14, 2013, 7:00 PM
130
points
4
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Robust Cooperation in the Prisoner’s Dilemma
orthonormal
Jun 7, 2013, 8:30 AM
124
points
147
comments
7
min read
LW
link
All Debates Are Bravery Debates
Scott Alexander
Jun 9, 2013, 7:00 PM
120
points
4
comments
6
min read
LW
link
After critical event W happens, they still won’t believe you
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Jun 13, 2013, 9:59 PM
95
points
107
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Tiling Agents for Self-Modifying AI (OPFAI #2)
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Jun 6, 2013, 8:24 PM
88
points
259
comments
3
min read
LW
link
For FAI: Is “Molecular Nanotechnology” putting our best foot forward?
leplen
Jun 22, 2013, 4:44 AM
86
points
118
comments
3
min read
LW
link
How probable is Molecular Nanotech?
leplen
Jun 29, 2013, 7:06 AM
75
points
56
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Prisoner’s Dilemma (with visible source code) Tournament
AlexMennen
Jun 7, 2013, 8:30 AM
73
points
236
comments
2
min read
LW
link
How to Write Deep Characters
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Jun 16, 2013, 2:10 AM
69
points
67
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Do Earths with slower economic growth have a better chance at FAI?
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Jun 12, 2013, 7:54 PM
59
points
175
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Public Service Announcement Collection
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Jun 27, 2013, 5:20 PM
56
points
330
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Start Under the Streetlight, then Push into the Shadows
lukeprog
Jun 24, 2013, 12:49 AM
52
points
29
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Useful Concepts Repository
Qiaochu_Yuan
Jun 10, 2013, 6:12 AM
50
points
105
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Earning to Give vs. Altruistic Career Choice Revisited
JonahS
Jun 2, 2013, 2:55 AM
48
points
153
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Some reservations about Singer’s child-in-the-pond argument
JonahS
Jun 19, 2013, 11:54 PM
40
points
120
comments
6
min read
LW
link
[link] The Economics of Social Status
Kaj_Sotala
Jun 6, 2013, 8:38 AM
39
points
3
comments
2
min read
LW
link
The Use of Many Independent Lines of Evidence: The Basel Problem
JonahS
Jun 3, 2013, 4:42 AM
38
points
44
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Many Weak Arguments vs. One Relatively Strong Argument
JonahS
Jun 4, 2013, 3:32 AM
35
points
87
comments
11
min read
LW
link
James Martin’s death
Stuart_Armstrong
Jun 27, 2013, 11:57 AM
33
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Mahatma Armstrong: CEVed to death.
Stuart_Armstrong
Jun 6, 2013, 12:50 PM
33
points
62
comments
2
min read
LW
link
How to Have Space Correctly
fowlertm
Jun 25, 2013, 3:47 AM
33
points
32
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Bad Concepts Repository
moridinamael
Jun 27, 2013, 3:16 AM
33
points
204
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[link] Scott Aaronson on free will
DanielVarga
Jun 10, 2013, 11:24 PM
32
points
109
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Common failure modes in habit formation
RomeoStevens
Jun 28, 2013, 5:28 AM
32
points
19
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Quotes and Notes on Scott Aaronson’s “The Ghost in the Quantum Turing Machine”
Shmi
Jun 17, 2013, 5:11 AM
31
points
83
comments
15
min read
LW
link
Reductionism sequence now available in audio format
Rick_from_Castify
Jun 2, 2013, 2:55 AM
31
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
CFAR workshop, June 15th, Salt Lake City UT
Julia_Galef
Jun 6, 2013, 4:47 PM
30
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Anticipating critical transitions
PhilGoetz
Jun 9, 2013, 4:28 PM
29
points
52
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Effective Altruism Through Advertising Vegetarianism?
Peter Wildeford
Jun 12, 2013, 6:50 PM
29
points
553
comments
14
min read
LW
link
Why do theists, undergrads, and Less Wrongers favor one-boxing on Newcomb?
CarlShulman
Jun 19, 2013, 1:55 AM
28
points
300
comments
2
min read
LW
link
A personal history of involvement with effective altruism
JonahS
Jun 11, 2013, 4:49 AM
25
points
55
comments
5
min read
LW
link
[META] Make poll results accessible to people who have not voted
sp4233
Jun 27, 2013, 10:15 PM
24
points
12
comments
1
min read
LW
link
How should Eliezer and Nick’s extra $20 be split
Scott Garrabrant
Jun 14, 2013, 6:14 PM
22
points
66
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Vacancy at the Future of Humanity Institute: Academic Project Manager
Sean_o_h
Jun 28, 2013, 12:17 PM
22
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Two Weeks of Meditation can Reduce Mind Wandering and Improve Mental Performance.
fowlertm
Jun 1, 2013, 9:58 AM
21
points
17
comments
2
min read
LW
link
How can I strategically write a complex bestseller? (4HS001)
Neotenic
Jun 12, 2013, 8:47 AM
19
points
40
comments
5
min read
LW
link
A disclaimer about my effective philanthropy posts (in connection with astronomical waste)
JonahS
Jun 1, 2013, 2:00 AM
19
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Initial Thoughts on Personally Finding a High-Impact Career
Peter Wildeford
Jun 19, 2013, 7:10 PM
18
points
58
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Suggestions for Rationality Blogs in the Sidebar
LucasSloan
Jun 25, 2013, 2:36 AM
18
points
31
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Other prespective on resolving the Prisoner’s dilemma
Stuart_Armstrong
Jun 4, 2013, 4:13 PM
17
points
34
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Exercise isn’t necessarily good for people
NancyLebovitz
Jun 8, 2013, 2:32 PM
17
points
53
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Social Impact, Effective Altruism, and Motivated Cognition
JonahS
Jun 8, 2013, 2:31 AM
16
points
20
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Saving lives via bed nets is hard to beat for immediate impact
JonahS
Jun 21, 2013, 6:46 PM
15
points
46
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Near-Term Risk: Killer Robots a Threat to Freedom and Democracy
Epiphany
Jun 14, 2013, 6:28 AM
15
points
105
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Elites and AI: Stated Opinions
lukeprog
Jun 15, 2013, 7:52 PM
14
points
24
comments
7
min read
LW
link
David Brooks from the NY Times writes on earning-to-give
AnthonyC
Jun 4, 2013, 3:15 PM
14
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Weak evidence that eating vegetables makes you live longer
jefftk
Jun 10, 2013, 1:09 PM
14
points
24
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Many Weak Arguments and the Typical Mind
JonahS
Jun 6, 2013, 6:52 PM
14
points
9
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Normative uncertainty in Newcomb’s problem
CarlShulman
16 Jun 2013 2:16 UTC
14
points
32
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[LINK] The Selected Papers Network
Qiaochu_Yuan
14 Jun 2013 20:20 UTC
13
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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