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Three ways CFAR has changed my view of rationality
Julia_Galef
Sep 10, 2013, 6:24 PM
172
points
59
comments
5
min read
LW
link
The genie knows, but doesn’t care
Rob Bensinger
Sep 6, 2013, 6:42 AM
121
points
495
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Cooperating with agents with different ideas of fairness, while resisting exploitation
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Sep 16, 2013, 8:27 AM
103
points
42
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Inferential silence
Kaj_Sotala
Sep 25, 2013, 12:45 PM
81
points
58
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Notes on Brainwashing & ‘Cults’
gwern
Sep 13, 2013, 8:49 PM
80
points
106
comments
16
min read
LW
link
I attempted the AI Box Experiment again! (And won—Twice!)
Tuxedage
Sep 5, 2013, 4:49 AM
79
points
168
comments
12
min read
LW
link
A map of Bay Area memespace
Julia_Galef
Sep 23, 2013, 5:34 PM
76
points
31
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Polyphasic Sleep Seed Study: Reprise
LoganStrohl
Sep 21, 2013, 10:29 PM
72
points
69
comments
2
min read
LW
link
The Anti-Placebo Effect
ShannonFriedman
Sep 28, 2013, 5:44 AM
65
points
39
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Instinctive Frequentists, the Outside View, and de-Biasing
Stuart_Armstrong
Sep 20, 2013, 8:19 PM
63
points
23
comments
2
min read
LW
link
I played the AI Box Experiment again! (and lost both games)
Tuxedage
Sep 27, 2013, 2:32 AM
62
points
123
comments
11
min read
LW
link
Probability, knowledge, and meta-probability
David_Chapman
Sep 17, 2013, 12:02 AM
60
points
73
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Book Review: Basic Category Theory for Computer Scientists (MIRI course list)
So8res
Sep 19, 2013, 3:06 AM
51
points
23
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Book Review: Heuristics and Biases (MIRI course list)
So8res
Sep 2, 2013, 3:37 PM
49
points
22
comments
20
min read
LW
link
Making Fun of Things is Easy
katydee
Sep 27, 2013, 3:10 AM
48
points
76
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Ultimate Newcomb’s Problem
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Sep 10, 2013, 2:03 AM
47
points
116
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Book Review: Cognitive Science (MIRI course list)
So8res
Sep 9, 2013, 4:39 PM
44
points
8
comments
15
min read
LW
link
The Up-Goer Five Game: Explaining hard ideas with simple words
Rob Bensinger
Sep 5, 2013, 5:54 AM
44
points
82
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Winter Solstice 2013 Kickstarter—The Big One.
Raemon
Sep 15, 2013, 10:26 AM
42
points
21
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Bed time stories with clear concepts
Gunnar_Zarncke
Sep 1, 2013, 12:26 PM
41
points
9
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Interactive Infographic on Simpson’s Paradox
Antisuji
Sep 20, 2013, 5:37 PM
39
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Mistakes repository
Dorikka
Sep 9, 2013, 3:32 AM
39
points
197
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[LINK] Larry = Harry sans magic? Google vs. Death
Shmi
Sep 18, 2013, 4:49 PM
36
points
55
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Military Rationalities and Irrationalities
pscheyer
Sep 9, 2013, 11:48 PM
35
points
58
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Which subreddits should we create on Less Wrong?
lukeprog
Sep 4, 2013, 5:56 PM
34
points
78
comments
1
min read
LW
link
How valuable is it to learn math deeply?
JonahS
Sep 2, 2013, 6:01 PM
33
points
79
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Notes on logical priors from the MIRI workshop
cousin_it
Sep 15, 2013, 10:43 PM
32
points
47
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Reading habits/techniques/strategies (second post on the topic)
Torello
Sep 29, 2013, 12:55 PM
28
points
12
comments
2
min read
LW
link
MIRI course list book reviews, part 1: Gödel, Escher, Bach
So8res
Sep 1, 2013, 5:40 PM
27
points
10
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Happy Petrov Day
Eneasz
Sep 26, 2013, 3:08 PM
25
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
How well will policy-makers handle AGI? (initial findings)
lukeprog
Sep 12, 2013, 7:21 AM
25
points
7
comments
8
min read
LW
link
LINK: Study demonstrates politically motivated innumeracy
Alejandro1
Sep 4, 2013, 6:14 PM
24
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Bayesian probability as an approximate theory of uncertainty?
cousin_it
Sep 26, 2013, 9:16 AM
23
points
37
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Types of recursion
AnthonyC
Sep 4, 2013, 5:48 PM
23
points
16
comments
1
min read
LW
link
What makes us think _any_ of our terminal values aren’t based on a misunderstanding of reality?
bokov
Sep 25, 2013, 11:09 PM
22
points
89
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Belief Signaling Trilemma
Scott Garrabrant
Sep 20, 2013, 12:50 AM
21
points
49
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Intelligence Amplification and Friendly AI
lukeprog
Sep 27, 2013, 1:09 AM
21
points
26
comments
4
min read
LW
link
How effectively can we plan for future decades? (initial findings)
lukeprog
Sep 4, 2013, 10:42 PM
21
points
18
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Reflective Control
lionhearted (Sebastian Marshall)
Sep 2, 2013, 5:45 PM
21
points
12
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Why aren’t there more forum-blogs like LW?
Stabilizer
Sep 27, 2013, 7:28 AM
20
points
28
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Prisoner’s Dilemma vs the Afterlife
DataPacRat
Sep 24, 2013, 4:59 PM
19
points
69
comments
2
min read
LW
link
P/S/A—Sam Harris offering money for a little good philosophy
Ben Pace
Sep 1, 2013, 6:36 PM
19
points
79
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Hoping to start a discussion about overcoming insecurity
ILikeLogic
Sep 22, 2013, 8:53 PM
19
points
53
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Understanding Simpson’s Paradox
Vaniver
Sep 18, 2013, 7:07 PM
19
points
20
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Help us Optimize the Contents of the Sequences eBook
lukeprog
Sep 19, 2013, 4:31 AM
18
points
73
comments
3
min read
LW
link
High School, Human Capital, Signaling and College Admissions
JonahS
Sep 8, 2013, 7:45 PM
18
points
62
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Torture vs. Shampoo
ChrisHallquist
Sep 23, 2013, 4:34 AM
18
points
43
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Should We Tell People That Giving Makes Them Happier?
Peter Wildeford
Sep 4, 2013, 9:22 PM
17
points
27
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Ignorance in parenting
Gunnar_Zarncke
Sep 3, 2013, 10:00 AM
17
points
46
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Course selection based on instructor
VipulNaik
Sep 8, 2013, 7:13 PM
16
points
28
comments
10
min read
LW
link
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