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Preface

Eliezer Yudkowsky11 Mar 2015 19:00 UTC

910 points

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Biases: An Introduction

Rob Bensinger11 Mar 2015 19:00 UTC

342 points

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Chapter 1: A Day of Very Low Probability

Eliezer Yudkowsky14 Mar 2015 19:00 UTC

281 points

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…And I Show You How Deep The Rabbit Hole Goes

Scott Alexander3 Jun 2015 1:47 UTC

275 points

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The Importance of Sidekicks

Swimmer963 (Miranda Dixon-Luinenburg) 8 Jan 2015 23:21 UTC

257 points

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The Brain as a Universal Learning Machine

jacob_cannell24 Jun 2015 21:45 UTC

202 points

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16 types of useful predictions

Julia_Galef10 Apr 2015 3:31 UTC

176 points

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Cardiologists and Chinese Robbers

Scott Alexander16 Sep 2015 19:00 UTC

175 points

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A Year of Spaced Repetition Software in the Classroom

tanagrabeast4 Jul 2015 22:30 UTC

174 points

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Attempted Telekinesis

AnnaSalamon7 Feb 2015 18:53 UTC

163 points

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How to learn soft skills

AnnaSalamon7 Feb 2015 5:22 UTC

139 points

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I’m the new moderator

NancyLebovitz13 Jan 2015 23:21 UTC

134 points

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The Library of Scott Alexandria

Rob Bensinger14 Sep 2015 1:38 UTC

131 points

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2014 Survey Results

Scott Alexander5 Jan 2015 19:36 UTC

128 points

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Rationality: From AI to Zombies

Rob Bensinger13 Mar 2015 15:11 UTC

127 points

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LessWrong 2.0

Vaniver9 Dec 2015 18:59 UTC

127 points

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Experiences in applying “The Biodeterminist’s Guide to Parenting”

juliawise17 Jul 2015 19:19 UTC

124 points

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Chapter 2: Everything I Believe is False

Eliezer Yudkowsky14 Mar 2015 19:00 UTC

122 points

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The art of grieving well

Valentine15 Dec 2015 19:55 UTC

114 points

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Why startup founders have mood swings (and why they may have uses)

AnnaSalamon9 Dec 2015 18:59 UTC

105 points

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The Truth About Mathematical Ability

JonahS12 Feb 2015 1:29 UTC

103 points

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Half-assing it with everything you’ve got

So8res12 Mar 2015 7:00 UTC

101 points

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The Goddess of Everything Else

Scott Alexander17 Aug 2015 20:59 UTC

100 points

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Wear a Helmet While Driving a Car

James_Miller30 Jul 2015 16:36 UTC

100 points

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Why people want to die

PhilGoetz24 Aug 2015 20:13 UTC

96 points

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Chapter 5: The Fundamental Attribution Error

Eliezer Yudkowsky14 Mar 2015 19:00 UTC

96 points

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Taking the reins at MIRI

So8res3 Jun 2015 23:52 UTC

95 points

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A few misconceptions surrounding Roko’s basilisk

Rob Bensinger5 Oct 2015 21:23 UTC

93 points

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Chapter 122: Something to Protect: Hermione Granger

Eliezer Yudkowsky14 Mar 2015 19:00 UTC

92 points

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Chapter 3: Comparing Reality To Its Alternatives

Eliezer Yudkowsky14 Mar 2015 19:00 UTC

91 points

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Chapter 4: The Efficient Market Hypothesis

Eliezer Yudkowsky14 Mar 2015 19:00 UTC

86 points

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Chapter 7: Reciprocation

Eliezer Yudkowsky14 Mar 2015 19:00 UTC

84 points

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If you can see the box, you can open the box

ThePrussian26 Feb 2015 10:36 UTC

83 points

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Chapter 6: The Planning Fallacy

Eliezer Yudkowsky14 Mar 2015 19:00 UTC

83 points

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Don’t Be Afraid of Asking Personally Important Questions of Less Wrong

Evan_Gaensbauer17 Mar 2015 6:54 UTC

80 points

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Innate Mathematical Ability

JonahS18 Feb 2015 11:11 UTC

80 points

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Elon Musk donates $10M to the Future of Life Institute to keep AI beneficial

Paul Crowley15 Jan 2015 16:33 UTC

79 points

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HPMOR Q&A by Eliezer at Wrap Party in Berkeley [Transcription]

sceaduwe16 Mar 2015 20:54 UTC

77 points

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Universal Love, Said The Cactus Person

Scott Alexander22 Apr 2015 2:42 UTC

77 points

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We Should Introduce Ourselves Differently

NancyLebovitz18 May 2015 20:48 UTC

77 points

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Answer to Job

Scott Alexander15 Mar 2015 18:02 UTC

76 points

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Announcing the Complice Less Wrong Study Hall

MalcolmOcean2 Mar 2015 23:37 UTC

75 points

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Don’t estimate your creative intelligence by your critical intelligence

PhilGoetz5 Feb 2015 2:41 UTC

75 points

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Bill Gates: problem of strong AI with conflicting goals “very worthy of study and time”

Paul Crowley22 Jan 2015 20:21 UTC

73 points

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Why CFAR? The view from 2015

PeteMichaud23 Dec 2015 22:46 UTC

73 points

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Chapter 8: Positive Bias

Eliezer Yudkowsky14 Mar 2015 19:00 UTC

73 points

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On Overconfidence

Scott Alexander21 Aug 2015 2:21 UTC

71 points

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Is Scott Alexander bad at math?

JonahS4 May 2015 5:11 UTC

71 points

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Sapiens

Vaniver8 Apr 2015 2:56 UTC

70 points

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Chapter 10: Self Awareness, Part II

Eliezer Yudkowsky14 Mar 2015 19:00 UTC

69 points

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