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Maybe we can perform the “Mary’s Room” thought experiment
DavidPlumpton
Apr 14, 2015, 9:19 AM
10
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Against the internal locus of control
Thrasymachus
Apr 3, 2015, 5:48 PM
10
points
17
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Why isn’t the following decision theory optimal?
Elliot_Olds
Apr 16, 2015, 1:38 AM
10
points
30
comments
2
min read
LW
link
SSC discussion: growth mindset
tog
Apr 11, 2015, 3:13 PM
9
points
18
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Choosing an Inferior Alternative
Zubon
Apr 11, 2015, 4:43 PM
9
points
3
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Stupid Questions April 2015
Gondolinian
Apr 2, 2015, 9:29 PM
9
points
146
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Shawn Mikula on Brain Preservation Protocols and Extensions
oge
Apr 29, 2015, 2:47 AM
9
points
33
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Self-verification
Nanashi
Apr 19, 2015, 11:36 PM
9
points
43
comments
1
min read
LW
link
April 2015 Media Thread
ArisKatsaris
Apr 1, 2015, 6:34 PM
9
points
43
comments
1
min read
LW
link
How urgent is it to intuitively understand Bayesianism?
Adam Zerner
Apr 7, 2015, 12:43 AM
9
points
24
comments
2
min read
LW
link
The stamp collector
So8res
Apr 27, 2015, 3:00 AM
8
points
0
comments
6
min read
LW
link
(mindingourway.com)
Efficient Food
Fluttershy
Apr 6, 2015, 5:20 AM
8
points
19
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Learning a concept using only positive examples
jessicata
Apr 28, 2015, 3:57 AM
8
points
6
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Paraconsistent Tiling Agents (Very Early Draft)
IAFF-User-4
Apr 2, 2015, 7:27 AM
8
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(github.com)
Open Thread, Apr. 20 - Apr. 26, 2015
Gondolinian
Apr 20, 2015, 12:02 AM
7
points
355
comments
1
min read
LW
link
LW’s take on nutrition?
michael_b
Apr 3, 2015, 12:33 AM
7
points
56
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Open Thread, Apr. 13 - Apr. 19, 2015
Gondolinian
Apr 13, 2015, 12:19 AM
7
points
320
comments
1
min read
LW
link
In what language should we define the utility function of a friendly AI?
Val
Apr 5, 2015, 10:14 PM
7
points
22
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Open Thread, Apr. 06 - Apr. 12, 2015
philh
Apr 6, 2015, 2:18 PM
7
points
128
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Tim Ferris Experiment
casebash
Apr 29, 2015, 2:27 PM
6
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Who are your favourite rationalist bloggers?
casebash
Apr 12, 2015, 1:58 PM
6
points
24
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Is there a LessWrong Index?
Bound_up
Apr 6, 2015, 6:27 PM
6
points
12
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Experience of typical mind fallacy.
Elo
Apr 27, 2015, 6:39 PM
6
points
46
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Tally of LessWrong experience on Alcohol
Elo
Apr 22, 2015, 11:29 PM
6
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Anti-Pascaline satisficer
Stuart_Armstrong
Apr 14, 2015, 6:49 PM
6
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Lesson learned from HPMOR, only months after… (spoilers from beginning to end)
Bound_up
Apr 13, 2015, 6:30 PM
6
points
10
comments
2
min read
LW
link
For anyone interested in life extension
Nanashi
Apr 11, 2015, 6:34 PM
6
points
21
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Open Thread, Apr. 27 - May 3, 2015
Gondolinian
Apr 27, 2015, 12:18 AM
6
points
354
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Why bitcoin?
Grant
Apr 2, 2015, 1:24 AM
5
points
15
comments
1
min read
LW
link
If you could push a button to eliminate one cognitive bias, which would you choose?
MalcolmOcean
Apr 9, 2015, 7:05 AM
5
points
43
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Weekly LW Meetups
FrankAdamek
Apr 18, 2015, 6:47 AM
5
points
1
comment
2
min read
LW
link
What are “the really good ideas” that Peter Thiel says are too dangerous to mention?
James_Miller
Apr 12, 2015, 9:07 PM
5
points
78
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup: Oslo LessWrong meetup planning thread.
FourFire
Apr 25, 2015, 9:09 PM
5
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Minimax as an approach to reduced-impact AI
jessicata
Apr 2, 2015, 10:00 PM
5
points
3
comments
4
min read
LW
link
High impact from low impact, continued
Stuart_Armstrong
Apr 28, 2015, 12:58 PM
4
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
LessWrong experience on Alcohol
Elo
Apr 17, 2015, 1:19 AM
4
points
133
comments
2
min read
LW
link
New LW Meetup: Chicago
FrankAdamek
Apr 10, 2015, 3:14 PM
4
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Moral Anti-Epistemology
Lukas_Gloor
Apr 24, 2015, 3:30 AM
4
points
36
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Is Belief in Belief a Useful Concept?
Unknowns
Apr 7, 2015, 5:15 AM
4
points
27
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Request for help: Android app to shut down a smartphone late at night
The_Jaded_One
Apr 2, 2015, 11:38 AM
4
points
30
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Atlanta Meetup: Game Night
alexdewey
Apr 4, 2015, 6:04 PM
4
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Publishing my initial model for hypercapitalism
skilesare
Apr 20, 2015, 1:38 PM
4
points
79
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : London: Presentation and Performance Games
sixes_and_sevens
20 Apr 2015 16:23 UTC
4
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Washington, D.C.: Sword of Good
RobinZ
15 Apr 2015 17:18 UTC
3
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Washington, D.C.: Fun & Games
RobinZ
3 Apr 2015 4:54 UTC
3
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Sydney Meetup—April—build your community
taryneast
12 Apr 2015 4:47 UTC
3
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
SETI-related: fast radio bursts
RyanCarey
6 Apr 2015 10:23 UTC
3
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Durham, NC: Do you even predict?
curiousepic
10 Apr 2015 20:15 UTC
3
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Washington, DC: Fun & Games
RobinZ
24 Apr 2015 4:43 UTC
3
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[link] The surprising downsides of being clever
Gunnar_Zarncke
18 Apr 2015 20:33 UTC
3
points
34
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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