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Taking the reins at MIRI
So8res
Jun 3, 2015, 11:52 PM
95
points
10
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Summary of my Participation in the Good Judgment Project
Gunnar_Zarncke
Jun 3, 2015, 9:51 PM
13
points
7
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Simultaneous Overconfidence and Underconfidence
abramdemski
Jun 3, 2015, 9:04 PM
37
points
6
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Perceptual Entropy and Frozen Estimates
Davidmanheim
Jun 3, 2015, 7:27 PM
23
points
22
comments
6
min read
LW
link
FAI Research Constraints and AGI Side Effects
JustinShovelain
Jun 3, 2015, 7:25 PM
27
points
59
comments
7
min read
LW
link
A tractable, interpretable formulation of approximate conditioning for pairwise-specified probability distributions over truth values
János Kramár
Jun 3, 2015, 7:08 PM
3
points
3
comments
2
min read
LW
link
In Defense of the Fundamental Attribution Error
OrphanWilde
Jun 3, 2015, 6:46 PM
13
points
28
comments
3
min read
LW
link
An Oracle standard trick
Stuart_Armstrong
Jun 3, 2015, 2:25 PM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
An Oracle standard trick
Stuart_Armstrong
Jun 3, 2015, 2:17 PM
7
points
33
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Systemic review of antidepressants vs placebo commentary
michael_b
Jun 3, 2015, 12:40 PM
1
point
17
comments
1
min read
LW
link
…And I Show You How Deep The Rabbit Hole Goes
Scott Alexander
Jun 3, 2015, 1:47 AM
252
points
15
comments
21
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Dallas, TX
DubiousTwizzler
Jun 3, 2015, 12:35 AM
2
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Social class amongst the intellectually gifted
JonahS
Jun 2, 2015, 11:02 PM
15
points
61
comments
2
min read
LW
link
A Proposal for Defeating Moloch in the Prison Industrial Complex
lululu
Jun 2, 2015, 10:03 PM
33
points
77
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Washington, D.C.: Fun & Games
RobinZ
Jun 2, 2015, 8:43 PM
3
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Confession Thread: Mistakes as an aspiring rationalist
diegocaleiro
Jun 2, 2015, 6:10 PM
25
points
30
comments
1
min read
LW
link
LINK: Competition is toxic
polymathwannabe
Jun 2, 2015, 5:53 PM
−9
points
31
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Measuring open-mindedness
cleonid
Jun 2, 2015, 1:35 PM
15
points
23
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Are consequentialism and deontology not even wrong?
Kaj_Sotala
Jun 2, 2015, 7:49 AM
34
points
58
comments
5
min read
LW
link
The value of learning mathematical proof
JonahS
Jun 2, 2015, 3:15 AM
8
points
42
comments
1
min read
LW
link
June 2015 Media Thread
ArisKatsaris
Jun 1, 2015, 8:27 PM
8
points
49
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Salary charts & Projection tool
Nanashi
Jun 1, 2015, 4:37 PM
11
points
25
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Roadmap: Plan of Action to Prevent Human Extinction Risks
turchin
Jun 1, 2015, 9:58 AM
18
points
88
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Open Thread, Jun. 1 - Jun. 7, 2015
Gondolinian
Jun 1, 2015, 12:45 AM
6
points
203
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Realistic epistemic expectations
JonahS
May 31, 2015, 10:52 PM
22
points
11
comments
1
min read
LW
link
How do humans assign utilities to world states?
Dorikka
May 31, 2015, 8:40 PM
5
points
12
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[Link] Countering The Inside View and Making Better Decisions
[deleted]
May 31, 2015, 7:22 PM
2
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : San Francisco Meetup: Board Games + Books giveaway
rocurley
May 31, 2015, 8:17 AM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Group rationality diary, May 24th—June 13th
Prismattic
May 31, 2015, 3:41 AM
10
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Learning takes a long time
JonahS
May 31, 2015, 3:21 AM
42
points
37
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Stupid Questions June 2015
Gondolinian
May 31, 2015, 2:14 AM
9
points
200
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Rationality Quotes Thread June 2015
Gondolinian
May 31, 2015, 2:12 AM
10
points
134
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Asymptotic Logical Uncertainty: The Benford Test
Scott Garrabrant
May 31, 2015, 12:30 AM
3
points
4
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Not because you “should”
So8res
May 30, 2015, 7:00 AM
21
points
0
comments
5
min read
LW
link
(mindingourway.com)
Group Bragging Thread (May 2015)
Viliam
May 29, 2015, 10:36 PM
14
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : West LA: Wait a minute… just what is bias?
abramdemski
May 29, 2015, 10:18 PM
2
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Learning to get things right first time
owencb
May 29, 2015, 10:06 PM
12
points
36
comments
2
min read
LW
link
What If It Rains?
Zvi
May 29, 2015, 9:29 PM
1
point
0
comments
4
min read
LW
link
“Immortal But Damned to Hell on Earth”
Bound_up
May 29, 2015, 7:55 PM
3
points
20
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Misunderstandings of not understanding
KatjaGrace
May 29, 2015, 6:19 PM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Giving What We Can needs your help!
RobertWiblin
May 29, 2015, 4:30 PM
31
points
6
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Weekly LW Meetups
FrankAdamek
May 29, 2015, 3:35 PM
6
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Approximating Solomonoff Induction
Houshalter
May 29, 2015, 12:23 PM
13
points
45
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Moscow: epistemology, framing, new project announcement
Slava Matyukhin
May 29, 2015, 11:58 AM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Request for Advice : A.I. - can I make myself useful?
zslastman
May 29, 2015, 9:13 AM
22
points
35
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[link] informational derivation of quantum theory
Angela
29 May 2015 9:10 UTC
0
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Oslo Meetup at Bitraf.
FourFire
29 May 2015 7:04 UTC
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
A Challenge: Maps We Take For Granted
Sable
29 May 2015 3:50 UTC
5
points
29
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Why is a goal a good thing?
Elo
29 May 2015 3:00 UTC
4
points
12
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Link] Small-game fallacies: a Problem for Prediction Markets
Antisuji
28 May 2015 3:32 UTC
15
points
13
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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