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Sane Thinking about Mental Problems

sarahconstantinDec 12, 2016, 7:32 PM

10 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

(srconstantin.wordpress.com)

IEEE released the first draft of their AI ethics guide

c0rw1nDec 14, 2016, 1:30 PM

10 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

(standards.ieee.org)

Empirically assess your time use

EloDec 27, 2016, 12:01 AM

10 points

10 comments2 min readLW link

The Ferrett: “The Day I Realized My Uncle Hung Around With Gay Guys”

CronoDASDec 8, 2016, 4:26 PM

9 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

(theferrett.livejournal.com)

Measuring the Sanity Waterline

moridinamaelDec 6, 2016, 8:38 PM

9 points

21 comments3 min readLW link

Multiplicitous

Jacob FalkovichDec 18, 2016, 4:39 PM

9 points

0 comments12 min readLW link

(putanumonit.com)

Stress Response, Growth Mindset, and Nonviolent Communication

ProofOfLogicDec 15, 2016, 12:37 AM

9 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(weird.solar)

Should you share your goals

EloDec 14, 2016, 11:27 PM

9 points

5 comments2 min readLW link

Debate and Dialectic

Gordon Seidoh WorleyDec 12, 2016, 7:40 PM

9 points

1 comment4 min readLW link

(mapandterritory.org)

Claim explainer: donor lotteries and returns to scale

BenquoDec 30, 2016, 7:46 PM

9 points

20 comments10 min readLW link

The Gunas: A Model for Mental States

sarahconstantinDec 17, 2016, 12:39 AM

9 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

(srconstantin.wordpress.com)

The Distribution of Users’ Computer Skills: Worse Than You Think

morganismDec 6, 2016, 10:42 PM

9 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

(www.nngroup.com)

This AI Boom Will Also Bust

username2Dec 3, 2016, 11:21 PM

9 points

9 comments1 min readLW link

(www.overcomingbias.com)

Open thread, Dec. 12 - Dec. 18, 2016

MrMindDec 12, 2016, 7:56 AM

9 points

141 comments1 min readLW link

Contra Robinson on Schooling

VaniverDec 2, 2016, 7:05 PM

8 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

(slatestarcodex.com)

Open thread, Dec. 05 - Dec. 11, 2016

MrMindDec 5, 2016, 7:52 AM

8 points

42 comments1 min readLW link

This one equation may be the root of intelligence

morganismDec 10, 2016, 11:23 PM

8 points

11 comments1 min readLW link

(singularityhub.com)

My problems with Formal Friendly Artificial Intelligence work

whpearsonDec 6, 2016, 8:31 PM

8 points

26 comments2 min readLW link

Stupid Questions December 2016

pepe_primeDec 19, 2016, 2:41 PM

8 points

82 comments1 min readLW link

Mic-Ra-finance and the illusion of control

BenquoDec 7, 2016, 8:00 PM

8 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

(benjaminrosshoffman.com)

John Ioannidis: Why Most Clinical Research Is Not Useful (2016)

username2Dec 28, 2016, 3:42 AM

7 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(journals.plos.org)

Narrativemancy 101: Why Paper Beats Rock

Gordon Seidoh WorleyDec 18, 2016, 7:26 PM

7 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

(mapandterritory.org)

December 2016 Media Thread

ArisKatsarisDec 1, 2016, 7:41 AM

7 points

24 comments1 min readLW link

Question about metaethics

pangelDec 2, 2016, 10:21 AM

7 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

Some thoughts on double crux.

ProofOfLogicDec 4, 2016, 6:03 PM

7 points

0 comments5 min readLW link

New LW Meetup: Kyiv

FrankAdamekDec 23, 2016, 4:44 PM

7 points

3 comments2 min readLW link

Frequent sauna bathing protects men against dementia

morganismDec 17, 2016, 3:15 AM

7 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

(www.eurekalert.org)

Scott Adams mentions Prediction Markets and explains Cognitive Blindness bias

Gunnar_ZarnckeDec 20, 2016, 9:23 PM

6 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(blog.dilbert.com)

How do you identify complex systems?

NatashaRostovaDec 29, 2016, 4:39 AM

6 points

9 comments3 min readLW link

Off-switch for CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system discovered

morganismDec 29, 2016, 10:08 PM

5 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

(phys.org)

On Philosophers Against Malaria

BenquoDec 7, 2016, 2:03 AM

5 points

8 comments1 min readLW link

(benjaminrosshoffman.com)

Teaching an AI not to cheat?

Florian_DietzDec 20, 2016, 2:37 PM

5 points

12 comments1 min readLW link

Open thread, Dec. 19 - Dec. 25, 2016

MrMindDec 19, 2016, 7:46 AM

5 points

106 comments1 min readLW link

[Secular Solstice UK] We all have a part to play

RaemonDec 4, 2016, 5:51 PM

5 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(secularsolstice.com)

Second Insight: Repairing My “Repairs” or Aspiring to Rationality instead of “Rationality”

Bound_upDec 9, 2016, 2:27 AM

5 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

(secondinsight.wordpress.com)

Superintelligence: The Idea That Eats Smart People

username2Dec 23, 2016, 11:28 AM

4 points

41 comments1 min readLW link

(idlewords.com)

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

sarahconstantinDec 28, 2016, 6:26 PM

4 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(srconstantin.wordpress.com)

Fractal Discussion Groups

whpearsonDec 22, 2016, 3:03 PM

4 points

26 comments2 min readLW link

Open thread, Dec. 26, 2016 - Jan. 1, 2017

username2Dec 28, 2016, 12:23 PM

4 points

20 comments1 min readLW link

Take the Rationality Test to determine your rational thinking style

Gunnar_ZarnckeDec 9, 2016, 11:10 PM

4 points

16 comments1 min readLW link

(programs.clearerthinking.org)

When companies go over 150 people......

NancyLebovitzDec 2, 2016, 7:57 PM

4 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(qz.com)

OpenAI releases Universe an interface between AI agents and the real world

Gunnar_ZarnckeDec 7, 2016, 10:04 PM

4 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(openai.com)

Engineering and Hacking your Mind

Jack_LaSotaDec 17, 2016, 5:02 AM

4 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(sinceriously.fyi)

Ozy’s Thoughts on CFAR’s Mission Statement

RaemonDec 14, 2016, 4:25 PM

4 points

9 comments1 min readLW link

(thingofthings.wordpress.com)

Treaties vs Fusion

Jack_LaSotaDec 25, 2016, 12:40 AM

4 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(sinceriously.fyi)

Giving the results of scientific research away

NancyLebovitzDec 18, 2016, 4:43 PM

4 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(www.theguardian.com)

(Religion/Atheist) - Reppert on the Defeasibility Test (No (conclusive) evidence possible for a being both all-powerful and honest)

Bound_upDec 17, 2016, 9:51 PM

3 points

9 comments1 min readLW link

(atheistkit.wordpress.com)

Reframing Average Utilitarianism

HalfwitzDec 9, 2016, 6:45 PM

3 points

11 comments1 min readLW link

diabetes medication Metformin and hypertension drug syrosingopine treat cancers.

morganismDec 27, 2016, 11:39 PM

3 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

(www.eurekalert.org)

Bargaining trade-offs in your brain

EloDec 29, 2016, 12:18 AM

3 points

2 comments4 min readLW link

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