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Review and Thoughts on Current Version of CFAR Workshop
Gleb_Tsipursky
Jun 6, 2016, 1:44 PM
19
points
29
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Geometric Bayesian Update
SquirrelInHell
Apr 9, 2016, 7:24 AM
19
points
9
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(squirrelinhell.blogspot.com)
Gamify your goals: How turning your life into a game can help help you make better decisions and be more productive
BayesianMind
Feb 3, 2016, 10:48 PM
19
points
12
comments
9
min read
LW
link
The barriers to the task
Elo
Aug 18, 2016, 7:22 AM
19
points
5
comments
3
min read
LW
link
The Problem (TM) - Analyse a conversation
Elo
Jul 26, 2016, 11:03 AM
19
points
30
comments
17
min read
LW
link
Which areas of rationality are underexplored? - Discussion Thread
casebash
Dec 1, 2016, 10:05 PM
19
points
69
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Superintelligence and physical law
AnthonyC
Aug 4, 2016, 6:49 PM
19
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Astrobiology IV: Photosynthesis and energy
CellBioGuy
Oct 17, 2016, 12:30 AM
18
points
7
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Matching donation fundraisers can be harmfully dishonest.
Benquo
Nov 11, 2016, 9:05 PM
18
points
6
comments
14
min read
LW
link
The Value of Those in Effective Altruism
Gleb_Tsipursky
Feb 17, 2016, 12:59 AM
18
points
14
comments
13
min read
LW
link
Recent AI control posts
paulfchristiano
Nov 29, 2016, 6:53 PM
18
points
20
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Canons (What are they good for?)
Benquo
Dec 13, 2016, 9:34 PM
18
points
2
comments
10
min read
LW
link
Exploration-Exploitation problems
Elo
Dec 28, 2016, 1:33 AM
18
points
4
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Are smart contracts AI-complete?
Stuart_Armstrong
Jun 22, 2016, 2:08 PM
18
points
46
comments
1
min read
LW
link
MIRI AMA plus updates
Rob Bensinger
Oct 11, 2016, 11:52 PM
18
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
A Review of Signal Data Science
The_Jaded_One
Aug 14, 2016, 3:32 PM
18
points
15
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Crowdsourcing moderation without sacrificing quality
paulfchristiano
Dec 2, 2016, 9:47 PM
18
points
26
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(sideways-view.com)
AIFoom Debate—conclusion?
Bound_up
Mar 4, 2016, 8:33 PM
18
points
48
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Prediction challenge: Zika and birth rates
NancyLebovitz
Mar 12, 2016, 4:55 PM
18
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The map of global catastrophic risks connected with biological weapons and genetic engineering
turchin
Feb 22, 2016, 11:18 AM
18
points
21
comments
2
min read
LW
link
My new rationality/futurism podcast
James_Miller
Apr 6, 2016, 5:36 PM
18
points
76
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Bioelectronic medicine: a very brief overview
sarahconstantin
Dec 22, 2016, 4:03 AM
18
points
6
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Yudkowsky’s Guide to Writing Intelligent Characters
Vaniver
Sep 28, 2016, 2:36 PM
18
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
(yudkowsky.tumblr.com)
A note about calibration of confidence
jbay
Jan 4, 2016, 6:57 AM
18
points
35
comments
8
min read
LW
link
[Link] My Interview with Dilbert creator Scott Adams
James_Miller
Sep 13, 2016, 5:22 AM
17
points
27
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Availability Heuristic Considered Ambiguous
Gram_Stone
Jun 10, 2016, 10:40 PM
17
points
6
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Lesswrong Survey—invitation for suggestions
Elo
Feb 8, 2016, 8:07 AM
17
points
29
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Conclusion of the Replacing Guilt series
So8res
Feb 28, 2016, 3:00 AM
17
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(mindingourway.com)
Teachers: Much More Than You Wanted To Know
Scott Alexander
May 19, 2016, 6:13 AM
17
points
3
comments
22
min read
LW
link
Discussion of LW in Ezra Klein podcast [starts 47:40]
Scott Alexander
Dec 7, 2016, 11:22 PM
17
points
11
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(itunes.apple.com)
Rationality Heuristic for Bias Detection: Updating Towards the Net Weight of Evidence
gwern
Nov 17, 2016, 2:51 AM
17
points
1
comment
8
min read
LW
link
“3 Reasons It’s Irrational to Demand ‘Rationalism’ in Social Justice Activism”
PhilGoetz
Mar 29, 2016, 3:16 PM
17
points
189
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Custom games that involve skills related to rationality
Alexander230
Dec 22, 2016, 9:03 PM
17
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
[LINK] How A Lamp Took Away My Reading And A Box Brought It Back
CronoDAS
Jan 30, 2016, 4:55 PM
17
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
New music powers
Elo
Sep 2, 2016, 7:39 AM
17
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Cooperative Inverse Reinforcement Learning vs. Irrational Human Preferences
orthonormal
Jun 18, 2016, 12:55 AM
17
points
2
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[link] MIRI’s 2015 in review
Kaj_Sotala
Aug 3, 2016, 12:03 PM
17
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Open Thread, Aug 29. - Sept 5. 2016
Elo
Aug 29, 2016, 2:28 AM
16
points
119
comments
1
min read
LW
link
“Is Science Broken?” is underspecified
NancyLebovitz
Aug 12, 2016, 11:59 AM
16
points
11
comments
1
min read
LW
link
“What is Wrong With our Thoughts” -David Stove (1991)
NatashaRostova
Dec 8, 2016, 1:27 AM
16
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(web.maths.unsw.edu.au)
The Problem (TM) - Part 2
Elo
Aug 2, 2016, 8:01 AM
16
points
5
comments
9
min read
LW
link
Toy model: convergent instrumental goals
Stuart_Armstrong
Feb 25, 2016, 2:03 PM
16
points
2
comments
4
min read
LW
link
In Defence of Simple Ideas That Explain Everything But Are Wrong
johnlawrenceaspden
Mar 22, 2016, 3:46 PM
16
points
53
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Desperation
So8res
Jan 24, 2016, 2:00 AM
16
points
0
comments
6
min read
LW
link
(mindingourway.com)
Fake Amnesia
Gram_Stone
Apr 3, 2016, 9:23 PM
16
points
18
comments
2
min read
LW
link
In memory of Thomas Schelling
Qiaochu_Yuan
Dec 13, 2016, 10:17 PM
16
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(publicpolicy.umd.edu)
CFAR’s new mission statement (on our website)
AnnaSalamon
Dec 10, 2016, 8:37 AM
15
points
14
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.rationality.org)
[Link] How the Simulation Argument Dampens Future Fanaticism
David Althaus
Sep 9, 2016, 1:17 PM
15
points
13
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Stub] Ontological crisis = out of environment behaviour?
Stuart_Armstrong
Jan 13, 2016, 3:10 PM
15
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
A Weird Trick To Manage Your Identity
Gleb_Tsipursky
Sep 19, 2016, 7:13 PM
15
points
14
comments
2
min read
LW
link
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