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Smoking Lesion Steelman
abramdemski
Jul 2, 2017, 2:17 AM
9
points
13
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Some Criticisms of the Logical Induction paper
IAFF-User-10
Jul 1, 2017, 9:29 PM
4
points
17
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(nostalgebraist.tumblr.com)
Rescuing the Extropy Magazine archives
Deku-shrub
Jul 1, 2017, 2:25 PM
35
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
July 2017 Media Thread
ArisKatsaris
Jul 1, 2017, 6:40 AM
1
point
17
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Epistemic Spot Check: A Guide To Better Movement (Todd Hargrove)
Elizabeth
Jul 1, 2017, 5:20 AM
16
points
7
comments
5
min read
LW
link
(acesounderglass.com)
Anecdotal panic prevention strategies
KatjaGrace
Jun 30, 2017, 10:00 PM
1
point
1
comment
4
min read
LW
link
A cheating approach to the tiling agents problem
cousin_it
Jun 30, 2017, 1:56 PM
4
points
3
comments
3
min read
LW
link
One-Magisterium Bayes
tristanm
Jun 29, 2017, 11:02 PM
17
points
108
comments
14
min read
LW
link
What is Wisdom?
ig0r
Jun 29, 2017, 9:44 PM
2
points
10
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Using Machine Learning to Explore Neural Network Architecture (Google Research Blog)
Gunnar_Zarncke
Jun 29, 2017, 8:42 PM
0
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(research.googleblog.com)
Does your machine mind? Ethics and potential bias in the law of algorithms
Gunnar_Zarncke
Jun 28, 2017, 10:08 PM
0
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(digitalbusiness.law)
What useless things did you understand recently?
cousin_it
Jun 28, 2017, 7:32 PM
11
points
49
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Why Are Transgender People Immune To Optical Illusions?
Scott Alexander
Jun 28, 2017, 7:00 PM
24
points
4
comments
9
min read
LW
link
Self-conscious ideology
casebash
Jun 28, 2017, 5:32 AM
9
points
13
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Just Saying What You Mean is Impossible
Zvi
Jun 28, 2017, 12:12 AM
10
points
1
comment
3
min read
LW
link
Meditation retreat highlights
alexei
Jun 27, 2017, 10:58 PM
0
points
2
comments
LW
link
Humans are not agents: short vs long term
Stuart_Armstrong
Jun 27, 2017, 1:04 PM
0
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
a different perspecive on physics
Florian_Dietz
Jun 26, 2017, 10:47 PM
0
points
15
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Self-modification as a game theory problem
cousin_it
Jun 26, 2017, 8:47 PM
18
points
50
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Loebian cooperation in the tiling agents problem
cousin_it
Jun 26, 2017, 2:52 PM
14
points
5
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Open thread, June 26 - July 2, 2017
Thomas
Jun 26, 2017, 6:12 AM
1
point
246
comments
1
min read
LW
link
A Call for More Policy Analysis
madhatter
Jun 25, 2017, 2:24 PM
2
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Effective Altruism : An idea repository
Onemorenickname
Jun 25, 2017, 12:56 AM
3
points
19
comments
3
min read
LW
link
The Use and Abuse of Witchdoctors for Life
lifelonglearner
Jun 24, 2017, 8:59 PM
7
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(samzdat.com)
On Dragon Army
Zvi
Jun 24, 2017, 10:44 AM
10
points
0
comments
54
min read
LW
link
Bi-Weekly Rational Feed
sapphire
Jun 24, 2017, 12:07 AM
35
points
3
comments
12
min read
LW
link
Idea for LessWrong: Video Tutoring
Adam Zerner
Jun 23, 2017, 9:40 PM
16
points
29
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Coalition Dynamics as Morality
abramdemski
Jun 23, 2017, 6:00 PM
3
points
5
comments
5
min read
LW
link
The evolution of superstitious and superstition-like behaviour
c0rw1n
Jun 23, 2017, 4:14 PM
4
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(diyhpl.us)
[Classifieds] What are you doing to make the world a better place and how can we help?
namespace
Jun 22, 2017, 12:44 AM
5
points
4
comments
LW
link
Pair Debug to Understand, not Fix
Vaniver
Jun 21, 2017, 11:25 PM
17
points
3
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Putanumonit: What statistical power means, and why I’m terrified about psychology
Jacob Falkovich
Jun 21, 2017, 6:29 PM
14
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(putanumonit.com)
Epistemic Spot Check: The Demon Under the Microscope (Thomas Hager)
Elizabeth
Jun 21, 2017, 4:00 PM
6
points
0
comments
4
min read
LW
link
(acesounderglass.com)
Three Responses to Incorrect Folk Ontologies
J Thomas Moros
Jun 21, 2017, 2:26 PM
11
points
17
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(ferocioustruth.com)
Priors Are Useless
DragonGod
Jun 21, 2017, 11:42 AM
2
points
22
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Battle for Psychology
Jacob Falkovich
Jun 21, 2017, 3:51 AM
5
points
0
comments
8
min read
LW
link
(putanumonit.com)
Distinctions of the Moment
abramdemski
Jun 20, 2017, 2:38 PM
10
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
S-risks: Why they are the worst existential risks, and how to prevent them
Kaj_Sotala
Jun 20, 2017, 12:34 PM
31
points
106
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(foundational-research.org)
Angst, Ennui, and Guilt in Effective Altruism
Gordon Seidoh Worley
Jun 19, 2017, 8:38 PM
10
points
3
comments
4
min read
LW
link
(mapandterritory.org)
Momentum, Reflectiveness, Peace | Otium
sarah.constantin
Jun 19, 2017, 6:16 PM
4
points
1
comment
LW
link
(srconstantin.wordpress.com)
Closed Beta Users: What would make you interested in using LessWrong 2.0?
Habryka
Jun 19, 2017, 6:28 AM
8
points
14
comments
LW
link
Open thread, June. 19 - June. 25, 2017
Elo
Jun 18, 2017, 11:10 PM
1
point
200
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Instrumental Rationality 1: Starting Advice
lifelonglearner
Jun 18, 2017, 6:43 PM
17
points
13
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Welcome to Lesswrong 2.0
habryka
Jun 18, 2017, 5:23 PM
19
points
27
comments
7
min read
LW
link
LessWrong 2.0 Feature Roadmap & Feature Suggestions
habryka
Jun 17, 2017, 10:18 PM
16
points
115
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Concrete Ways You Can Help Make the Community Better
sapphire
Jun 17, 2017, 3:03 AM
33
points
37
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Announcing AASAA—Accelerating AI Safety Adoption in Academia (and elsewhere)
null
Jun 15, 2017, 6:55 PM
23
points
19
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Announcing AASAA—Accelerating AI Safety Adoption in Academia (and elsewhere)
null
15 Jun 2017 18:50 UTC
0
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Announcing AASAA—Accelerating AI Safety Adoption in Academia (and elsewhere)
null
15 Jun 2017 18:45 UTC
0
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Thought experiment: coarse-grained VR utopia
cousin_it
14 Jun 2017 8:03 UTC
27
points
48
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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