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[Humor] A Fearsome Rationality Technique
SquirrelInHell
Aug 14, 2017, 9:05 PM
2
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(squirrelinhell.blogspot.com)
Open thread, August 14 - August 20, 2017
Thomas
Aug 14, 2017, 7:48 AM
2
points
59
comments
1
min read
LW
link
What is Rationalist Berkey’s Community Culture
sapphire
Aug 13, 2017, 6:36 PM
0
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
What Is Rationalist Berkley’s Community Culture?
Zvi
Aug 12, 2017, 3:21 PM
8
points
0
comments
9
min read
LW
link
Choices Are Really Bad
Zvi
Aug 12, 2017, 2:19 PM
1
point
0
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Repairing Anxiety using Internal and External locus of control models
Elo
Aug 12, 2017, 8:05 AM
4
points
3
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Social Insight: When a Lie Is Not a Lie; When a Truth Is Not a Truth
Bound_up
Aug 11, 2017, 6:28 PM
14
points
58
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Prediction should be a sport
chaosmage
Aug 10, 2017, 7:55 AM
22
points
21
comments
2
min read
LW
link
China’s Plan to ‘Lead’ in AI: Purpose, Prospects, and Problems
fortyeridania
Aug 10, 2017, 1:54 AM
7
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.newamerica.org)
The Lizard People Of Alpha Draconis 1 Decided To Build An Ansible
Scott Alexander
Aug 10, 2017, 12:33 AM
45
points
1
comment
5
min read
LW
link
Bi-weekly Rational Feed
sapphire
Aug 8, 2017, 1:56 PM
29
points
4
comments
13
min read
LW
link
CIRL Wireheading
tom4everitt
Aug 8, 2017, 6:33 AM
3
points
4
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Open thread, August 7 - August 13, 2017
Thomas
Aug 7, 2017, 8:07 AM
1
point
35
comments
1
min read
LW
link
AI Summer Fellows Program
abramdemski
Aug 6, 2017, 7:35 AM
13
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Something Was Wrong
Zvi
Aug 5, 2017, 2:48 PM
10
points
0
comments
5
min read
LW
link
The Unyoga Manifesto
SquirrelInHell
Aug 4, 2017, 9:24 PM
9
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(squirrelinhell.blogspot.com)
Inscrutable Ideas
Gordon Seidoh Worley
Aug 4, 2017, 8:55 PM
8
points
14
comments
3
min read
LW
link
(mapandterritory.org)
Test EA human swarm [Friday 4 Aug − 11 AM PST]
old
Aug 3, 2017, 8:02 PM
2
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.facebook.com)
Where The Falling Einstein Meets The Rising Mouse
Scott Alexander
Aug 3, 2017, 12:54 AM
17
points
2
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Bridging the Intention-Action Gap (aka Akrasia)
lifelonglearner
Aug 1, 2017, 10:31 PM
1
point
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.researchgate.net)
Bridging the Intention-Behavior Gap (aka Akrasia)
lifelonglearner
Aug 1, 2017, 5:32 PM
3
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Map and territory: Natural structures
casebash
Aug 1, 2017, 1:53 PM
9
points
9
comments
1
min read
LW
link
August 2017 Media Thread
ArisKatsaris
Aug 1, 2017, 8:16 AM
2
points
41
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Open thread, July 31 - August 6, 2017
Thomas
Jul 31, 2017, 2:41 PM
1
point
72
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Should I study hypnosis?
Bound_up
Jul 30, 2017, 5:11 PM
6
points
13
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Models of human relationships—tools to understand people
Elo
Jul 29, 2017, 3:31 AM
30
points
27
comments
22
min read
LW
link
Game Theory & The Golden Rule (From Reddit)
Brillyant
Jul 28, 2017, 1:54 PM
22
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(ncase.me)
Type Theory quick question
Faustus2
Jul 26, 2017, 7:57 PM
0
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
How I [Kaj] found & fixed the root problem behind my depression and anxiety after 20+ years
Kaj_Sotala
Jul 26, 2017, 12:56 PM
23
points
21
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(kajsotala.fi)
Sleeping Beauty Problem Can Be Explained by Perspective Disagreement (IV)
Xianda_GAO_duplicate0.5321505782395719
Jul 26, 2017, 1:01 AM
1
point
7
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Ignorant, irrelevant, and inscrutable (rationalism critiques)
Gordon Seidoh Worley
Jul 25, 2017, 9:57 PM
2
points
33
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(meaningness.com)
What Are The Chances of Actually Achieving FAI?
Bound_up
Jul 25, 2017, 8:57 PM
3
points
14
comments
1
min read
LW
link
People don’t have beliefs any more than they have goals: Beliefs As Body Language
Bound_up
Jul 25, 2017, 5:41 PM
15
points
42
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Bayesian statistics as epistemic advantage
Dr_Manhattan
Jul 25, 2017, 5:07 PM
0
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Steelmanning as an alternative to Rationalist Taboo
cousin_it
Jul 25, 2017, 4:27 PM
1
point
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Complexity Is Bad
Zvi
Jul 25, 2017, 12:00 PM
6
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Epistemological Implications of a Reduction of Theoretical Implausibility to Cognitive Dissonance
common_law
Jul 25, 2017, 1:29 AM
0
points
5
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Bi-Weekly Rational Feed
sapphire
Jul 24, 2017, 9:56 PM
10
points
1
comment
15
min read
LW
link
Write Down Your Process
Zvi
Jul 24, 2017, 9:02 PM
2
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Is Altruism Selfish?
DragonGod
Jul 24, 2017, 7:41 AM
2
points
10
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Open thread, July 24 - July 30, 2017
Thomas
Jul 24, 2017, 7:28 AM
1
point
15
comments
1
min read
LW
link
War of Wages part 1 – Apples and WalMarts
Jacob Falkovich
Jul 24, 2017, 1:46 AM
1
point
0
comments
5
min read
LW
link
(putanumonit.com)
What is Intelligence?
DragonGod
Jul 23, 2017, 12:12 AM
0
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Book Review: Mathematics for Computer Science (Suggestion for MIRI Research Guide)
richard_reitz
Jul 22, 2017, 7:26 PM
22
points
5
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Sleeping Beauty Problem Can Be Explained by Perspective Disagreement (III)
Xianda_GAO_duplicate0.5321505782395719
Jul 22, 2017, 2:50 PM
0
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Choices are Bad
Zvi
Jul 22, 2017, 11:51 AM
10
points
1
comment
3
min read
LW
link
How long has civilisation been going?
Elo
Jul 22, 2017, 6:41 AM
11
points
37
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Can anyone refute these arguments that we live on the interior of a hollow Earth?
Fivehundred
Jul 21, 2017, 4:51 PM
−4
points
96
comments
1
min read
LW
link
MILA gets a grant for AI safety research
Dr_Manhattan
Jul 21, 2017, 3:34 PM
10
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Ways of Seeing
ig0r
Jul 21, 2017, 1:42 AM
1
point
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
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