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Don’t depend on others to ask for explanations
Wei Dai
Sep 18, 2019, 7:12 PM
77
points
10
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What technical prereqs would I need in order to understand Stuart Armstrong’s research agenda?
Vaughn Papenhausen
Sep 18, 2019, 5:17 PM
11
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What are the studies and literature on the traditional medicine theory of humorism?
Rudi C
Sep 18, 2019, 4:06 PM
4
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
The unexpected difficulty of comparing AlphaStar to humans
Richard Korzekwa
Sep 18, 2019, 2:20 AM
145
points
36
comments
26
min read
LW
link
(aiimpacts.org)
Three Stories for How AGI Comes Before FAI
John_Maxwell
Sep 17, 2019, 11:26 PM
27
points
5
comments
6
min read
LW
link
[Site Feature] Link Previews
Raemon
Sep 17, 2019, 11:03 PM
33
points
14
comments
1
min read
LW
link
False Dilemmas w/ exercises
Logan Riggs
Sep 17, 2019, 10:35 PM
15
points
9
comments
5
min read
LW
link
PRINCIPLES OF PERCEPTION
Jason Ken
Sep 17, 2019, 8:20 PM
4
points
3
comments
4
min read
LW
link
The YouTube Revolution in Knowledge Transfer
Samo Burja
Sep 17, 2019, 8:10 PM
68
points
7
comments
4
min read
LW
link
(medium.com)
Jane Street Inteview Guide (Notes on Probability, Markets, etc.)
lifelonglearner
Sep 17, 2019, 5:28 AM
23
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.janestreet.com)
Meetups as Institutions for Intellectual Progress
mingyuan
Sep 17, 2019, 5:23 AM
91
points
26
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Modes of Petrov Day
Raemon
Sep 17, 2019, 2:47 AM
69
points
30
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Bioinfohazards
Spiracular
Sep 17, 2019, 2:41 AM
87
points
14
comments
18
min read
LW
link
2
reviews
The Quantity/Quality of Researchers Has Drastically Increased Over the Centuries
Grue_Slinky
Sep 17, 2019, 12:28 AM
5
points
1
comment
7
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Is there an existing label for the category of fallacies exemplified by “paradox of tolerance”?
slikts
Sep 16, 2019, 8:33 PM
8
points
11
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Effective Altruism and Everyday Decisions
jefftk
Sep 16, 2019, 7:00 PM
24
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
A framework for speed reading
limerott
Sep 16, 2019, 6:52 PM
27
points
6
comments
11
min read
LW
link
(limerott.com)
[AN #64]: Using Deep RL and Reward Uncertainty to Incentivize Preference Learning
Rohin Shah
Sep 16, 2019, 5:10 PM
11
points
8
comments
7
min read
LW
link
(mailchi.mp)
The strategy-stealing assumption
paulfchristiano
Sep 16, 2019, 3:23 PM
87
points
54
comments
12
min read
LW
link
3
reviews
Exercises for Overcoming Akrasia and Procrastination
Matt Goldenberg
Sep 16, 2019, 11:53 AM
28
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Divergence on Evidence Due to Differing Priors—A Political Case Study
Davidmanheim
Sep 16, 2019, 11:01 AM
27
points
3
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Decision-Making for Impact: A Guide
Ian David Moss
Sep 16, 2019, 5:12 AM
3
points
0
comments
9
min read
LW
link
(medium.com)
Realism and Rationality
bmgarfinkel
Sep 16, 2019, 3:09 AM
45
points
50
comments
23
min read
LW
link
The Power to Be Emotionally Mature
Liron
Sep 16, 2019, 2:41 AM
34
points
2
comments
4
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Non-anthropically, what makes us think human-level intelligence is possible?
Grue_Slinky
Sep 15, 2019, 11:30 PM
9
points
3
comments
3
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Are there technical/object-level fields that make sense to recruit to LessWrong?
Raemon
Sep 15, 2019, 9:53 PM
24
points
51
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Linkpost] Otu and Lai: a story
Sunny from QAD
Sep 15, 2019, 8:21 PM
9
points
0
comments
3
min read
LW
link
SSC Meetups Everywhere: Sacramento, CA
jooyous
Sep 15, 2019, 7:37 PM
6
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Category Qualifications (w/ exercises)
Logan Riggs
Sep 15, 2019, 4:28 PM
23
points
22
comments
5
min read
LW
link
[Question]
How do I reach a conclusion on how many eggs per week are healthy?
Rudi C
Sep 15, 2019, 3:44 PM
5
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Focus
jefftk
Sep 15, 2019, 3:10 PM
33
points
7
comments
4
min read
LW
link
(www.jefftk.com)
Proving Too Much (w/ exercises)
Logan Riggs
Sep 15, 2019, 2:28 AM
11
points
14
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Arguing Well Sequence
Logan Riggs
Sep 15, 2019, 2:01 AM
14
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
If you had to pick one thing you’ve read that changed the course of your life, what would it be?
maximkazhenkov
Sep 14, 2019, 5:50 PM
21
points
12
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Reframing the evolutionary benefit of sex
paulfchristiano
Sep 14, 2019, 5:00 PM
92
points
21
comments
2
min read
LW
link
(sideways-view.com)
SSC Meetups Everywhere: St. Louis, MO
habryka
Sep 14, 2019, 6:41 AM
0
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
SSC Meetups Everywhere: Singapore
habryka
Sep 14, 2019, 6:38 AM
0
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
SSC Meetups Everywhere: San Antonio, TX
habryka
Sep 14, 2019, 6:37 AM
0
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
SSC Meetups Everywhere: Rochester, NY
habryka
Sep 14, 2019, 6:35 AM
2
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
SSC Meetups Everywhere: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
habryka
Sep 14, 2019, 6:34 AM
0
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
SSC Meetups Everywhere: San Diego, CA
Ben Pace
Sep 14, 2019, 6:34 AM
0
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
SSC Meetups Everywhere: Riga, Latvia
habryka
Sep 14, 2019, 6:31 AM
0
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
SSC Meetups Everywhere: San Jose, CA
Ben Pace
Sep 14, 2019, 6:31 AM
0
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
SSC Meetups Everywhere: Research Triangle, NC
willbobaggins
Sep 14, 2019, 6:29 AM
0
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
SSC Meetups Everywhere: San José, Costa Rica
Ben Pace
Sep 14, 2019, 6:25 AM
0
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
SSC Meetups Everywhere: Reno, NV
habryka
Sep 14, 2019, 6:24 AM
0
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
SSC Meetups Everywhere: São José dos Campos, Brazil
Ben Pace
Sep 14, 2019, 6:18 AM
0
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
SSC Meetups Everywhere: Seoul, South Korea
Ben Pace
Sep 14, 2019, 6:08 AM
0
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
SSC Meetups Everywhere: Oslo, Norway
habryka
Sep 14, 2019, 5:52 AM
0
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
SSC Meetups Everywhere: Tampa, FL
Ben Pace
Sep 14, 2019, 5:49 AM
0
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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