We run the Cen­ter for Ap­plied Ra­tion­al­ity, AMA

AnnaSalamonDec 19, 2019, 4:34 PM
108 points
324 comments1 min readLW link

Gra­di­ent hacking

evhubOct 16, 2019, 12:53 AM
107 points
39 comments3 min readLW link2 reviews

Liter­a­ture Re­view: Distributed Teams

ElizabethApr 16, 2019, 1:19 AM
106 points
37 comments6 min readLW link1 review

The In­ner Align­ment Problem

Jun 4, 2019, 1:20 AM
105 points
17 comments13 min readLW link

The Credit As­sign­ment Problem

abramdemskiNov 8, 2019, 2:50 AM
105 points
40 comments17 min readLW link1 review

Book Re­view: The Struc­ture Of Scien­tific Revolutions

Scott AlexanderJan 9, 2019, 7:10 AM
104 points
30 comments19 min readLW link1 review
(slatestarcodex.com)

1960: The Year The Sin­gu­lar­ity Was Cancelled

Scott AlexanderApr 23, 2019, 1:30 AM
104 points
15 comments11 min readLW link1 review
(slatestarcodex.com)

To­tal horse takeover

KatjaGraceNov 5, 2019, 12:10 AM
103 points
14 comments6 min readLW link1 review
(meteuphoric.com)

Karate Kid and Real­is­tic Ex­pec­ta­tions for Disagree­ment Resolution

RaemonDec 4, 2019, 11:25 PM
103 points
23 comments4 min readLW link

De­grees of Freedom

sarahconstantinApr 2, 2019, 9:10 PM
103 points
31 comments11 min readLW link
(srconstantin.wordpress.com)

Turn­ing air into bread

jasoncrawfordOct 21, 2019, 5:50 PM
103 points
12 comments6 min readLW link1 review
(rootsofprogress.org)

Trauma, Med­i­ta­tion, and a Cool Scar

Logan RiggsAug 6, 2019, 4:17 PM
102 points
17 comments5 min readLW link1 review

The LessWrong 2018 Review

RaemonNov 21, 2019, 2:50 AM
101 points
91 comments7 min readLW link

[Question] Why is so much dis­cus­sion hap­pen­ing in pri­vate Google Docs?

Wei DaiJan 12, 2019, 2:19 AM
101 points
22 comments1 min readLW link

Counterspells

Virgil KurkjianApr 27, 2019, 11:37 PM
100 points
24 comments10 min readLW link

The Power to De­mol­ish Bad Arguments

LironSep 2, 2019, 12:57 PM
100 points
84 comments11 min readLW link6 reviews

In­stant stone (just add wa­ter!)

jasoncrawfordNov 13, 2019, 10:33 PM
99 points
27 comments5 min readLW link3 reviews
(rootsofprogress.org)

[Question] What are the open prob­lems in Hu­man Ra­tion­al­ity?

RaemonJan 13, 2019, 4:46 AM
99 points
93 comments1 min readLW link3 reviews

Rele­vance Norms; Or, Gricean Im­pli­ca­ture Queers the De­cou­pling/​Con­tex­tu­al­iz­ing Binary

Zack_M_DavisNov 22, 2019, 6:18 AM
99 points
30 comments3 min readLW link3 reviews

Refram­ing Impact

TurnTroutSep 20, 2019, 7:03 PM
98 points
15 comments1 min readLW link1 review

List of re­solved con­fu­sions about IDA

Wei DaiSep 30, 2019, 8:03 PM
97 points
18 comments3 min readLW link

[An­swer] Why wasn’t sci­ence in­vented in China?

RubyApr 23, 2019, 9:47 PM
96 points
46 comments21 min readLW link1 review

Naked mole-rats: A case study in biolog­i­cal weirdness

eukaryoteMay 19, 2019, 6:40 PM
95 points
14 comments3 min readLW link
(eukaryotewritesblog.com)

[Question] Can we re­ally pre­vent all warm­ing for less than 10B$ with the mostly side-effect free geo­eng­ineer­ing tech­nique of Marine Cloud Bright­en­ing?

mako yassAug 5, 2019, 12:12 AM
94 points
55 comments2 min readLW link

Could some­one please start a bright home light­ing com­pany?

lincolnquirkNov 26, 2019, 7:20 PM
94 points
42 comments6 min readLW link
(www.lincolnquirk.com)

The Power to Judge Startup Ideas

LironSep 4, 2019, 3:07 PM
94 points
28 comments8 min readLW link

Against Pre­ma­ture Ab­strac­tion of Poli­ti­cal Issues

Wei DaiDec 18, 2019, 8:19 PM
94 points
22 comments2 min readLW link

Align­ment Newslet­ter One Year Retrospective

Rohin ShahApr 10, 2019, 6:58 AM
94 points
31 comments21 min readLW link

Karma-Change Notifications

jimrandomhMar 2, 2019, 2:52 AM
92 points
44 comments1 min readLW link

Refram­ing the evolu­tion­ary benefit of sex

paulfchristianoSep 14, 2019, 5:00 PM
92 points
21 comments2 min readLW link
(sideways-view.com)

What I’ve Learned From My Par­ents’ Ar­ranged Marriage

squidiousMar 26, 2019, 6:40 AM
91 points
16 comments5 min readLW link
(opalsandbonobos.blogspot.com)

Mee­tups as In­sti­tu­tions for In­tel­lec­tual Progress

mingyuanSep 17, 2019, 5:23 AM
91 points
26 comments7 min readLW link

The Power to Teach Con­cepts Better

LironSep 23, 2019, 12:21 AM
91 points
23 comments8 min readLW link1 review

How Speci­fic­ity Works

LironSep 3, 2019, 12:11 PM
90 points
47 comments7 min readLW link

[Question] How do you as­sess the qual­ity /​ re­li­a­bil­ity of a sci­en­tific study?

Eli TyreOct 29, 2019, 2:52 PM
90 points
41 comments1 min readLW link

LessWrong FAQ

RubyJun 14, 2019, 7:03 PM
90 points
55 comments25 min readLW link

Med­i­ta­tion Re­treat: Im­moral Mazes Se­quence Introduction

ZviDec 28, 2019, 12:50 AM
89 points
16 comments4 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Ar­bital scrape

emmabJun 6, 2019, 11:11 PM
89 points
23 comments1 min readLW link

Par­tial sum­mary of de­bate with Ben­quo and Jes­si­cata [pt 1]

RaemonAug 14, 2019, 8:02 PM
89 points
63 comments22 min readLW link3 reviews

Ought: why it mat­ters and ways to help

paulfchristianoJul 25, 2019, 6:00 PM
89 points
7 comments5 min readLW link

Epistemic Tenure

Scott GarrabrantFeb 18, 2019, 10:56 PM
89 points
27 comments3 min readLW link

Prob­a­bil­ity space has 2 metrics

Donald HobsonFeb 10, 2019, 12:28 AM
89 points
11 comments1 min readLW link

Tal Yarkoni: No, it’s not The In­cen­tives—it’s you

Zack_M_DavisJun 11, 2019, 7:09 AM
89 points
119 comments1 min readLW link4 reviews
(www.talyarkoni.org)

Ra­tion­al­ity Ex­er­cises Prize of Septem­ber 2019 ($1,000)

Ben PaceSep 11, 2019, 12:19 AM
89 points
18 comments5 min readLW link

A Cri­tique of Func­tional De­ci­sion Theory

wdmacaskillSep 13, 2019, 7:23 PM
88 points
56 comments21 min readLW link

[Site Up­date] Sub­scrip­tions, Book­marks, & Pingbacks

RubyOct 29, 2019, 4:32 AM
88 points
23 comments1 min readLW link

Two ex­pla­na­tions for vari­a­tion in hu­man abilities

Matthew BarnettOct 25, 2019, 10:06 PM
87 points
28 comments5 min readLW link1 review

Bioinfohazards

SpiracularSep 17, 2019, 2:41 AM
87 points
14 comments18 min readLW link2 reviews

But ex­actly how com­plex and frag­ile?

KatjaGraceNov 3, 2019, 6:20 PM
87 points
32 comments3 min readLW link1 review
(meteuphoric.com)

The strat­egy-steal­ing assumption

paulfchristianoSep 16, 2019, 3:23 PM
87 points
54 comments12 min readLW link3 reviews