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A few thought on the inner ring

KatjaGraceJan 21, 2021, 3:40 AM

90 points

23 comments4 min readLW link 1 review

(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Notes on Optimism, Hope, and Trust

David GrossJan 20, 2021, 11:00 PM

13 points

4 comments20 min readLW link

Contra StatNews: How Long to Herd Immunity?

AppliedDivinityStudiesJan 20, 2021, 10:06 PM

24 points

0 comments11 min readLW link

A highly abusive LW moderator endangered dozens of people with COVID dishonesty

JoymuffinJan 20, 2021, 9:13 PM

−59 points

5 comments4 min readLW link

Recognizing Numbers

johnswentworthJan 20, 2021, 7:50 PM

29 points

3 comments7 min readLW link

[Question] How much does it cost to design an app?

kjzJan 20, 2021, 5:40 PM

2 points

10 comments1 min readLW link

Covid: The Question of Immunity From Infection

ZviJan 20, 2021, 3:50 PM

68 points

9 comments2 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Infra-Bayesianism Unwrapped

adamShimiJan 20, 2021, 1:35 PM

61 points

0 comments24 min readLW link

On fundamental solitude

KatjaGraceJan 20, 2021, 10:10 AM

31 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Austin LW/SSC Movie Discussion: Star Trek Voyager, “Nemesis”

SilasBartaJan 20, 2021, 1:59 AM

9 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

#3: Choosing a cryonics provider

mingyuanJan 20, 2021, 1:47 AM

95 points

23 comments18 min readLW link

For Better Commenting, Avoid PONDS

DirectedEvolutionJan 20, 2021, 1:11 AM

80 points

16 comments2 min readLW link

Deutsch and Yudkowsky on scientific explanation

Richard_NgoJan 20, 2021, 1:00 AM

27 points

19 comments6 min readLW link

(thinkingcomplete.blogspot.com)

The Teleological Mechanism

Gordon Seidoh WorleyJan 19, 2021, 11:58 PM

8 points

6 comments2 min readLW link

Prediction: Astra Zeneca approval date

Tim LiptrotJan 19, 2021, 9:59 PM

11 points

5 comments3 min readLW link

Best of LessWrong: Jan 10 - Jan 17

kniteJan 19, 2021, 8:44 PM

5 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

Against the Backward Approach to Goal-Directedness

adamShimiJan 19, 2021, 6:46 PM

19 points

6 comments4 min readLW link

Matt Levine on “Fraud is no fun without friends.”

RaemonJan 19, 2021, 6:23 PM

120 points

24 comments4 min readLW link

(www.bloomberg.com)

Three types of Evidence

Rafael HarthJan 19, 2021, 5:25 PM

15 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Benefits of “micro-tracking” for personal health measurements?

VipulNaikJan 19, 2021, 2:58 PM

9 points

7 comments3 min readLW link

Democratic Currency

MikkWJan 19, 2021, 5:32 AM

11 points

19 comments3 min readLW link

1Day Sooner is Hiring a Communications Director

1daysoonerJan 19, 2021, 4:25 AM

16 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(www.1daysooner.org)

Discovery fiction for the Pythagorean theorem

riceissaJan 19, 2021, 2:09 AM

16 points

1 comment4 min readLW link

Some thoughts on risks from narrow, non-agentic AI

Richard_NgoJan 19, 2021, 12:04 AM

35 points

21 comments16 min readLW link

Public selves

KatjaGraceJan 18, 2021, 9:10 PM

40 points

14 comments1 min readLW link

(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Short summary of mAIry’s room

Stuart_ArmstrongJan 18, 2021, 6:11 PM

26 points

2 comments4 min readLW link

Birds, Brains, Planes, and AI: Against Appeals to the Complexity/Mysteriousness/Efficiency of the Brain

Daniel KokotajloJan 18, 2021, 12:08 PM

196 points

86 comments13 min readLW link 1 review

Literature Review on Goal-Directedness

adamShimi, Michele Campolo and Joe Collman

Jan 18, 2021, 11:15 AM

80 points

21 comments31 min readLW link

(USA) N95 masks are available on Amazon

Wei DaiJan 18, 2021, 10:37 AM

53 points

21 comments1 min readLW link

Actually possible: thoughts on Utopia

Joe CarlsmithJan 18, 2021, 8:27 AM

86 points

7 comments13 min readLW link

Are the consequences of groups usually highly contingent on their details?

KatjaGraceJan 18, 2021, 1:30 AM

11 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

The Ecological Perspective

Chris_LeongJan 18, 2021, 1:19 AM

32 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

DALL-E does symbol grounding

p.b.Jan 17, 2021, 9:20 PM

6 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

D&D.Sci II Evaluation and Ruleset

abstractapplicJan 17, 2021, 4:58 PM

41 points

6 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] Why do stocks go up?

tryactionsJan 17, 2021, 4:36 PM

28 points

46 comments2 min readLW link

CollAction history and lessons learned

RonJan 17, 2021, 3:01 PM

35 points

6 comments8 min readLW link

[Question] How can I find trustworthy dietary advice?

Daniel KokotajloJan 17, 2021, 1:11 PM

30 points

22 comments1 min readLW link

What is going on in the world?

KatjaGraceJan 17, 2021, 11:30 AM

90 points

48 comments3 min readLW link

(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Wuwei

lsusrJan 17, 2021, 8:28 AM

22 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

Use conditional probabilities to clear up error rate confusion

Maxwell PetersonJan 17, 2021, 8:27 AM

5 points

0 comments3 min readLW link

Excerpt from Arbital Solomonoff induction dialogue

Richard_NgoJan 17, 2021, 3:49 AM

36 points

6 comments5 min readLW link

(arbital.com)

[Question] How do I improve at being strategic?

ConorJan 17, 2021, 1:36 AM

11 points

21 comments1 min readLW link

Status as a Service (Done Quick)

SarahNibsJan 16, 2021, 11:25 PM

44 points

1 comment6 min readLW link

Why Productivity Systems Don’t Stick

Matt GoldenbergJan 16, 2021, 5:45 PM

62 points

22 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Is it the case that when humans approximate backward induction they violate the markov property?

QuinnJan 16, 2021, 4:22 PM

7 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

Meditative thinking

KatjaGraceJan 16, 2021, 2:30 AM

25 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Citizenship in a Republic

Theodore RooseveltJan 16, 2021, 1:33 AM

12 points

3 comments29 min readLW link

(theodoreroosevelt.org)

AR Glasses: Much more than you wanted to know

frcassarinoJan 16, 2021, 12:31 AM

12 points

6 comments17 min readLW link

(federicorcassarino.substack.com)

Why I’m excited about Debate

Richard_NgoJan 15, 2021, 11:37 PM

75 points

12 comments7 min readLW link

Meditations on faith

Richard_NgoJan 15, 2021, 10:20 PM

31 points

9 comments6 min readLW link

(thinkingcomplete.blogspot.com)

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