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“Meditation for skeptics” – a review of two books, and some thoughts

SherrinfordMar 20, 2021, 11:35 PM

16 points

4 comments12 min readLW link

Conspicuous saving

Matthew BarnettMar 20, 2021, 8:59 PM

50 points

42 comments2 min readLW link

(matthewbarnett.substack.com)

Trust status sigmoidally

DirectedEvolutionMar 20, 2021, 7:50 PM

15 points

2 comments3 min readLW link

Unnecessary Boredom Bias

MathiscoMar 20, 2021, 7:29 PM

8 points

2 comments4 min readLW link

On LessWrong/Rationality and Political Debates

sophia_xuMar 20, 2021, 6:26 PM

22 points

12 comments2 min readLW link

Vows & Declaration

RubyMar 20, 2021, 5:21 PM

24 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

Open, Free, Safe: Choose Two

jaspaxMar 20, 2021, 4:42 PM

108 points

17 comments5 min readLW link

Fisherian Runaway as a decision-theoretic problem

BunthutMar 20, 2021, 4:34 PM

11 points

0 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] What are the best resources to point people who are skeptical of getting vaccinated for COVID-19 to?

ChristianKlMar 20, 2021, 11:18 AM

13 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

Jean Monnet: The Guerilla Bureaucrat

Martin SustrikMar 20, 2021, 10:37 AM

177 points

25 comments18 min readLW link 1 review

[Question] Is January AI a real thing?

EricfMar 20, 2021, 12:10 AM

9 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

Babble Challenge: 50 Ways to Overcome Impostor Syndrome

Tim LiptrotMar 19, 2021, 6:21 PM

15 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

Feelings of Admiration, Ruby ⇔ Miranda

RubyMar 19, 2021, 4:12 PM

26 points

0 comments5 min readLW link

Some blindspots in rationality and effective altruism

RemmeltMar 19, 2021, 11:40 AM

37 points

44 comments14 min readLW link

Ads are everywhere, and it’s not okay

damiensnyderMar 19, 2021, 5:43 AM

6 points

11 comments5 min readLW link

[Question] Asking questions to fulfill expectations

erkenbrandMar 19, 2021, 2:27 AM

3 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

“You and Your Research” – Hamming Watch/Discuss Party

Ben PaceMar 19, 2021, 12:16 AM

45 points

13 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] Voting-like mechanisms which address size of preferences?

abramdemskiMar 18, 2021, 11:23 PM

36 points

29 comments8 min readLW link

Chaos Induces Abstractions

johnswentworthMar 18, 2021, 8:08 PM

100 points

13 comments7 min readLW link

The EMH is False—Specific Strong Evidence

sapphireMar 18, 2021, 6:38 PM

62 points

83 comments6 min readLW link

Why sigmoids are so hard to predict

Stuart_ArmstrongMar 18, 2021, 6:21 PM

56 points

7 comments5 min readLW link

Book Club: Software Design for Flexibility

stuhlmuellerMar 18, 2021, 3:42 PM

43 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

Acetylcholine = Learning rate (aka plasticity)

Steven ByrnesMar 18, 2021, 1:57 PM

38 points

4 comments4 min readLW link

Is RL involved in sensory processing?

Steven ByrnesMar 18, 2021, 1:57 PM

21 points

21 comments5 min readLW link

Learn and practice using the Circle of Competence with exercises

icompetetowinMar 18, 2021, 1:56 PM

1 point

4 comments LW link

(newsletter.decisionschool.org)

Covid 3/18: An Expected Quantity of Blood Clots

ZviMar 18, 2021, 1:50 PM

74 points

25 comments15 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Spirits vs Terms as Arbitration Norms

raiMar 18, 2021, 5:07 AM

20 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] What are fun little puzzles / games / exercises to learn interesting concepts?

Mati_RoyMar 18, 2021, 3:26 AM

18 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

The best things are often free or cheap

Adam ZernerMar 18, 2021, 2:57 AM

25 points

15 comments3 min readLW link

Product orientation

DirectedEvolutionMar 18, 2021, 12:41 AM

14 points

2 comments3 min readLW link

The Age of Imaginative Machines

Yuli_BanMar 18, 2021, 12:35 AM

10 points

1 comment11 min readLW link

“Objective vs Social Reality” vs “Simulacra 1/3″

RaemonMar 17, 2021, 10:15 PM

27 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

AstraZeneca vaccine shows no protection against Covid-19 variant from Africa

Gytis DaujotasMar 17, 2021, 6:45 PM

13 points

1 comment1 min readLW link

[AN #142]: The quest to understand a network well enough to reimplement it by hand

Rohin ShahMar 17, 2021, 5:10 PM

36 points

4 comments8 min readLW link

(mailchi.mp)

Sharing a Car

jefftkMar 17, 2021, 1:30 PM

12 points

16 comments2 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

HCH Speculation Post #2A

Charlie SteinerMar 17, 2021, 1:26 PM

43 points

7 comments9 min readLW link

On Attempts to Transcend our Models of Numbers

Chris_LeongMar 17, 2021, 8:37 AM

9 points

2 comments8 min readLW link

Politics is way too meta

Rob BensingerMar 17, 2021, 7:04 AM

291 points

46 comments11 min readLW link 1 review

Intermittent Distillations #1

Mark XuMar 17, 2021, 5:15 AM

25 points

1 comment10 min readLW link

[Question] Nutrition for brain.

Valentin2026Mar 17, 2021, 5:00 AM

5 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

Comments on “The Singularity is Nowhere Near”

Steven ByrnesMar 16, 2021, 11:59 PM

51 points

6 comments8 min readLW link

MetaPrompt: a tool for telling yourself what to do.

abramdemskiMar 16, 2021, 8:49 PM

66 points

12 comments15 min readLW link

[Question] Partial-Consciousness as semantic/symbolic representational language model trained on NN

Joe KwonMar 16, 2021, 6:51 PM

2 points

3 comments1 min readLW link

An Antropic Argument for Post-singularity Antinatalism

monkaapMar 16, 2021, 5:40 PM

1 point

4 comments3 min readLW link

[Question] Why is rhetoric taboo among rationalists?

TOoHNAMar 16, 2021, 5:38 PM

−5 points

6 comments1 min readLW link

Can an economy keep on growing?

invertedpassionMar 16, 2021, 9:55 AM

1 point

12 comments6 min readLW link

Conversation Exchange Statistics

lsusrMar 16, 2021, 8:50 AM

23 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

Link: How to Star-Man

Chris_LeongMar 16, 2021, 3:12 AM

12 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

(centerforinquiry.org)

Bay and/or Global Solstice* Job Search (2021 − 2022)

Raemon, Alex_Altair and LauraVaughan

Mar 16, 2021, 12:21 AM

37 points

0 comments2 min readLW link

What’s So Bad About Ad-Hoc Mathematical Definitions?

johnswentworthMar 15, 2021, 9:51 PM

208 points

61 comments7 min readLW link