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Dark Matters
Diffractor
14 Mar 2021 23:36 UTC
200
points
22
comments
15
min read
LW
link
The Quantum Physics Sequence
Eliezer Yudkowsky
11 Jun 2008 3:42 UTC
45
points
26
comments
15
min read
LW
link
The Second Law of Thermodynamics, and Engines of Cognition
Eliezer Yudkowsky
27 Feb 2008 0:48 UTC
103
points
69
comments
9
min read
LW
link
Thou Art Physics
Eliezer Yudkowsky
6 Jun 2008 6:37 UTC
102
points
88
comments
3
min read
LW
link
So you think you understand Quantum Mechanics
shminux
22 Dec 2012 21:16 UTC
64
points
64
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Two More Things to Unlearn from School
Eliezer Yudkowsky
12 Jul 2007 17:45 UTC
116
points
155
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Climate technology primer (1/3): basics
amarbles
25 Oct 2019 23:18 UTC
38
points
5
comments
58
min read
LW
link
Deriving General Relativity
lsusr
22 Jun 2020 9:52 UTC
2
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Einstein’s Speed
Eliezer Yudkowsky
21 May 2008 2:48 UTC
44
points
35
comments
8
min read
LW
link
References & Resources for LessWrong
XiXiDu
10 Oct 2010 14:54 UTC
146
points
106
comments
20
min read
LW
link
Career prospects for physics majors
JonahS
4 Apr 2014 3:02 UTC
19
points
32
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Timeless Physics
Eliezer Yudkowsky
27 May 2008 9:09 UTC
42
points
121
comments
12
min read
LW
link
[Question]
What empirical work has been done that bears on the ‘freebit picture’ of free will?
DanielFilan
4 Oct 2019 23:11 UTC
9
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
How accurate is the quantum physics sequence?
Paul Crowley
17 Apr 2012 6:54 UTC
72
points
68
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Value of Theoretical Research
paulfchristiano
25 Feb 2011 18:06 UTC
50
points
53
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Quantum Explanations
Eliezer Yudkowsky
9 Apr 2008 8:15 UTC
64
points
58
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Decoherence is Falsifiable and Testable
Eliezer Yudkowsky
7 May 2008 7:54 UTC
37
points
40
comments
9
min read
LW
link
Living in Many Worlds
Eliezer Yudkowsky
5 Jun 2008 2:24 UTC
48
points
79
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Where Philosophy Meets Science
Eliezer Yudkowsky
12 Apr 2008 21:21 UTC
37
points
22
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Many Worlds, One Best Guess
Eliezer Yudkowsky
11 May 2008 8:32 UTC
31
points
79
comments
13
min read
LW
link
Beliefs at different timescales
Nisan
4 Nov 2018 20:10 UTC
25
points
12
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Physics has laws, the Universe might not
shminux
9 Jun 2018 5:33 UTC
25
points
23
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Multiple Worlds, One Universal Wave Function
evhub
4 Nov 2020 22:28 UTC
44
points
76
comments
25
min read
LW
link
Generalized Heat Engine
johnswentworth
5 Nov 2020 19:01 UTC
137
points
6
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Can we see light?
Zane Scheepers
7 Dec 2017 12:54 UTC
2
points
33
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Can we really prevent all warming for less than 10B$ with the mostly side-effect free geoengineering technique of Marine Cloud Brightening?
MakoYass
5 Aug 2019 0:12 UTC
85
points
55
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Make more land
jefftk
16 Oct 2019 11:20 UTC
140
points
32
comments
2
min read
LW
link
2
nominations
5
reviews
(www.jefftk.com)
Weird question: could we see distant aliens?
paulfchristiano
20 Apr 2018 6:40 UTC
31
points
78
comments
3
min read
LW
link
The mathematical universe: the map that is the territory
ata
26 Mar 2010 9:26 UTC
93
points
122
comments
11
min read
LW
link
Why it took so long to do the Fermi calculation right?
Jan_Kulveit
2 Jul 2018 20:29 UTC
73
points
20
comments
1
min read
LW
link
No One Can Exempt You From Rationality’s Laws
Eliezer Yudkowsky
7 Oct 2007 17:24 UTC
84
points
54
comments
3
min read
LW
link
If Many-Worlds Had Come First
Eliezer Yudkowsky
10 May 2008 7:43 UTC
73
points
181
comments
9
min read
LW
link
Were atoms real?
AnnaSalamon
8 Dec 2010 17:30 UTC
90
points
156
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Explaining vs. Explaining Away
Eliezer Yudkowsky
17 Mar 2008 1:59 UTC
83
points
101
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Einstein’s Arrogance
Eliezer Yudkowsky
25 Sep 2007 1:29 UTC
87
points
89
comments
3
min read
LW
link
To reduce astronomical waste: take your time, then go very fast
Stuart_Armstrong
13 Jul 2013 16:41 UTC
67
points
50
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Configurations and Amplitude
Eliezer Yudkowsky
11 Apr 2008 3:14 UTC
47
points
390
comments
10
min read
LW
link
Joint Configurations
Eliezer Yudkowsky
11 Apr 2008 5:00 UTC
50
points
40
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Belief in the Implied Invisible
Eliezer Yudkowsky
8 Apr 2008 7:40 UTC
48
points
34
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Being Half-Rational About Pascal’s Wager is Even Worse
Eliezer Yudkowsky
18 Apr 2013 5:20 UTC
41
points
166
comments
9
min read
LW
link
Quantum Non-Realism
Eliezer Yudkowsky
8 May 2008 5:27 UTC
37
points
37
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Where Physics Meets Experience
Eliezer Yudkowsky
25 Apr 2008 4:58 UTC
55
points
37
comments
11
min read
LW
link
Where Experience Confuses Physicists
Eliezer Yudkowsky
26 Apr 2008 5:05 UTC
29
points
30
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Distinct Configurations
Eliezer Yudkowsky
12 Apr 2008 4:42 UTC
49
points
23
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Philosophy as low-energy approximation
Charlie Steiner
5 Feb 2019 19:34 UTC
39
points
20
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Decoherence is Simple
Eliezer Yudkowsky
6 May 2008 7:44 UTC
50
points
61
comments
11
min read
LW
link
Scott Aaronson on Born Probabilities
Wei_Dai
2 Oct 2009 6:40 UTC
39
points
8
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Can You Prove Two Particles Are Identical?
Eliezer Yudkowsky
14 Apr 2008 7:06 UTC
51
points
107
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Collapse Postulates
Eliezer Yudkowsky
9 May 2008 7:49 UTC
41
points
64
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Ask an experimental physicist
RolfAndreassen
8 Jun 2012 23:43 UTC
49
points
294
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Classical Configuration Spaces
Eliezer Yudkowsky
15 Apr 2008 8:40 UTC
30
points
12
comments
5
min read
LW
link
The Quantum Arena
Eliezer Yudkowsky
15 Apr 2008 19:00 UTC
25
points
72
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Feynman Paths
Eliezer Yudkowsky
17 Apr 2008 6:32 UTC
24
points
30
comments
4
min read
LW
link
No Individual Particles
Eliezer Yudkowsky
18 Apr 2008 4:40 UTC
23
points
24
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Identity Isn’t In Specific Atoms
Eliezer Yudkowsky
19 Apr 2008 4:55 UTC
40
points
74
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Decoherence
Eliezer Yudkowsky
22 Apr 2008 6:41 UTC
30
points
30
comments
7
min read
LW
link
The So-Called Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
Eliezer Yudkowsky
23 Apr 2008 6:36 UTC
24
points
20
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Which Basis Is More Fundamental?
Eliezer Yudkowsky
24 Apr 2008 4:17 UTC
18
points
39
comments
6
min read
LW
link
On Being Decoherent
Eliezer Yudkowsky
27 Apr 2008 4:59 UTC
21
points
78
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Decoherence is Pointless
Eliezer Yudkowsky
29 Apr 2008 6:38 UTC
14
points
5
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Decoherent Essences
Eliezer Yudkowsky
30 Apr 2008 6:32 UTC
22
points
36
comments
7
min read
LW
link
The Born Probabilities
Eliezer Yudkowsky
1 May 2008 5:50 UTC
28
points
83
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Decoherence as Projection
Eliezer Yudkowsky
2 May 2008 6:32 UTC
21
points
27
comments
11
min read
LW
link
Entangled Photons
Eliezer Yudkowsky
3 May 2008 7:20 UTC
12
points
11
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Bell’s Theorem: No EPR “Reality”
Eliezer Yudkowsky
4 May 2008 4:44 UTC
28
points
29
comments
9
min read
LW
link
Spooky Action at a Distance: The No-Communication Theorem
Eliezer Yudkowsky
5 May 2008 2:43 UTC
17
points
35
comments
10
min read
LW
link
Why Quantum?
Eliezer Yudkowsky
4 Jun 2008 5:34 UTC
29
points
52
comments
6
min read
LW
link
An Intuitive Explanation of Quantum Mechanics
Eliezer Yudkowsky
12 Jun 2008 3:45 UTC
14
points
3
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Quantum Physics Revealed As Non-Mysterious
Eliezer Yudkowsky
12 Jun 2008 5:20 UTC
10
points
26
comments
8
min read
LW
link
And the Winner is… Many-Worlds!
Eliezer Yudkowsky
12 Jun 2008 6:05 UTC
17
points
12
comments
9
min read
LW
link
Quantum Mechanics and Personal Identity
Eliezer Yudkowsky
12 Jun 2008 7:13 UTC
8
points
29
comments
10
min read
LW
link
Heat vs. Motion
Eliezer Yudkowsky
1 Apr 2008 3:55 UTC
37
points
70
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Debugging the Quantum Physics Sequence
Mitchell_Porter
5 Sep 2012 15:55 UTC
42
points
130
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[Link] The Greek Heliocentric Theory
[deleted]
12 Jun 2012 17:18 UTC
52
points
11
comments
3
min read
LW
link
LA-602 vs. RHIC Review
Eliezer Yudkowsky
19 Jun 2008 10:00 UTC
45
points
62
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Mach’s Principle: Anti-Epiphenomenal Physics
Eliezer Yudkowsky
24 May 2008 5:01 UTC
34
points
26
comments
10
min read
LW
link
Zeno walks into a bar
lsusr
4 Aug 2019 7:00 UTC
24
points
3
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Timeless Control
Eliezer Yudkowsky
7 Jun 2008 5:16 UTC
29
points
66
comments
9
min read
LW
link
The ongoing transformation of quantum field theory
Mitchell_Porter
29 Dec 2012 9:45 UTC
31
points
19
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Entropy and Temperature
spxtr
17 Dec 2014 8:04 UTC
41
points
96
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Frugality and working from finite data
Snowyowl
3 Sep 2010 9:37 UTC
35
points
47
comments
4
min read
LW
link
A thought-process testing opportunity
[deleted]
22 Apr 2013 19:51 UTC
46
points
28
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Should We Ban Physics?
Eliezer Yudkowsky
21 Jul 2008 8:12 UTC
14
points
22
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Decelerating: laser vs gun vs rocket
Stuart_Armstrong
18 Feb 2019 23:21 UTC
22
points
16
comments
3
min read
LW
link
The Conscious Sorites Paradox
Eliezer Yudkowsky
28 Apr 2008 2:58 UTC
11
points
41
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Relative Configuration Space
Eliezer Yudkowsky
26 May 2008 9:25 UTC
16
points
22
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Timeless Beauty
Eliezer Yudkowsky
28 May 2008 4:32 UTC
17
points
69
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Shock Level 5: Big Worlds and Modal Realism
Roko
25 May 2010 23:19 UTC
34
points
158
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Boxxy and Reagan
[deleted]
13 Mar 2009 6:36 UTC
−5
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Are you in a Boltzmann simulation?
Stuart_Armstrong
13 Sep 2018 12:56 UTC
23
points
29
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Astrobiology, Astronomy, and the Fermi Paradox II: Space & Time Revisited
CellBioGuy
10 Mar 2016 5:19 UTC
35
points
35
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
Is “physical nondeterminism” a meaningful concept?
Liron
16 Jun 2019 15:55 UTC
23
points
15
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Question]
How does electricity work literally?
Long try
24 Feb 2020 13:27 UTC
1
point
35
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Can we model technological singularity as the phase transition?
Just Learning
26 Dec 2020 3:20 UTC
3
points
0
comments
4
min read
LW
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Singularity&phase transition-2. A priori probability and ways to check.
Just Learning
8 Feb 2021 2:21 UTC
1
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0
comments
3
min read
LW
link
The (not so) paradoxical asymmetry between position and momentum
ejenner
28 Mar 2021 13:31 UTC
17
points
5
comments
4
min read
LW
link
On Falsifying the Simulation Hypothesis (or Embracing its Predictions)
Lorenzo Rex
12 Apr 2021 0:12 UTC
8
points
15
comments
5
min read
LW
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