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That other kind of status
Scott Alexander
Dec 29, 2009, 2:45 AM
108
points
113
comments
4
min read
LW
link
A Master-Slave Model of Human Preferences
Wei Dai
Dec 29, 2009, 1:02 AM
100
points
94
comments
3
min read
LW
link
The 9/11 Meta-Truther Conspiracy Theory
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Dec 22, 2009, 6:59 PM
100
points
182
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Parapsychology: the control group for science
AllanCrossman
Dec 5, 2009, 10:50 PM
97
points
189
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Frequentist Statistics are Frequently Subjective
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Dec 4, 2009, 8:22 PM
87
points
82
comments
8
min read
LW
link
11 core rationalist skills
Roko
Dec 2, 2009, 8:09 AM
72
points
36
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Two Truths and a Lie
Psychohistorian
Dec 23, 2009, 6:34 AM
70
points
67
comments
2
min read
LW
link
The Contrarian Status Catch-22
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Dec 19, 2009, 10:40 PM
70
points
102
comments
4
min read
LW
link
The Correct Contrarian Cluster
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Dec 21, 2009, 10:01 PM
67
points
255
comments
5
min read
LW
link
The Amanda Knox Test: How an Hour on the Internet Beats a Year in the Courtroom
komponisto
Dec 13, 2009, 4:16 AM
58
points
649
comments
12
min read
LW
link
Probability Space & Aumann Agreement
Wei Dai
Dec 10, 2009, 9:57 PM
53
points
76
comments
5
min read
LW
link
What Are Probabilities, Anyway?
Wei Dai
Dec 11, 2009, 12:25 AM
51
points
89
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Fundamentally Flawed, or Fast and Frugal?
Kaj_Sotala
Dec 20, 2009, 3:10 PM
49
points
86
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Are these cognitive biases, biases?
Kaj_Sotala
Dec 23, 2009, 5:27 PM
46
points
24
comments
6
min read
LW
link
You Be the Jury: Survey on a Current Event
komponisto
Dec 9, 2009, 4:25 AM
43
points
266
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Call for new SIAI Visiting Fellows, on a rolling basis
AnnaSalamon
Dec 1, 2009, 1:42 AM
36
points
272
comments
2
min read
LW
link
New Year’s Predictions Thread
MichaelVassar
Dec 30, 2009, 9:39 PM
32
points
446
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Playing the Meta-game
Technologos
Dec 25, 2009, 10:06 AM
31
points
47
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Mandating Information Disclosure vs. Banning Deceptive Contract Terms
David_J_Balan
Dec 20, 2009, 8:55 PM
30
points
77
comments
4
min read
LW
link
On the Power of Intelligence and Rationality
alyssavance
Dec 23, 2009, 10:49 AM
18
points
193
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Singularity Institute $100K Challenge Grant / 2009 Donations Reminder
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Dec 30, 2009, 12:36 AM
16
points
18
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Man-with-a-hammer syndrome
Shalmanese
Dec 14, 2009, 11:31 AM
15
points
41
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Previous Post Revised
komponisto
Dec 14, 2009, 6:56 AM
15
points
26
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Getting Over Dust Theory
jhuffman
Dec 15, 2009, 10:40 PM
12
points
102
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The persuasive power of false confessions
matt
Dec 11, 2009, 1:54 AM
12
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Difference Between Utility and Utility
Matt_Simpson
Dec 2, 2009, 6:16 AM
11
points
16
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Intuitive supergoal uncertainty
JustinShovelain
Dec 4, 2009, 5:21 AM
11
points
27
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Science—Idealistic Versus Signaling
billswift
Dec 6, 2009, 1:39 PM
10
points
58
comments
2
min read
LW
link
New Year’s Resolutions Thread
MichaelVassar
Dec 30, 2009, 9:36 PM
10
points
41
comments
1
min read
LW
link
December 2009 Meta Thread
CarlShulman
Dec 17, 2009, 3:41 AM
9
points
77
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Sufficiently Advanced Sanity
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Dec 20, 2009, 6:11 PM
9
points
25
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Arbitrage of prediction markets
taw
Dec 4, 2009, 10:29 PM
8
points
59
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Philadelphia LessWrong Meetup, December 16th
Peter_de_Blanc
Dec 16, 2009, 3:13 AM
7
points
2
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Any sufficiently advanced wisdom is indistinguishable from bullshit
Shalmanese
Dec 20, 2009, 10:09 AM
7
points
37
comments
2
min read
LW
link
lessmeta
PlaidX
Dec 22, 2009, 5:57 PM
6
points
31
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Positive-affect-day-Schelling-point-mas Meetup
Marcello
Dec 23, 2009, 7:41 PM
5
points
32
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Open Thread: December 2009
CannibalSmith
Dec 1, 2009, 4:25 PM
5
points
275
comments
1
min read
LW
link
An account of what I believe to be inconsistent behavior on the part of our editor
PeterS
Dec 17, 2009, 1:33 AM
4
points
66
comments
2
min read
LW
link
New Year’s and New Decade’s Predictions
MichaelVassar
Dec 30, 2009, 9:37 PM
4
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Karma Changes
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Dec 22, 2009, 12:17 AM
4
points
93
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Nothing to see here
KatjaGrace
Dec 5, 2009, 9:00 AM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Against picking up pennies
[deleted]
Dec 13, 2009, 6:07 AM
1
point
44
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Why do aphorisms and cynicism go together?
KatjaGrace
Dec 1, 2009, 7:45 AM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
A question of rationality
mormon2
Dec 13, 2009, 2:37 AM
0
points
94
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Boksops—Ancient Superintelligence?
MBlume
Dec 30, 2009, 11:12 AM
−1
points
37
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Reacting to Inadequate Data
MrHen
Dec 18, 2009, 4:25 PM
−2
points
21
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Scaling Evidence and Faith
AndrewKemendo
Dec 27, 2009, 12:30 PM
−4
points
36
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Help Roko become a better rationalist!
Roko
Dec 2, 2009, 8:23 AM
−7
points
40
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Rebasing Ethics
Shalmanese
Dec 15, 2009, 1:56 PM
−10
points
71
comments
2
min read
LW
link
If reason told you to jump off a cliff, would you do it?
Shalmanese
Dec 21, 2009, 3:54 AM
−14
points
42
comments
2
min read
LW
link
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