The Wannabe Rational

In defense of the out­side view

The Prefer­ence Utili­tar­ian’s Time In­con­sis­tency Problem

Back of the en­velope calcu­la­tions around the sin­gu­lar­ity.

Comic about the Singularity

More stuff

Ad­vice for AI makers

Self con­trol may be contagious

Meetup: Bay Area: Jan 15th, 7pm

Out­line of a lower bound for consciousness

High Sta­tus and Stu­pidity: Why?

We de­sire ge­net­i­cally at­tributed success

Why are ob­vi­ous mean­ings veiled?

The things we know that we know ain’t so

Con­scious­ness Ex­plained, chap­ter 3

Den­nett’s “Con­scious­ness Ex­plained”: Chpt 2

Why does failed in­dul­gence cause guilt?

Den­nett’s “Con­scious­ness Ex­plained”: Prelude

Savulescu: “Ge­net­i­cally en­hance hu­man­ity or face ex­tinc­tion”

Hy­pothe­ses For Dualism

In­ter­gen­er­a­tional inequality

Consciousness

Does it look like it’s all about hap­piness?

Refer­ence class of the unclassreferenceable

Fic­tional Ev­i­dence vs. Fic­tional Insight

Case study: Melatonin

Will rea­son ever out­run faith?

Ra­tion­al­ity Quotes Jan­uary 2010

Less Wrong Q&A with Eliezer Yud­kowsky: Video Answers

Com­mu­ni­cat­ing effec­tively: form and content

Treat con­spicu­ous con­sump­tion like hard nip­ples?

A Suite of Prag­matic Con­sid­er­a­tions in Fa­vor of Niceness

TakeOnIt: Database of Ex­pert Opinions

Why are wine com­pe­ti­tions un­pre­dictable?

When does an in­sight count as ev­i­dence?

Ad­ver­tise while hon­or­ing the dead

Dis­clo­sure vs. Bans: Re­ply to Robin Hanson

Max Teg­mark on our place in his­tory: “We’re Not In­signifi­cant After All”

Draw­ing Two Aces

A sta­tus the­ory of blog commentary

Stig­mergy and Pick­er­ing’s Mangle

Perfect prin­ci­ples are for bargaining

Open Thread: Jan­uary 2010

Are wire­heads happy?

New Year’s Pre­dic­tions Thread

New Year’s and New Decade’s Predictions

New Year’s Re­s­olu­tions Thread

Bok­sops—An­cient Su­per­in­tel­li­gence?

Sin­gu­lar­ity In­sti­tute $100K Challenge Grant /​ 2009 Dona­tions Reminder

That other kind of status