Even if you have a nail, not all ham­mers are the same

PhilGoetzMar 29, 2010, 6:09 PM
150 points
126 comments6 min readLW link

Undis­crim­i­nat­ing Skepticism

Eliezer YudkowskyMar 14, 2010, 11:23 PM
137 points
1,361 comments9 min readLW link

The scourge of per­verse-mindedness

simplicioMar 21, 2010, 7:08 AM
131 points
255 comments5 min readLW link

The Im­por­tance of Good­hart’s Law

blogospheroidMar 13, 2010, 8:19 AM
117 points
123 comments3 min readLW link

Un­der­stand­ing your understanding

SilasBartaMar 22, 2010, 10:33 PM
102 points
80 comments3 min readLW link

The math­e­mat­i­cal uni­verse: the map that is the territory

ataMar 26, 2010, 9:26 AM
97 points
124 comments11 min readLW link

Liv­ing Luminously

AlicornMar 17, 2010, 1:17 AM
97 points
28 comments3 min readLW link

For progress to be by ac­cu­mu­la­tion and not by ran­dom walk, read great books

MichaelVassarMar 2, 2010, 8:11 AM
84 points
117 comments3 min readLW link

You Are Likely To Be Eaten By A Grue

AlicornMar 17, 2010, 1:18 AM
78 points
38 comments4 min readLW link

Rea­son­ing isn’t about logic (it’s about ar­gu­ing)

MorendilMar 14, 2010, 4:42 AM
66 points
31 comments3 min readLW link

In­for­ma­tion the­ory and the sym­me­try of up­dat­ing beliefs

AcademianMar 20, 2010, 12:34 AM
65 points
29 comments8 min readLW link

Levels of communication

Kaj_SotalaMar 23, 2010, 9:32 PM
63 points
73 comments3 min readLW link

Com­part­men­tal­iza­tion as a pas­sive phenomenon

Kaj_SotalaMar 26, 2010, 1:51 PM
62 points
72 comments3 min readLW link

Let There Be Light

AlicornMar 17, 2010, 7:35 PM
60 points
101 comments4 min readLW link

Ne­c­es­sary, But Not Sufficient

pjebyMar 23, 2010, 5:11 PM
59 points
15 comments2 min readLW link

Coffee: When it helps, when it hurts

JustinShovelainMar 10, 2010, 6:14 AM
57 points
110 comments1 min readLW link

The ABC’s of Luminosity

AlicornMar 18, 2010, 9:47 PM
54 points
31 comments4 min readLW link

New­comb’s prob­lem hap­pened to me

AcademianMar 26, 2010, 6:31 PM
51 points
99 comments3 min readLW link

The Spotlight

AlicornMar 24, 2010, 11:43 PM
49 points
24 comments3 min readLW link

The Shab­bos goy

PhilGoetzMar 26, 2010, 4:16 PM
47 points
92 comments2 min readLW link

Sub­text is not in­var­i­ant un­der lin­ear transformations

PhilGoetzMar 23, 2010, 3:49 PM
47 points
13 comments1 min readLW link

Lights, Cam­era, Ac­tion!

AlicornMar 20, 2010, 5:29 AM
45 points
58 comments3 min readLW link

The I-Less Eye

rwallaceMar 28, 2010, 6:13 PM
44 points
91 comments4 min readLW link

In­di­vi­d­ual vs. Group Epistemic Rationality

Wei DaiMar 2, 2010, 9:46 PM
36 points
54 comments2 min readLW link

Think Be­fore You Speak (And Sig­nal It)

Wei DaiMar 19, 2010, 10:21 PM
35 points
40 comments2 min readLW link

Se­quen­tial Or­ga­ni­za­tion of Think­ing: “Six Think­ing Hats”

JustinShovelainMar 18, 2010, 5:22 AM
30 points
14 comments3 min readLW link

Over-encapsulation

PhilGoetzMar 25, 2010, 5:58 PM
29 points
56 comments3 min readLW link

More thoughts on assertions

Scott AlexanderMar 25, 2010, 1:39 AM
28 points
31 comments6 min readLW link

Disam­biguat­ing Doom

steven0461Mar 29, 2010, 6:14 PM
28 points
19 comments2 min readLW link

High­lights and Shadows

AlicornMar 28, 2010, 8:56 PM
27 points
45 comments2 min readLW link

The Black­mail Equation

Stuart_ArmstrongMar 10, 2010, 2:46 PM
27 points
87 comments5 min readLW link

Black­mail, Nukes and the Pri­soner’s Dilemma

Stuart_ArmstrongMar 10, 2010, 2:58 PM
25 points
20 comments2 min readLW link

TED Talks: Daniel Kahneman

CyanMar 6, 2010, 1:45 AM
24 points
22 comments1 min readLW link

NYC Ra­tion­al­ist Community

CosmosMar 29, 2010, 4:59 PM
24 points
21 comments1 min readLW link

The two in­sights of materialism

AcademianMar 24, 2010, 2:47 PM
23 points
134 comments7 min readLW link

Ra­tional feel­ings: a cru­cial disambiguation

AcademianMar 13, 2010, 12:48 AM
23 points
25 comments3 min readLW link

It’s not like any­thing to be a bat

Scott AlexanderMar 27, 2010, 2:32 PM
23 points
192 comments2 min readLW link

Pri­ors and Surprise

MichaelVassarMar 3, 2010, 8:27 AM
23 points
32 comments2 min readLW link

The “show, don’t tell” na­ture of argument

MorendilMar 24, 2010, 5:38 PM
22 points
25 comments2 min readLW link

What would you do if blood glu­cose the­ory of willpower was true?

tawMar 22, 2010, 8:18 PM
20 points
43 comments1 min readLW link

Sig­nal­ing Strate­gies and Morality

MichaelVassarMar 5, 2010, 9:09 PM
20 points
50 comments3 min readLW link

Crunch­course—a tool for com­bat­ing learn­ing akrasia

whpearsonMar 14, 2010, 10:53 PM
19 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Men­tal Models

[deleted]Mar 28, 2010, 3:55 PM
18 points
23 comments4 min readLW link

There just has to be some­thing more, you know?

AcademianMar 24, 2010, 12:38 AM
16 points
79 comments3 min readLW link

The Grav­i­ton as Aether

alyssavanceMar 4, 2010, 10:13 PM
16 points
136 comments4 min readLW link

Omega’s sub­con­tract­ing to Alpha

Stuart_ArmstrongMar 16, 2010, 6:52 PM
15 points
94 comments1 min readLW link

Max­imise Ex­pected Utility, not Ex­pected Per­cep­tion of Utility

JGWeissmanMar 26, 2010, 4:39 AM
14 points
13 comments1 min readLW link

Over­com­ing the mind-killer

woozleMar 17, 2010, 12:56 AM
14 points
128 comments10 min readLW link

Hedg­ing our Bets: The Case for Pur­su­ing Whole Brain Emu­la­tion to Safe­guard Hu­man­ity’s Future

inklesspenMar 1, 2010, 2:32 AM
14 points
248 comments3 min readLW link

De­cep­tion and Self-Doubt

PsychohistorianMar 11, 2010, 2:39 AM
13 points
35 comments2 min readLW link