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Eight Short Studies On Excuses
Scott Alexander
Apr 20, 2010, 11:01 PM
856
points
253
comments
10
min read
LW
link
Ugh fields
Roko
Apr 12, 2010, 5:06 PM
414
points
81
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Ureshiku Naritai
Alicorn
Apr 8, 2010, 8:08 PM
243
points
159
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Too busy to think about life
Academian
Apr 22, 2010, 3:14 PM
153
points
63
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Pain and gain motivation
Kaj_Sotala
Apr 7, 2010, 6:48 PM
70
points
144
comments
4
min read
LW
link
The Fundamental Question
MBlume
Apr 19, 2010, 4:09 PM
65
points
288
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Frequentist Magic vs. Bayesian Magic
Wei Dai
Apr 8, 2010, 8:34 PM
58
points
83
comments
3
min read
LW
link
The many faces of status
Morendil
Apr 15, 2010, 3:31 PM
48
points
109
comments
7
min read
LW
link
MathOverflow as an example for LessWrong
Academian
Apr 27, 2010, 6:30 PM
48
points
67
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Attention Lurkers: Please say hi
Kevin
Apr 16, 2010, 8:46 PM
48
points
636
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Only humans can have human values
PhilGoetz
Apr 26, 2010, 6:57 PM
48
points
161
comments
17
min read
LW
link
Navigating disagreement: How to keep your eye on the evidence
AnnaSalamon
Apr 24, 2010, 10:47 PM
47
points
73
comments
6
min read
LW
link
The role of neodeconstructive rationalism in the works of Less Wrong
thomblake
Apr 1, 2010, 2:17 PM
44
points
23
comments
2
min read
LW
link
The Red Bias
Jack
Apr 20, 2010, 11:42 AM
40
points
62
comments
4
min read
LW
link
VNM expected utility theory: uses, abuses, and interpretation
Academian
Apr 17, 2010, 8:23 PM
36
points
51
comments
10
min read
LW
link
The human problem
PhilGoetz
Apr 1, 2010, 7:41 PM
35
points
8
comments
4
min read
LW
link
What are our domains of expertise? A marketplace of insights and issues
Morendil
Apr 28, 2010, 10:17 PM
29
points
65
comments
2
min read
LW
link
What is missing from rationality?
Roko
Apr 27, 2010, 12:32 PM
27
points
274
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Self-modification is the correct justification for updateless decision theory
Benya
Apr 11, 2010, 4:39 PM
25
points
34
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Eluding Attention Hijacks
ABranco
Apr 17, 2010, 3:23 AM
24
points
23
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Lampshading
Alicorn
Apr 6, 2010, 8:03 PM
24
points
7
comments
2
min read
LW
link
What is Rationality?
Roko
Apr 1, 2010, 8:14 PM
22
points
22
comments
5
min read
LW
link
a meta-anti-akrasia strategy that might just work
MartinB
Apr 19, 2010, 2:21 AM
21
points
15
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Swimming in Reasons
steven0461
Apr 10, 2010, 1:24 AM
20
points
17
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Late Great Filter Is Not Bad News
Wei Dai
Apr 4, 2010, 4:17 AM
19
points
82
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Bayesian Collaborative Filtering
JGWeissman
Apr 3, 2010, 11:29 PM
19
points
23
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Free copy of Feynman’s autobiography for best corny rationalist joke
GreenRoot
Apr 4, 2010, 12:32 AM
19
points
54
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Single Point of Moral Failure
Alexandros
Apr 6, 2010, 10:44 PM
18
points
69
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Anthropic answers to logical uncertainties?
Roko
Apr 6, 2010, 5:51 PM
16
points
43
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Attention Less Wrong: We need an FAQ
Kevin
Apr 27, 2010, 10:06 AM
15
points
111
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The role of mathematical truths
SilasBarta
Apr 24, 2010, 4:59 PM
15
points
83
comments
5
min read
LW
link
The Concepts Problem
Kaj_Sotala
Apr 16, 2010, 6:21 AM
14
points
24
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Report from Humanity+ UK 2010
Roko
Apr 25, 2010, 12:33 PM
12
points
5
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Friendly, but Dumb: Why formal Friendliness proofs may not be as safe as they appear
apophenia
Apr 19, 2010, 11:38 PM
12
points
4
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Preference utilitarian measure of historical welfare
taw
Apr 14, 2010, 1:32 PM
11
points
25
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Announcing the Less Wrong Sub-Reddit
alyssavance
Apr 2, 2010, 1:17 AM
11
points
37
comments
1
min read
LW
link
A LessWrong poster for the Humanity+ conference next Saturday
Paul Crowley
Apr 14, 2010, 9:38 PM
11
points
27
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Proposed New Features for Less Wrong
alyssavance
Apr 27, 2010, 1:10 AM
11
points
174
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Singularity Call For Papers
CarlShulman
Apr 10, 2010, 4:08 PM
9
points
4
comments
2
min read
LW
link
23andme genome analysis - $99 today only
[deleted]
Apr 23, 2010, 7:33 PM
9
points
17
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Rationality quotes: April 2010
wnoise
Apr 1, 2010, 8:41 PM
9
points
309
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Open Thread: April 2010
Unnamed
Apr 1, 2010, 3:21 PM
8
points
539
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Less Wrong London meetup, tomorrow (Sunday 2010-04-04) 16:00
Paul Crowley
Apr 3, 2010, 9:36 AM
7
points
5
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Boston area meetup April 18
jimrandomh
Apr 9, 2010, 11:53 PM
7
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
CogSci books
xamdam
Apr 20, 2010, 2:11 PM
7
points
42
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Averaging value systems is worse than choosing one
PhilGoetz
Apr 29, 2010, 2:51 AM
7
points
56
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Meetup after Humanity+ , London, Saturday 2010-04-24?
Paul Crowley
Apr 10, 2010, 12:54 PM
6
points
12
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Open Thread: April 2010, Part 2
Unnamed
8 Apr 2010 3:09 UTC
6
points
202
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Who is your favorite rationalist?
xamdam
25 Apr 2010 14:56 UTC
5
points
39
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Loleliezers
dclayh
1 Apr 2010 4:04 UTC
5
points
13
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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