Com­part­men­tal­iza­tion as a pas­sive phenomenon

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

Some ra­tio­nal­ity tweets

Peter_de_BlancDec 30, 2010, 7:14 AM
62 points
80 comments2 min readLW link

Deon­tol­ogy for Consequentialists

AlicornJan 30, 2010, 5:58 PM
61 points
255 comments6 min readLW link

High Sta­tus and Stu­pidity: Why?

Eliezer YudkowskyJan 12, 2010, 4:36 PM
61 points
146 comments3 min readLW link

Let There Be Light

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

Mixed strat­egy Nash equilibrium

Meni_RosenfeldOct 16, 2010, 4:00 PM
60 points
47 comments4 min readLW link

Deal­ing with the high quan­tity of sci­en­tific er­ror in medicine

NancyLebovitzOct 25, 2010, 1:53 PM
60 points
61 comments3 min readLW link

Mo­ral­ity and rel­a­tivis­tic vertigo

AcademianOct 12, 2010, 2:00 AM
60 points
80 comments4 min readLW link

In­tel­li­gence Am­plifi­ca­tion Open Thread

Will_NewsomeSep 15, 2010, 8:39 AM
60 points
346 comments1 min readLW link

Anti-akra­sia re­mote mon­i­tor­ing experiment

cousin_itSep 27, 2010, 11:34 PM
59 points
118 comments2 min readLW link

The red pa­per­clip the­ory of status

Jul 12, 2010, 11:08 PM
59 points
24 comments5 min readLW link

Book Re­view: The Root of Thought

Scott AlexanderJul 22, 2010, 8:58 AM
59 points
91 comments5 min readLW link

Ne­c­es­sary, But Not Sufficient

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

Spaced Rep­e­ti­tion Database for the Mys­te­ri­ous An­swers to Mys­te­ri­ous Ques­tions Sequence

diviaJun 25, 2010, 1:08 AM
59 points
58 comments1 min readLW link

Fre­quen­tist Magic vs. Bayesian Magic

Wei DaiApr 8, 2010, 8:34 PM
58 points
83 comments3 min readLW link

Gen­der Iden­tity and Rationality

lucidfoxDec 1, 2010, 4:32 PM
57 points
114 comments6 min readLW link

Many of us *are* hit with a base­ball once a month.

AlexandrosDec 22, 2010, 5:56 PM
57 points
31 comments1 min readLW link

Coffee: When it helps, when it hurts

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

I’m scared.

Mass_DriverDec 23, 2010, 9:05 AM
57 points
81 comments1 min readLW link

Me­taphilo­soph­i­cal Mysteries

Wei DaiJul 27, 2010, 12:55 AM
56 points
266 comments3 min readLW link

Wel­come to Less Wrong! (2010-2011)

orthonormalAug 12, 2010, 1:08 AM
56 points
805 comments1 min readLW link

Is Google Paper­clip­ping the Web? The Per­ils of Op­ti­miza­tion by Proxy in So­cial Systems

AlexandrosMay 10, 2010, 1:25 PM
56 points
105 comments10 min readLW link

City of Lights

AlicornMar 31, 2010, 11:30 PM
55 points
43 comments4 min readLW link

Ex­plicit Op­ti­miza­tion of Global Strat­egy (Fix­ing a Bug in UDT1)

Wei DaiFeb 19, 2010, 1:30 AM
55 points
38 comments2 min readLW link

The ABC’s of Luminosity

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

The Science of Cut­ting Peppers

ApprenticeSep 12, 2010, 1:14 PM
54 points
68 comments4 min readLW link

What In­tel­li­gence Tests Miss: The psy­chol­ogy of ra­tio­nal thought

Kaj_SotalaJul 11, 2010, 11:01 PM
53 points
55 comments9 min readLW link

What is Wei Dai’s Up­date­less De­ci­sion The­ory?

AlephNeilMay 19, 2010, 10:16 AM
53 points
70 comments7 min readLW link

The Craigslist Revolu­tion: a real-world ap­pli­ca­tion of tor­ture vs. dust specks OR How I learned to stop wor­ry­ing and cre­ate one billion dol­lars out of nothing

KevinFeb 10, 2010, 3:15 AM
53 points
227 comments2 min readLW link

An­tag­o­niz­ing Opi­oid Re­cep­tors for (Preven­tion of) Fun and Profit

Scott AlexanderMay 5, 2010, 2:40 PM
52 points
35 comments4 min readLW link

New­comb’s prob­lem hap­pened to me

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

Cheat codes

sketerpotDec 1, 2010, 9:19 PM
51 points
93 comments1 min readLW link

De­bate tools: an ex­pe­rience report

MorendilFeb 5, 2010, 2:47 PM
51 points
80 comments3 min readLW link

Ra­tion­al­ity Les­sons in the Game of Go

GreenRootAug 21, 2010, 2:33 PM
50 points
150 comments4 min readLW link

You can­not be mis­taken about (not) want­ing to wirehead

Kaj_SotalaJan 26, 2010, 12:06 PM
50 points
79 comments3 min readLW link

Reflec­tions on a Per­sonal Public Re­la­tions Failure: A Les­son in Communication

multifoliateroseOct 1, 2010, 12:29 AM
50 points
39 comments12 min readLW link

Fic­tional Ev­i­dence vs. Fic­tional Insight

Wei DaiJan 8, 2010, 1:59 AM
50 points
46 comments2 min readLW link

Sus­pended An­i­ma­tion Inc. ac­cused of incompetence

CronoDASNov 18, 2010, 12:20 AM
50 points
139 comments1 min readLW link

Only hu­mans can have hu­man values

PhilGoetzApr 26, 2010, 6:57 PM
49 points
161 comments17 min readLW link

The Spotlight

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

Less Wrong Q&A with Eliezer Yud­kowsky: Video Answers

MichaelGRJan 7, 2010, 4:40 AM
49 points
100 comments1 min readLW link

Group se­lec­tion update

PhilGoetzNov 1, 2010, 4:51 PM
49 points
68 comments5 min readLW link

Bayes’ rule =/​= Bayesian inference

neq1Sep 16, 2010, 6:34 AM
49 points
70 comments2 min readLW link

(Vir­tual) Em­ploy­ment Open Thread

Will_NewsomeSep 23, 2010, 4:25 AM
49 points
281 comments2 min readLW link

The many faces of status

MorendilApr 15, 2010, 3:31 PM
48 points
109 comments7 min readLW link

MathOverflow as an ex­am­ple for LessWrong

AcademianApr 27, 2010, 6:30 PM
48 points
67 comments2 min readLW link

A prob­lem with Time­less De­ci­sion The­ory (TDT)

Gary_DrescherFeb 4, 2010, 6:47 PM
48 points
140 comments3 min readLW link

Op­ti­mism ver­sus cryonics

lsparrishOct 25, 2010, 2:13 AM
48 points
110 comments1 min readLW link

Un­der­stand­ing vipas­sana meditation

[deleted]Oct 3, 2010, 6:12 PM
48 points
77 comments3 min readLW link

At­ten­tion Lurk­ers: Please say hi

KevinApr 16, 2010, 8:46 PM
48 points
636 comments1 min readLW link