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Game Theory As A Dark Art
Scott Alexander
24 Jul 2012 3:27 UTC
165
points
107
comments
13
min read
LW
link
An Intuitive Explanation of Solomonoff Induction
Alex_Altair
11 Jul 2012 8:05 UTC
160
points
225
comments
24
min read
LW
link
Negative and Positive Selection
alyssavance
6 Jul 2012 1:34 UTC
148
points
263
comments
3
min read
LW
link
What Is Signaling, Really?
Scott Alexander
12 Jul 2012 17:43 UTC
143
points
173
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Neuroscience basics for LessWrongians
ChrisHallquist
26 Jul 2012 5:10 UTC
129
points
102
comments
13
min read
LW
link
The Mere Cable Channel Addition Paradox
Ghatanathoah
26 Jul 2012 7:20 UTC
100
points
147
comments
12
min read
LW
link
Interlude for Behavioral Economics
Scott Alexander
6 Jul 2012 20:12 UTC
90
points
53
comments
6
min read
LW
link
A Marriage Ceremony for Aspiring Rationalists
lukeprog
23 Jul 2012 19:33 UTC
84
points
76
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Real World Solutions to Prisoners’ Dilemmas
Scott Alexander
3 Jul 2012 3:25 UTC
73
points
88
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Work on Security Instead of Friendliness?
Wei Dai
21 Jul 2012 18:28 UTC
71
points
107
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Reply to Holden on The Singularity Institute
lukeprog
10 Jul 2012 23:20 UTC
69
points
214
comments
26
min read
LW
link
Imperfect Voting Systems
Scott Alexander
20 Jul 2012 0:07 UTC
62
points
92
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Notes on the Psychology of Power
gwern
27 Jul 2012 19:22 UTC
61
points
49
comments
40
min read
LW
link
AI cooperation is already studied in academia as “program equilibrium”
cousin_it
30 Jul 2012 15:22 UTC
60
points
40
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Bargaining and Auctions
Scott Alexander
15 Jul 2012 17:01 UTC
54
points
72
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Magic players: “How do I lose?”
Manfred
15 Jul 2012 8:58 UTC
53
points
30
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Where to Intervene in a Human?
lukeprog
3 Jul 2012 6:31 UTC
53
points
72
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Kurzweil’s predictions: good accuracy, poor self-calibration
Stuart_Armstrong
11 Jul 2012 9:55 UTC
50
points
39
comments
9
min read
LW
link
Should you try to do good work on LW?
cousin_it
5 Jul 2012 12:36 UTC
49
points
32
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Exploiting the Typical Mind Fallacy for more accurate questioning?
Xachariah
17 Jul 2012 0:46 UTC
47
points
73
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Revisiting SI’s 2011 strategic plan: How are we doing?
lukeprog
16 Jul 2012 9:10 UTC
46
points
20
comments
7
min read
LW
link
CFAR website launched
lukeprog
3 Jul 2012 15:01 UTC
45
points
77
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Article about LW: Faith, Hope, and Singularity: Entering the Matrix with New York’s Futurist Set
Malo
25 Jul 2012 19:28 UTC
44
points
155
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Berkeley visit report
EvelynM
14 Jul 2012 19:02 UTC
44
points
12
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Rationality Games & Apps Brainstorming
lukeprog
9 Jul 2012 3:04 UTC
42
points
59
comments
2
min read
LW
link
To Learn Critical Thinking, Study Critical Thinking
gwern
7 Jul 2012 23:50 UTC
41
points
16
comments
11
min read
LW
link
[Retracted] Simpson’s paradox strikes again: there is no great stagnation?
CarlShulman
30 Jul 2012 17:55 UTC
41
points
51
comments
1
min read
LW
link
What Is Optimal Philanthropy?
alyssavance
12 Jul 2012 0:17 UTC
39
points
35
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Useful maxims
Paul Crowley
11 Jul 2012 11:56 UTC
38
points
111
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Hope Function
gwern
1 Jul 2012 15:40 UTC
38
points
8
comments
1
min read
LW
link
New “Best” comment sorting system
matt
2 Jul 2012 11:08 UTC
35
points
21
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Advice On Getting A Software Job
alyssavance
9 Jul 2012 18:52 UTC
34
points
41
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Why could you be optimistic that the Singularity is Near?
gwern
14 Jul 2012 23:33 UTC
34
points
37
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Wisdom of the Crowd: not always so wise
tgb
1 Jul 2012 20:55 UTC
33
points
20
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Reinforcement Learning: A Non-Standard Introduction (Part 1)
royf
29 Jul 2012 0:13 UTC
33
points
19
comments
2
min read
LW
link
What have you recently tried, and failed at?
Emile
5 Jul 2012 9:52 UTC
32
points
131
comments
1
min read
LW
link
In Defense of Tone Arguments
OrphanWilde
19 Jul 2012 19:48 UTC
32
points
175
comments
2
min read
LW
link
On the Care and Feeding of Young Rationalists—Revisited[Draft] [Request for Feedback]
MBlume
5 Jul 2012 19:12 UTC
31
points
89
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Welcome to Less Wrong! (July 2012)
Paul Crowley
18 Jul 2012 17:24 UTC
31
points
850
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Less Wrong Product & Service Recommendations
lukeprog
2 Jul 2012 13:18 UTC
30
points
371
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Link] Why the kids don’t know no algebra
GLaDOS
4 Jul 2012 10:29 UTC
30
points
165
comments
4
min read
LW
link
HP:MOR and the Radio Fallacy
RichardChappell
21 Jul 2012 19:55 UTC
27
points
57
comments
1
min read
LW
link
[Paper] Simulation of a complete cell
Richard_Kennaway
24 Jul 2012 15:04 UTC
27
points
17
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Take Part in CFAR Rationality Surveys
Unnamed
18 Jul 2012 23:57 UTC
26
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Steam Greenlight
BrandonReinhart
10 Jul 2012 5:11 UTC
24
points
9
comments
1
min read
LW
link
New York Less Wrong: Expansion Plans
alyssavance
1 Jul 2012 1:20 UTC
23
points
8
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Learn Power Searching with Google
[deleted]
2 Jul 2012 19:09 UTC
23
points
54
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Rationality and Cancer
SwingDancerMike
11 Jul 2012 6:48 UTC
22
points
9
comments
2
min read
LW
link
How Bayes’ theorem is consistent with Solomonoff induction
Alex_Altair
9 Jul 2012 22:16 UTC
21
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Tips for Starting Group Houses
ShannonFriedman
16 Jul 2012 21:03 UTC
20
points
15
comments
2
min read
LW
link
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