Avoid in­fla­tion­ary use of terms

lsparrishMay 30, 2012, 8:31 PM
101 points
86 comments3 min readLW link

New study on choice blind­ness in moral positions

nerfhammerSep 20, 2012, 6:14 PM
101 points
152 comments1 min readLW link

Ran­dom LW-par­o­dy­ing State­ment Generator

Armok_GoBSep 11, 2012, 7:57 PM
100 points
221 comments1 min readLW link

Only say ‘ra­tio­nal’ when you can’t elimi­nate the word

Eliezer YudkowskyMay 31, 2012, 6:56 AM
100 points
49 comments1 min readLW link

The Mere Cable Chan­nel Ad­di­tion Paradox

GhatanathoahJul 26, 2012, 7:20 AM
100 points
147 comments12 min readLW link

LW Women- Min­i­miz­ing the In­fer­en­tial Distance

daenerysNov 25, 2012, 11:33 PM
99 points
1,261 comments7 min readLW link

Ra­tion­al­ity: Ap­pre­ci­at­ing Cog­ni­tive Algorithms

Eliezer YudkowskyOct 6, 2012, 9:59 AM
99 points
135 comments5 min readLW link

Lifeism in the midst of death

TobyBartelsDec 9, 2012, 1:28 PM
97 points
19 comments4 min readLW link

By Which It May Be Judged

Eliezer YudkowskyDec 10, 2012, 4:26 AM
96 points
941 comments11 min readLW link

2012 Less Wrong Cen­sus/​Survey

Scott AlexanderNov 3, 2012, 11:00 PM
94 points
736 comments1 min readLW link

Avoid mis­in­ter­pret­ing your emotions

Kaj_SotalaFeb 14, 2012, 11:51 PM
94 points
31 comments7 min readLW link

Against NHST

gwernDec 21, 2012, 4:45 AM
94 points
66 comments4 min readLW link

In­ter­lude for Be­hav­ioral Economics

Scott AlexanderJul 6, 2012, 8:12 PM
91 points
53 comments6 min readLW link

On­tolog­i­cal Cri­sis in Humans

Wei DaiDec 18, 2012, 5:32 PM
90 points
69 comments4 min readLW link

Fal­la­cies as weak Bayesian evidence

Kaj_SotalaMar 18, 2012, 3:53 AM
89 points
42 comments10 min readLW link

The Sin­gu­lar­ity In­sti­tute needs re­mote re­searchers (writ­ing skill not re­quired)

lukeprogFeb 5, 2012, 10:02 PM
87 points
16 comments1 min readLW link

SotW: Be Specific

Eliezer YudkowskyApr 3, 2012, 6:11 AM
86 points
294 comments12 min readLW link

I Was Not Al­most Wrong But I Was Al­most Right: Close-Call Coun­ter­fac­tu­als and Bias

Kaj_SotalaMar 8, 2012, 5:39 AM
86 points
40 comments9 min readLW link

How can we get more and bet­ter LW con­trar­i­ans?

Wei DaiApr 18, 2012, 10:01 PM
85 points
335 comments2 min readLW link

In­tro­duc­tion to Game The­ory: Se­quence Guide

Scott AlexanderJun 28, 2012, 3:32 AM
85 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

A Mar­riage Cer­e­mony for Aspiring Rationalists

lukeprogJul 23, 2012, 7:33 PM
84 points
76 comments4 min readLW link

The Sin­gu­lar­ity In­sti­tute’s Ar­ro­gance Problem

lukeprogJan 18, 2012, 10:30 PM
84 points
307 comments1 min readLW link

When None Dare Urge Res­traint, pt. 2

Jay_SchweikertMay 30, 2012, 3:28 PM
84 points
92 comments3 min readLW link

Value of In­for­ma­tion: 8 examples

gwernMay 18, 2012, 11:45 PM
83 points
44 comments7 min readLW link

Stan­dard and Non­stan­dard Numbers

Eliezer YudkowskyDec 20, 2012, 3:23 AM
82 points
89 comments15 min readLW link

Feed the spinoff heuris­tic!

CarlShulmanFeb 9, 2012, 7:41 AM
82 points
91 comments2 min readLW link

Son of Shit Ra­tion­al­ists Say

EneaszJun 1, 2012, 1:47 PM
82 points
44 comments1 min readLW link

Bi­ased Pandemic

freyleyMar 13, 2012, 11:32 PM
82 points
36 comments4 min readLW link

How to Run a Suc­cess­ful Less Wrong Meetup

Kaj_SotalaJun 12, 2012, 9:32 PM
81 points
40 comments2 min readLW link

The Stable State is Broken

BakkotMar 12, 2012, 6:31 PM
80 points
43 comments3 min readLW link

In­tel­lec­tual in­su­lar­ity and pro­duc­tivity

[deleted]Jun 11, 2012, 3:10 PM
80 points
169 comments3 min readLW link

Godel’s Com­plete­ness and In­com­plete­ness Theorems

Eliezer YudkowskyDec 25, 2012, 1:16 AM
80 points
87 comments11 min readLW link

Com­plete­ness, in­com­plete­ness, and what it all means: first ver­sus sec­ond or­der logic

Stuart_ArmstrongJan 16, 2012, 5:38 PM
79 points
39 comments11 min readLW link

From First Principles

[deleted]Sep 27, 2012, 7:04 PM
79 points
46 comments5 min readLW link

AI timeline pre­dic­tions: are we get­ting bet­ter?

Stuart_ArmstrongAug 17, 2012, 7:07 AM
79 points
81 comments4 min readLW link

How min­i­mal is our in­tel­li­gence?

Douglas_ReayNov 25, 2012, 11:34 PM
78 points
214 comments6 min readLW link

Launched: Friend­ship is Optimal

icemanNov 15, 2012, 4:57 AM
77 points
32 comments1 min readLW link

POSITION: De­sign and Write Ra­tion­al­ity Curriculum

Eliezer YudkowskyJan 19, 2012, 6:50 AM
76 points
179 comments5 min readLW link

So­cial sta­tus hacks from The Im­prov Wiki

lsparrishMar 21, 2012, 2:56 AM
75 points
47 comments6 min readLW link

Cry­on­ics with­out freez­ers: re­s­ur­rec­tion pos­si­bil­ities in a Big World

Scott AlexanderApr 4, 2012, 10:48 PM
75 points
140 comments6 min readLW link

Real World Solu­tions to Pri­son­ers’ Dilemmas

Scott AlexanderJul 3, 2012, 3:25 AM
74 points
88 comments7 min readLW link

One thou­sand tips do not make a system

[deleted]Nov 30, 2012, 5:38 AM
73 points
28 comments4 min readLW link

Glenn Beck dis­cusses the Sin­gu­lar­ity, cites SI researchers

BrihaspatiJun 12, 2012, 4:45 PM
73 points
181 comments10 min readLW link

How ac­cu­rate is the quan­tum physics se­quence?

Paul CrowleyApr 17, 2012, 6:54 AM
72 points
68 comments1 min readLW link

Work on Se­cu­rity In­stead of Friendli­ness?

Wei DaiJul 21, 2012, 6:28 PM
71 points
107 comments2 min readLW link

How to Fix Science

lukeprogMar 7, 2012, 2:51 AM
71 points
144 comments5 min readLW link

Get Curious

lukeprogFeb 24, 2012, 5:10 AM
71 points
100 comments5 min readLW link

Hofs­tadter’s Superrationality

gwernApr 21, 2012, 1:33 PM
71 points
21 comments1 min readLW link

Un­der-ac­knowl­edged Value Differences

Wei DaiSep 12, 2012, 10:02 PM
70 points
68 comments1 min readLW link

[Link] “Fewer than X% of Amer­i­cans know Y”

NisanOct 10, 2012, 4:59 PM
70 points
23 comments1 min readLW link