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All Debates Are Bravery Debates
Scott Alexander
Jun 9, 2013, 7:00 PM
119
points
4
comments
6
min read
LW
link
Anticipating critical transitions
PhilGoetz
Jun 9, 2013, 4:28 PM
29
points
52
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Exercise isn’t necessarily good for people
NancyLebovitz
Jun 8, 2013, 2:32 PM
17
points
53
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Social Impact, Effective Altruism, and Motivated Cognition
JonahS
Jun 8, 2013, 2:31 AM
16
points
20
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Some clarifications concerning my “many weak arguments” post
JonahS
Jun 7, 2013, 7:34 PM
8
points
2
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Weekly LW Meetups
FrankAdamek
Jun 7, 2013, 3:26 PM
3
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Robust Cooperation in the Prisoner’s Dilemma
orthonormal
Jun 7, 2013, 8:30 AM
124
points
147
comments
7
min read
LW
link
Prisoner’s Dilemma (with visible source code) Tournament
AlexMennen
Jun 7, 2013, 8:30 AM
73
points
236
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Model Stability in Intervention Assessment
Joanna Morningstar
Jun 6, 2013, 11:24 PM
10
points
5
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Failure in the marketplace of ideas
KatjaGrace
Jun 6, 2013, 9:05 PM
1
point
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Tiling Agents for Self-Modifying AI (OPFAI #2)
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Jun 6, 2013, 8:24 PM
88
points
259
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Many Weak Arguments and the Typical Mind
JonahS
Jun 6, 2013, 6:52 PM
14
points
9
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Meetup : [NYC] Self Improvement—Productivity Apps
Raemon
Jun 6, 2013, 6:28 PM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
CFAR workshop, June 15th, Salt Lake City UT
Julia_Galef
Jun 6, 2013, 4:47 PM
30
points
7
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Second Bristol meetup & mailing list for future meetups
Benya
Jun 6, 2013, 4:47 PM
4
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Ideas wanted: democracy in an Em world
Stuart_Armstrong
Jun 6, 2013, 2:05 PM
3
points
64
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Mahatma Armstrong: CEVed to death.
Stuart_Armstrong
Jun 6, 2013, 12:50 PM
33
points
62
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[link] The Economics of Social Status
Kaj_Sotala
Jun 6, 2013, 8:38 AM
39
points
3
comments
2
min read
LW
link
A Viable Alternative to Typing
fowlertm
Jun 6, 2013, 5:38 AM
1
point
28
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Zendo and discussion
evand
Jun 5, 2013, 12:35 AM
3
points
1
comment
1
min read
LW
link
Applied art of rationality: Richard Feynman steelmanning his mother’s concerns
Shmi
Jun 4, 2013, 5:31 PM
13
points
26
comments
4
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Berkeley: Board games
Nisan
Jun 4, 2013, 4:21 PM
4
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Other prespective on resolving the Prisoner’s dilemma
Stuart_Armstrong
Jun 4, 2013, 4:13 PM
17
points
34
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Why economics is not a morality tale
Stuart_Armstrong
Jun 4, 2013, 3:20 PM
11
points
55
comments
1
min read
LW
link
David Brooks from the NY Times writes on earning-to-give
AnthonyC
Jun 4, 2013, 3:15 PM
14
points
3
comments
1
min read
LW
link
2013 June-August Life Hacks Thread
diegocaleiro
Jun 4, 2013, 2:29 PM
12
points
42
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Many Weak Arguments vs. One Relatively Strong Argument
JonahS
Jun 4, 2013, 3:32 AM
35
points
87
comments
11
min read
LW
link
Meetup : West LA Meetup—Quantifying and Measuring for Self-Experimentation
[deleted]
Jun 3, 2013, 6:05 AM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
The Use of Many Independent Lines of Evidence: The Basel Problem
JonahS
Jun 3, 2013, 4:42 AM
38
points
44
comments
5
min read
LW
link
Does model theory [psychology] predict anything? (book: “How We Reason” (2009))
Jonathan_Graehl
Jun 3, 2013, 3:11 AM
4
points
27
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Rationality Quotes June 2013
Thomas
Jun 3, 2013, 3:08 AM
5
points
792
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Meetup : Bratislava Meetup IV.
Viliam_Bur
Jun 2, 2013, 8:11 PM
7
points
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Risques existentiels en Français
Stuart_Armstrong
Jun 2, 2013, 5:19 PM
10
points
4
comments
1
min read
LW
link
How much was creating Google worth?
JonahS
Jun 2, 2013, 4:56 AM
1
point
48
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Earning to Give vs. Altruistic Career Choice Revisited
JonahS
Jun 2, 2013, 2:55 AM
48
points
153
comments
8
min read
LW
link
Reductionism sequence now available in audio format
Rick_from_Castify
Jun 2, 2013, 2:55 AM
31
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Open Thread, June 2-15, 2013
TimS
Jun 2, 2013, 2:22 AM
9
points
436
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Karma as Money
diegocaleiro
Jun 2, 2013, 1:46 AM
−3
points
49
comments
1
min read
LW
link
June 2013 Media Thread
ArisKatsaris
Jun 1, 2013, 11:37 PM
8
points
56
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Two Weeks of Meditation can Reduce Mind Wandering and Improve Mental Performance.
fowlertm
Jun 1, 2013, 9:58 AM
21
points
17
comments
2
min read
LW
link
A disclaimer about my effective philanthropy posts (in connection with astronomical waste)
JonahS
Jun 1, 2013, 2:00 AM
19
points
6
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Jaan Tallinn: A Skype founder on biomonitors, existential risk and simulated realities
Kevin
Jun 1, 2013, 12:52 AM
11
points
4
comments
3
min read
LW
link
A World War I example showing the danger of deceiving your own side
James_Miller
Jun 1, 2013, 12:00 AM
2
points
13
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Will the world’s elites navigate the creation of AI just fine?
lukeprog
May 31, 2013, 6:49 PM
36
points
266
comments
2
min read
LW
link
[link] Join Wall Street. Save the World
Pablo
May 31, 2013, 4:49 PM
38
points
16
comments
3
min read
LW
link
Great big ocean waves in an even bigger blank spot
NancyLebovitz
May 31, 2013, 4:46 PM
16
points
31
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Weekly LW Meetups
FrankAdamek
May 31, 2013, 3:19 PM
2
points
0
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Optimizing for attractiveness
MrMind
May 31, 2013, 9:14 AM
17
points
225
comments
2
min read
LW
link
Meetup : [Moscow] Rational choice
Yuu
May 31, 2013, 6:08 AM
1
point
0
comments
1
min read
LW
link
Curriculum suggestions for someone looking to teach themselves contemporary philosophy
quanticle
May 31, 2013, 4:20 AM
13
points
16
comments
1
min read
LW
link
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