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The correct response to uncertainty is not half-speed

AnnaSalamonJan 15, 2016, 10:55 PM

275 points

46 comments3 min readLW link

[moderator action] The_Lion and The_Lion2 are banned

Viliam_BurJan 30, 2016, 2:09 AM

90 points

41 comments1 min readLW link

Why CFAR’s Mission?

AnnaSalamonJan 2, 2016, 11:23 PM

59 points

56 comments9 min readLW link

Anxiety and Rationality

[deleted]Jan 19, 2016, 6:30 PM

51 points

31 comments4 min readLW link

A toy model of the treacherous turn

Stuart_ArmstrongJan 8, 2016, 12:58 PM

43 points

13 comments6 min readLW link

To contribute to AI safety, consider doing AI research

VikaJan 16, 2016, 8:42 PM

39 points

39 comments2 min readLW link

How did my baby die and what is the probability that my next one will?

deprimita_patroJan 19, 2016, 6:24 AM

37 points

23 comments3 min readLW link

Guns And States

Scott AlexanderJan 7, 2016, 2:29 AM

30 points

1 comment15 min readLW link

What’s wrong with this picture?

CronoDASJan 28, 2016, 1:30 PM

29 points

81 comments1 min readLW link

Another view of quantilizers: avoiding Goodhart’s Law

jessicataJan 9, 2016, 4:02 AM

26 points

2 comments2 min readLW link

Celebrating All Who Are in Effective Altruism

Gleb_TsipurskyJan 20, 2016, 1:31 AM

25 points

39 comments6 min readLW link

Beware surprising and suspicious convergence

ThrasymachusJan 24, 2016, 7:13 PM

25 points

6 comments15 min readLW link

[link] “The Happiness Code”—New York Times on CFAR

Kaj_SotalaJan 15, 2016, 6:34 AM

24 points

12 comments1 min readLW link

[Link] AlphaGo: Mastering the ancient game of Go with Machine Learning

ESRogsJan 27, 2016, 9:04 PM

24 points

122 comments1 min readLW link

Spreading rationality through engagement with secular groups

Gleb_TsipurskyJan 19, 2016, 11:19 PM

23 points

9 comments1 min readLW link

Confidence all the way up

So8resJan 17, 2016, 2:00 AM

22 points

0 comments4 min readLW link

(mindingourway.com)

Perhaps a better form factor for Meetups vs Main board posts?

lionhearted (Sebastian Marshall)Jan 28, 2016, 11:50 AM

20 points

8 comments1 min readLW link

[Stub] The problem with Chesterton’s Fence

Stuart_ArmstrongJan 5, 2016, 5:10 PM

19 points

51 comments1 min readLW link

A note about calibration of confidence

jbayJan 4, 2016, 6:57 AM

18 points

35 comments8 min readLW link

[LINK] How A Lamp Took Away My Reading And A Box Brought It Back

CronoDASJan 30, 2016, 4:55 PM

17 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

Desperation

So8resJan 24, 2016, 2:00 AM

16 points

0 comments6 min readLW link

(mindingourway.com)

Clearing An Overgrown Garden

Anders_HJan 29, 2016, 10:16 PM

15 points

18 comments3 min readLW link

[Stub] Ontological crisis = out of environment behaviour?

Stuart_ArmstrongJan 13, 2016, 3:10 PM

15 points

4 comments1 min readLW link

Your transhuman copy is of questionable value to your meat self.

UsulJan 6, 2016, 9:03 AM

14 points

142 comments6 min readLW link

Intentional Insights and the Effective Altruism Movement – Q & A

Gleb_TsipurskyJan 2, 2016, 7:43 PM

14 points

42 comments3 min readLW link

Yoshua Bengio on AI progress, hype and risks

V_VJan 30, 2016, 1:45 AM

14 points

10 comments1 min readLW link

Extending the stated objectives

Stuart_ArmstrongJan 13, 2016, 4:20 PM

13 points

2 comments7 min readLW link

The art of response

So8resJan 3, 2016, 2:00 AM

13 points

0 comments6 min readLW link

(mindingourway.com)

[Link] Huffington Post article about dual process theory

Gleb_TsipurskyJan 6, 2016, 1:44 AM

13 points

2 comments1 min readLW link

Thinking About a Technical Solution to Coordination Problems

ChaosMoteJan 17, 2016, 7:16 AM

12 points

10 comments1 min readLW link

Consciousness and Sleep

casebashJan 7, 2016, 12:04 PM

12 points

36 comments1 min readLW link

Welcome to LessWrong (January 2016)

[deleted]Jan 13, 2016, 9:34 PM

11 points

16 comments5 min readLW link

[LINK] Common fallacies in probability (when numbers aren’t used)

Stuart_ArmstrongJan 15, 2016, 8:29 AM

10 points

9 comments1 min readLW link

Learning Mathematics in Context

CruxJan 26, 2016, 10:27 PM

9 points

35 comments1 min readLW link

Rationality Quotes Thread January 2016

elharoJan 1, 2016, 4:00 PM

9 points

199 comments1 min readLW link

Tackling the subagent problem: preliminary analysis

Stuart_ArmstrongJan 12, 2016, 12:26 PM

9 points

16 comments3 min readLW link

Goal completion: the rocket equations

Stuart_ArmstrongJan 20, 2016, 1:54 PM

9 points

13 comments4 min readLW link

January 2016 Media Thread

ArisKatsarisJan 1, 2016, 3:16 PM

9 points

46 comments1 min readLW link

Open Thread, January 4-10, 2016

polymathwannabeJan 4, 2016, 1:06 PM

9 points

426 comments1 min readLW link

[Link] Lifehack article promoting rationality-themed ideas, namely long-term orientation, mere-exposure effect, consider-the-alternative, and agency

Gleb_TsipurskyJan 11, 2016, 8:14 PM

9 points

5 comments1 min readLW link

Open thread, Jan. 18 - Jan. 24, 2016

MrMindJan 18, 2016, 9:42 AM

8 points

199 comments1 min readLW link

Monthly Bragging Thread January 2016

elharoJan 1, 2016, 4:14 PM

8 points

29 comments1 min readLW link

The Charity Impact Calculator

Gleb_TsipurskyJan 26, 2016, 5:01 AM

8 points

15 comments4 min readLW link

Goal completion: algorithm ideas

Stuart_ArmstrongJan 25, 2016, 5:36 PM

8 points

1 comment10 min readLW link

Study partner matching thread

NoSignalNoNoiseJan 25, 2016, 4:25 AM

8 points

15 comments1 min readLW link

[Link] Video Presentation: Rationality 101 for Secular People

Gleb_TsipurskyJan 24, 2016, 12:45 AM

8 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

Map:Territory::Uncertainty::Randomness – but that doesn’t matter, value of information does.

DavidmanheimJan 22, 2016, 7:12 PM

8 points

21 comments3 min readLW link

Could a digital intelligence be bad at math?

leplenJan 20, 2016, 2:38 AM

7 points

22 comments1 min readLW link

AI Fiction—Crystal Society

Gleb_TsipurskyJan 26, 2016, 11:51 PM

7 points

21 comments1 min readLW link

Studying Your Native Language

Crux28 Jan 2016 19:23 UTC

7 points

7 comments3 min readLW link