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100 Tips for a Better Life

IdeopunkDec 22, 2020, 2:30 PM

454 points

130 comments9 min readLW link 1 review

To listen well, get curious

benkuhnDec 13, 2020, 12:20 AM

365 points

37 comments4 min readLW link 1 review

(www.benkuhn.net)

Great minds might not think alike

Eric NeymanDec 26, 2020, 7:51 PM

310 points

45 comments11 min readLW link

(ericneyman.wordpress.com)

Covid 12/24: We’re F***ed, It’s Over

ZviDec 24, 2020, 3:10 PM

276 points

135 comments31 min readLW link 2 reviews

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

The LessWrong 2018 Book is Available for Pre-order

Ben Pace and Bird Concept

Dec 1, 2020, 8:00 AM

187 points

110 comments10 min readLW link

Motive Ambiguity

ZviDec 15, 2020, 6:10 PM

180 points

58 comments4 min readLW link 2 reviews

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

parenting rules

Dave OrrDec 21, 2020, 7:48 PM

156 points

9 comments5 min readLW link

The First Sample Gives the Most Information

Mark XuDec 24, 2020, 8:39 PM

150 points

16 comments1 min readLW link 1 review

(markxu.com)

Give it a google

Adam ZernerDec 29, 2020, 5:30 AM

148 points

28 comments7 min readLW link 1 review

2020 AI Alignment Literature Review and Charity Comparison

LarksDec 21, 2020, 3:27 PM

142 points

14 comments68 min readLW link

How long does it take to become Gaussian?

Maxwell PetersonDec 8, 2020, 7:23 AM

141 points

40 comments4 min readLW link

Against GDP as a metric for timelines and takeoff speeds

Daniel KokotajloDec 29, 2020, 5:42 PM

140 points

19 comments14 min readLW link 1 review

Debate update: Obfuscated arguments problem

Beth BarnesDec 23, 2020, 3:24 AM

135 points

24 comments16 min readLW link

Luna Lovegood and the Chamber of Secrets—Part 3

lsusrDec 1, 2020, 12:43 PM

133 points

11 comments2 min readLW link

Real-Life Examples of Prediction Systems Interfering with the Real World (Predict-O-Matic Problems)

NunoSempereDec 3, 2020, 10:00 PM

126 points

28 comments9 min readLW link

FHI paper published in Science: interventions against COVID-19

SoerenMindDec 16, 2020, 9:19 PM

119 points

0 comments3 min readLW link

Parable of the Dammed

johnswentworthDec 10, 2020, 12:08 AM

118 points

29 comments2 min readLW link

My Fear Heuristic

lsusrDec 1, 2020, 8:00 AM

117 points

13 comments1 min readLW link

[Question] How Hard Would It Be To Make A COVID Vaccine For Oneself?

johnswentworthDec 21, 2020, 4:19 PM

117 points

29 comments2 min readLW link

The LessWrong 2019 Review

habrykaDec 2, 2020, 11:21 AM

113 points

47 comments9 min readLW link

Luna Lovegood and the Chamber of Secrets—Part 5

lsusrDec 5, 2020, 1:23 AM

112 points

8 comments3 min readLW link

Extrapolating GPT-N performance

Lukas FinnvedenDec 18, 2020, 9:41 PM

112 points

31 comments22 min readLW link 1 review

Why quantitative methods are heartwarming

KatjaGraceDec 12, 2020, 9:50 PM

110 points

15 comments3 min readLW link

(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Homogeneity vs. heterogeneity in AI takeoff scenarios

evhubDec 16, 2020, 1:37 AM

98 points

48 comments4 min readLW link

Luna Lovegood and the Chamber of Secrets—Part 6

lsusrDec 9, 2020, 8:14 AM

97 points

14 comments2 min readLW link

The Darwin Game—Conclusion

lsusrDec 4, 2020, 8:06 AM

94 points

30 comments2 min readLW link

Anti-EMH Evidence (and a plea for help)

Wei DaiDec 5, 2020, 6:29 PM

93 points

44 comments5 min readLW link

Luna Lovegood and the Chamber of Secrets—Part 9

lsusrDec 20, 2020, 9:22 AM

93 points

15 comments2 min readLW link

Cultural accumulation

KatjaGraceDec 6, 2020, 6:20 AM

93 points

53 comments3 min readLW link

(meteuphoric.com)

Luna Lovegood and the Chamber of Secrets—Part 4

lsusrDec 3, 2020, 11:42 PM

89 points

21 comments4 min readLW link

Quick Thoughts on Immoral Mazes

abramdemskiDec 9, 2020, 1:21 AM

86 points

47 comments5 min readLW link

[Question] What evidence will tell us about the new strain? How are you updating?

ZviDec 25, 2020, 9:37 PM

83 points

18 comments1 min readLW link

My favorite essays of life advice

benkuhnDec 23, 2020, 11:00 PM

83 points

17 comments7 min readLW link

(www.benkuhn.net)

D&D.Sci

abstractapplicDec 5, 2020, 11:26 PM

82 points

50 comments1 min readLW link

Secular Solstice 2020

jefftkDec 20, 2020, 11:20 PM

81 points

11 comments2 min readLW link

(www.jefftk.com)

Covid 12/3: Land of Confusion

ZviDec 3, 2020, 2:20 PM

79 points

34 comments23 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

[Question] What trade should we make if we’re all getting the new COVID strain?

Jacob FalkovichDec 25, 2020, 7:09 AM

79 points

73 comments1 min readLW link

MIRI: 2020 Updates and Strategy

Rob BensingerDec 23, 2020, 9:27 PM

77 points

0 comments1 min readLW link

(intelligence.org)

Covid 12/17: The First Dose

ZviDec 17, 2020, 2:20 PM

76 points

29 comments19 min readLW link

(thezvi.wordpress.com)

TAI Safety Bibliographic Database

JessRiedelDec 22, 2020, 5:42 PM

76 points

12 comments17 min readLW link

Morality as “Coordination”, vs “Do-Gooding”

RaemonDec 29, 2020, 2:37 AM

75 points

15 comments2 min readLW link

Why Neural Networks Generalise, and Why They Are (Kind of) Bayesian

Joar SkalseDec 29, 2020, 1:33 PM

75 points

58 comments1 min readLW link 1 review

Luna Lovegood and the Chamber of Secrets—Part 8

lsusrDec 17, 2020, 10:29 PM

74 points

16 comments2 min readLW link

What is “protein folding”? A brief explanation

jasoncrawfordDec 1, 2020, 2:46 AM

74 points

8 comments4 min readLW link

(rootsofprogress.org)

In Addition to Ragebait and Doomscrolling

mike_hawkeDec 3, 2020, 6:26 PM

73 points

17 comments1 min readLW link

Prizes for Last Year’s 2018 Review

RaemonDec 2, 2020, 11:21 AM

72 points

8 comments1 min readLW link

Notes on notes on virtues

David GrossDec 30, 2020, 5:47 PM

71 points

11 comments11 min readLW link

Dario Amodei leaves OpenAI

Daniel KokotajloDec 29, 2020, 7:31 PM

69 points

13 comments1 min readLW link

How I Write

Jacob FalkovichDec 2, 2020, 11:17 PM

68 points

8 comments5 min readLW link

Luna Lovegood and the Chamber of Secrets—Part 7

lsusrDec 11, 2020, 5:54 AM

67 points

15 comments1 min readLW link