Does GenZ have a shorter at­ten­tion span?

Srijan SinghJan 10, 2021, 9:38 PM
2 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Pre­dic­tion can be Outer Aligned at Optimum

Lukas FinnvedenJan 10, 2021, 6:48 PM
15 points
12 comments11 min readLW link

Re­view of Soft Take­off Can Still Lead to DSA

Daniel KokotajloJan 10, 2021, 6:10 PM
79 points
15 comments6 min readLW link

De­cem­ber 2020 gw­ern.net links

gwernJan 10, 2021, 5:21 PM
30 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.gwern.net)

2020: Fore­cast­ing in Re­view.

NunoSempereJan 10, 2021, 4:06 PM
28 points
0 comments10 min readLW link

Fit­ting­ness: Ra­tional suc­cess in con­cept formation

PolytoposJan 10, 2021, 3:58 PM
6 points
9 comments6 min readLW link

A work­shop on Life Influences

EloJan 10, 2021, 11:23 AM
8 points
0 comments4 min readLW link

Will we wit­ness the com­pas­sion of a na­tion?

kithpendragonJan 10, 2021, 11:10 AM
−9 points
27 comments3 min readLW link

Overconfidence

lsusrJan 10, 2021, 10:36 AM
26 points
13 comments3 min readLW link

Dist­in­guish­ing goals from chores

Amir BolousJan 10, 2021, 7:45 AM
5 points
1 comment4 min readLW link

[Question] How should you go about valu­ing your time?

Adam ZernerJan 10, 2021, 6:54 AM
17 points
5 comments1 min readLW link

A differ­ent dictionary

KatjaGraceJan 10, 2021, 6:30 AM
17 points
1 comment2 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Rhythm 0 and the Ab­solu­tion of Responsibility

Precious Oluwatobi EmmanuelJan 10, 2021, 1:51 AM
−5 points
0 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] What to do if you can’t form any habits what­so­ever?

masasinJan 10, 2021, 1:17 AM
19 points
24 comments1 min readLW link

Imi­ta­tive Gen­er­al­i­sa­tion (AKA ‘Learn­ing the Prior’)

Beth BarnesJan 10, 2021, 12:30 AM
107 points
15 comments11 min readLW link1 review

Bab­ble Thread

Adam ZernerJan 9, 2021, 9:52 PM
10 points
7 comments1 min readLW link

[U.S. spe­cific] PPP: free money for self-em­ployed & orgs (time-sen­si­tive)

Steven ByrnesJan 9, 2021, 7:53 PM
35 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

I think to find out what I write

Bob BakerJan 9, 2021, 6:55 PM
0 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

The Case for a Jour­nal of AI Alignment

adamShimiJan 9, 2021, 6:13 PM
45 points
32 comments4 min readLW link

Out-of-body rea­son­ing (OOBR)

Jon ZeroJan 9, 2021, 4:10 PM
5 points
0 comments4 min readLW link

Prac­ti­cal post on 4 #ProRep meth­ods (Pro­por­tional Rep­re­sen­ta­tion)

Jameson QuinnJan 9, 2021, 2:56 PM
37 points
12 comments11 min readLW link

[Question] Will Don­ald Trump com­plete his first term?

AnnapurnaJan 9, 2021, 12:13 PM
2 points
3 comments1 min readLW link

Thoughts on Mustachianism

Adam ZernerJan 9, 2021, 9:27 AM
31 points
20 comments11 min readLW link

Cre­dence polls for 26 claims from the 2019 Review

Bird ConceptJan 9, 2021, 7:13 AM
54 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Jo­hannes Ke­pler, Sun Worshipper

RubyJan 9, 2021, 7:09 AM
35 points
6 comments2 min readLW link

[Question] What cur­rents of thought on LessWrong do you want to see dis­til­led?

ryan_bJan 8, 2021, 9:43 PM
48 points
19 comments1 min readLW link

Week­end Re­view Bash: Guided re­view writ­ing, Fore­cast­ing and co-work­ing, in EU and US times

Bird ConceptJan 8, 2021, 9:04 PM
17 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Un­nat­u­ral Cat­e­gories Are Op­ti­mized for Deception

Zack_M_DavisJan 8, 2021, 8:54 PM
89 points
29 comments33 min readLW link1 review

[Question] Are UFOs just drones?

KennyJan 8, 2021, 8:51 PM
5 points
16 comments1 min readLW link

Why not? potato chips in a box edition

KatjaGraceJan 8, 2021, 8:10 PM
6 points
1 comment1 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Science in a High-Di­men­sional World

johnswentworthJan 8, 2021, 5:52 PM
294 points
53 comments7 min readLW link1 review

Why the out­side view sug­gests that longevity es­cape ve­loc­ity is a long time away and cry­on­ics is a much more fea­si­ble op­tion for those al­ive to­day: sig­nal-boost­ing a com­ment by Calm-Meet9916 on Reddit

SynapticJan 8, 2021, 5:20 PM
32 points
5 comments3 min readLW link

In­fo­demics: with Jeremy Black­burn and Aviv Ovadya

QuinnJan 8, 2021, 3:44 PM
3 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Con­di­tion-directedness

KatjaGraceJan 8, 2021, 10:30 AM
21 points
6 comments2 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Con­ver­sa­tion, event loops, and er­ror handling

Adam ZernerJan 8, 2021, 8:05 AM
21 points
2 comments7 min readLW link

[Question] In­for­ma­tion on time-com­plex­ity prior?

Garrett BakerJan 8, 2021, 6:09 AM
6 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Thoughts on per­sonal identity

Joe CarlsmithJan 8, 2021, 4:19 AM
23 points
0 comments10 min readLW link

[Question] What’s up with the Tar­get­ing Aging with Met­formin (TAME) trial?

ChristianKlJan 7, 2021, 11:31 PM
21 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

A Healthy News Diet II

mprJan 7, 2021, 10:13 PM
5 points
0 comments6 min readLW link
(matthewroll.com)

Austin Meetup: Ca­plan and Hanson

SilasBartaJan 7, 2021, 9:49 PM
12 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Change My View: In­cum­bent re­li­gions still get too much leeway

mike_hawkeJan 7, 2021, 7:44 PM
35 points
13 comments3 min readLW link

How to Write Like Kaj Sotala

Matt GoldenbergJan 7, 2021, 7:33 PM
78 points
4 comments5 min readLW link

Covid 1/​7: The Fire of a Thou­sand Suns

ZviJan 7, 2021, 5:00 PM
157 points
56 comments27 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Eight claims about multi-agent AGI safety

Richard_NgoJan 7, 2021, 1:34 PM
79 points
18 comments5 min readLW link

Even­ing drawing

KatjaGraceJan 7, 2021, 11:00 AM
11 points
3 comments3 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Grad­ing my 2020 predictions

Eric NeymanJan 7, 2021, 12:33 AM
8 points
0 comments11 min readLW link
(ericneyman.wordpress.com)

A dozen habits that work for me

mike_hawkeJan 6, 2021, 10:52 PM
30 points
19 comments2 min readLW link

COVID-19: home stretch and fourth wave Q&A

habrykaJan 6, 2021, 10:44 PM
39 points
29 comments12 min readLW link

Les­sons from “The Book of My Life”

bmgarfinkelJan 6, 2021, 10:40 PM
114 points
3 comments16 min readLW link
(benmgarfinkel.wordpress.com)

Parable—So­ryu de­stroyer of maps

exrhizoJan 6, 2021, 10:21 PM
−20 points
4 comments4 min readLW link