Where num­bers come from

Eigil RischelJan 28, 2021, 9:33 PM
27 points
2 comments4 min readLW link

Ex­tract­ing Money from Causal De­ci­sion Theorists

Caspar OesterheldJan 28, 2021, 5:58 PM
27 points
34 comments1 min readLW link
(doi.org)

[Question] Spaced Rep­e­ti­tion Sys­tems for In­tu­itions?

A RayJan 28, 2021, 5:23 PM
19 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Covid 1/​28: Mud­dling Through

ZviJan 28, 2021, 4:50 PM
97 points
18 comments35 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Covid: Bill Gates and Vac­cine Production

ZviJan 28, 2021, 3:00 PM
38 points
18 comments7 min readLW link
(thezvi.wordpress.com)

Tak­ing money seriously

dominicqJan 28, 2021, 12:53 PM
85 points
8 comments5 min readLW link

Un­pop­u­lar­ity of efficiency

KatjaGraceJan 28, 2021, 8:30 AM
64 points
20 comments1 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Thoughts on the $GME situation

Pranav SharmaJan 28, 2021, 5:15 AM
9 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

#4.4: The in­surance un­der­writ­ing process

mingyuanJan 28, 2021, 2:33 AM
29 points
2 comments3 min readLW link

Round­about Strategy

Nicholas / Heather KrossJan 28, 2021, 12:44 AM
7 points
1 comment8 min readLW link
(www.thinkingmuchbetter.com)

Sun­day Event: Con­nor Leahy on Moloch Reigns at SSC On­line Meetup

RubyJan 27, 2021, 10:31 PM
13 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.lesswrong.com)

#4.3: Cry­on­ics-friendly in­surance agents

mingyuanJan 27, 2021, 9:13 PM
37 points
5 comments6 min readLW link

#4.2: Cry­on­ics-friendly life in­surance carriers

mingyuanJan 27, 2021, 9:05 PM
33 points
7 comments5 min readLW link

Build Your Num­ber Sense

DirectedEvolutionJan 27, 2021, 9:01 PM
21 points
4 comments4 min readLW link

A study on air puri­fiers and birth weight

bracesJan 27, 2021, 8:36 PM
21 points
2 comments3 min readLW link

[AN #135]: Five prop­er­ties of goal-di­rected systems

Rohin ShahJan 27, 2021, 6:10 PM
33 points
0 comments8 min readLW link
(mailchi.mp)

[Question] Has any­one on LW writ­ten about ma­te­rial bot­tle­necks be­ing the main fac­tor in mak­ing any tech­nolog­i­cal progress?

George3d6Jan 27, 2021, 2:14 PM
11 points
48 comments1 min readLW link

The Up­per Limit of Value

DavidmanheimJan 27, 2021, 2:13 PM
40 points
25 comments3 min readLW link1 review

[Question] How is Cryo differ­ent from Pas­cal’s Mug­ging?

eapacheJan 27, 2021, 1:51 PM
6 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

Op­ti­mal play in hu­man-judged De­bate usu­ally won’t an­swer your question

Joe CollmanJan 27, 2021, 7:34 AM
33 points
12 comments12 min readLW link

What is up with spiritu­al­ity?

KatjaGraceJan 27, 2021, 6:20 AM
20 points
14 comments1 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

[Question] Did con­va­les­cent plasma ther­apy drive the evolu­tion of more in­fec­tious covid strains?

Angela PretoriusJan 27, 2021, 6:16 AM
10 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

[Question] Se­nior quote ideas

LeeR_SyncJan 26, 2021, 8:16 PM
3 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

#4.1: Types of life insurance

mingyuanJan 26, 2021, 7:55 PM
40 points
13 comments11 min readLW link

Si­mu­lacrum 3 As Stag-Hunt Strategy

johnswentworthJan 26, 2021, 7:40 PM
183 points
37 comments4 min readLW link3 reviews

Non-Co­er­cive Perfectionism

Matt GoldenbergJan 26, 2021, 4:53 PM
25 points
25 comments3 min readLW link

Covid Canada Jan25: low & slow

MalcolmOceanJan 26, 2021, 11:48 AM
26 points
7 comments4 min readLW link

Word­tune review

KatjaGraceJan 26, 2021, 9:40 AM
52 points
9 comments2 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

[Question] What’s the big deal about Bayes’ The­o­rem?

AVoropaevJan 26, 2021, 6:08 AM
21 points
17 comments3 min readLW link

New Empty Units

jefftkJan 26, 2021, 3:00 AM
31 points
27 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

Notes on Forgiveness

David GrossJan 26, 2021, 2:05 AM
11 points
4 comments25 min readLW link

Last day of vot­ing for the 2019 re­view!

habrykaJan 26, 2021, 12:46 AM
17 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

Fi­nal Vot­ing Cowork­ing Tonight 7:30 PT

RaemonJan 26, 2021, 12:31 AM
19 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Qualia Re­search In­sti­tute: His­tory & 2021 Strategy

andzuckJan 25, 2021, 9:46 PM
39 points
10 comments11 min readLW link

Define Your Learn­ing Goal: Com­pe­tence Or Broad Knowledge

DirectedEvolutionJan 25, 2021, 8:47 PM
35 points
6 comments4 min readLW link

A per­spec­tive on co­vari­ate ad­just­ment and con­found­ing in ran­dom­ized ex­per­i­ments.

DarrenJan 25, 2021, 8:22 PM
1 point
0 comments1 min readLW link

State, Art, Identity

musqJan 25, 2021, 8:22 PM
1 point
0 comments2 min readLW link

When Hope Fails

resurgamJan 25, 2021, 8:22 PM
5 points
1 comment7 min readLW link

[Question] How likely is it that SARS-CoV-2 origi­nated in a lab­o­ra­tory?

CTVKenneyJan 25, 2021, 8:22 PM
38 points
26 comments1 min readLW link

Is Im­mor­tal­ity Eth­i­cal?

harsimonyJan 25, 2021, 4:55 PM
−6 points
7 comments3 min readLW link
(harsimony.wordpress.com)

[Link] Philoso­phers’ Non-Profit Offers Free On­line Crit­i­cal Think­ing Course

David GrossJan 25, 2021, 3:16 PM
5 points
0 comments1 min readLW link

Reve­la­tion and mathematics

George3d6Jan 25, 2021, 12:26 PM
5 points
4 comments5 min readLW link
(cerebralab.com)

[Question] How do you build re­silient per­sonal sys­tems?

Raj ThimmiahJan 25, 2021, 9:56 AM
5 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

Ten­ta­tive covid sur­face risk estimates

KatjaGraceJan 25, 2021, 9:40 AM
92 points
8 comments2 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

What is a VNM sta­ble set, re­ally?

NisanJan 25, 2021, 5:43 AM
14 points
0 comments7 min readLW link

Leaky Del­e­ga­tion: You are not a Commodity

DarmaniJan 25, 2021, 2:04 AM
307 points
38 comments15 min readLW link1 review

You can send peo­ple KN95s

jefftkJan 24, 2021, 11:40 PM
18 points
2 comments1 min readLW link
(www.jefftk.com)

On clinging

Joe CarlsmithJan 24, 2021, 11:25 PM
61 points
11 comments8 min readLW link

FC fi­nal: Can Fac­tored Cog­ni­tion schemes scale?

Rafael HarthJan 24, 2021, 10:18 PM
17 points
0 comments17 min readLW link

Policy re­stric­tions and Se­cret keep­ing AI

Donald HobsonJan 24, 2021, 8:59 PM
6 points
3 comments3 min readLW link