Catch­ing the Spark

LoganStrohlJan 30, 2021, 11:23 PM
117 points
21 comments36 min readLW link1 review

Notes on Judg­ment and Righ­teous Anger

David GrossJan 30, 2021, 7:31 PM
13 points
1 comment7 min readLW link

Fight Akra­sia and De­ci­sion Fa­tigue with DIY Pro­duc­tivity Software

DanBJan 30, 2021, 6:38 PM
25 points
6 comments2 min readLW link

AISU 2021

Linda LinseforsJan 30, 2021, 5:40 PM
28 points
2 comments1 min readLW link

Limit­ing Causal­ity by Com­plex­ity Class

BunthutJan 30, 2021, 12:18 PM
18 points
10 comments1 min readLW link

Cal­ibrated es­ti­ma­tion of workload

kerspoonJan 30, 2021, 12:15 PM
12 points
2 comments5 min readLW link

Play with neu­ral net

KatjaGraceJan 30, 2021, 10:50 AM
17 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Against Sam Har­ris’s per­sonal claim of at­ten­tional agency

mike_hawkeJan 30, 2021, 9:08 AM
8 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

Less Wrong Poetry Corner: Coven­try Pat­more’s “Magna Est Ver­i­tas”

Zack_M_DavisJan 30, 2021, 5:16 AM
15 points
1 comment1 min readLW link

AMA on EA Fo­rum: Ajeya Co­tra, re­searcher at Open Phil

Ajeya CotraJan 29, 2021, 11:05 PM
23 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(forum.effectivealtruism.org)

The GameS­top Si­tu­a­tion: Sim­plified

AnnapurnaJan 29, 2021, 5:55 PM
55 points
13 comments4 min readLW link

[Question] What are some real life Inad­e­quate Equil­ibria?

Eli TyreJan 29, 2021, 12:17 PM
50 points
63 comments3 min readLW link

Top li’l pots

KatjaGraceJan 29, 2021, 7:30 AM
12 points
0 comments3 min readLW link
(worldspiritsockpuppet.com)

Dumb Di­chotomies in Ethics, Part 1: In­ten­tions vs Consequences

Aaron BergmanJan 29, 2021, 3:49 AM
26 points
11 comments3 min readLW link
(aaronbergman.substack.com)

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