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AuthorKarmaTitleNum TagsTags#Core Tags#Non-Core TagsPageviews RankLast Updated
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Scott Alexander479Eight Short Studies On Excuses4Rationality, Practical, Game Theory, Abstraction22172021-01-30 3:01:31
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Eliezer Yudkowsky
415Preface2Postmortems & Retrospectives, Rationality11222021-01-30 3:01:31
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lukeprog386The Best Textbooks on Every Subject5
Scholarship & Learning, Inferential Distance, World Modeling, Practical, List of Links
2372021-01-30 3:01:31
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Scott Alexander373Schelling fences on slippery slopes4Rationality, Game Theory, Sex & Gender, Value Drift13472021-01-30 3:01:31
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Scott Alexander366Diseased thinking: dissolving questions about disease5
Rationality, Philosophy of Language, Medicine, Carving / Clustering Reality, Reversal Test
141932021-01-30 3:01:31
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Scott Alexander334Generalizing From One Example5
Rationality, Inferential Distance, Fallacies, Typical Mind Fallacy, Mental Imagery / Visualization
14852021-01-30 3:01:31
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PhilGoetz332Reason as memetic immune disorder7
Rationality, Compartmentalization, Memetic Immune System, Pitfalls of Rationality, Cultural knowledge, Memetics, Valley of Bad Rationality
168832021-01-30 3:01:31
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HoldenKarnofsky
322Thoughts on the Singularity Institute (SI)4
World Optimization, Machine Intelligence Research Institute (MIRI), Tool AI, GiveWell
1312502021-01-30 3:01:31
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jefftk308Bets, Bonds, and Kindergarteners3Betting, Practical, Parenting12482021-01-30 3:01:31
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Zvi303Covid 12/24: We’re F***ed, It’s Over2Coronavirus, World Modeling1132021-01-30 3:01:31
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alkjash301Pain is not the unit of Effort7
Rationality, Fallacies, Practical, Well-being, Heroic Responsibility, Suffering, Happiness
25162021-01-30 3:01:31
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AnnaSalamon285Humans are not automatically strategic4Rationality, "Goodharts Law", Introspection, General Intelligence13762021-01-30 3:01:31
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Scott Alexander270The noncentral fallacy - the worst argument in the world?4Rationality, Fallacies, Conversation (topic), Unbundling13412021-01-30 3:01:31
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HalFinney268Dying Outside6
Biology, Community, Life Extension, Medicine, Human Bodies, Death
156702021-01-30 3:01:31
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Scott Alexander257The Blue-Minimizing Robot3Motivations, Robotics, Ontological Crisis036742021-01-30 3:01:31
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Scott Alexander255Intellectual Hipsters and Meta-Contrarianism6
Signaling, World Modeling, Social Status, Social & Cultural Dynamics, Contrarianism, Intellectual Fashion
15352021-01-30 3:01:31
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lukeprog254The Neglected Virtue of Scholarship3Scholarship & Learning, World Modeling, Virtues128712021-01-30 3:01:31
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kalla724253
Attention control is critical for changing/increasing/altering motivation
3Motivations, Neuroscience, Attention037182021-01-30 3:01:31
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JackH250Anti-Aging: State of the Art 3World Optimization, Life Extension, Aging1242021-01-30 3:01:31
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benkuhn239To listen well, get curious4
Communication Cultures, Practical, World Optimization, Conversation (topic)
22422021-01-30 3:01:31
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abramdemski238The Parable of Predict-O-Matic6
AI, Myopia, Oracle AI, Parables & Fables, Self Fulfilling/Refuting Prophecies, Self Fulfilling/Refuting Prophecies
153122021-01-30 3:01:31
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AnnaSalamon238Reality-Revealing and Reality-Masking Puzzles3Rationality, Memetic Immune System, Pitfalls of Rationality124902021-01-30 3:01:31
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paulfchristiano237What failure looks like4AI, World Modeling, World Optimization, AI Risk311212021-01-30 3:01:31
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Roko234Ugh fields4Akrasia, Motivations, Emotions, Aversion041382021-01-30 3:01:31
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Ideopunk234100 Tips for a Better Life3Practical, World Optimization, Life Improvements2112021-01-30 3:01:31
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Thrasymachus233Why the tails come apart2World Modeling, Probability & Statistics116422021-01-30 3:01:31
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jasoncrawford232Industrial literacy2Progress Studies, "Chestertons Fence"026712021-01-30 3:01:31
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UnexpectedValues
232Great minds might not think alike4
Rationality, Inferential Distance, Heuristics & Biases, Mind Space
13232021-01-30 3:01:31
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Andy Jones226Are we in an AI overhang?4AI, GPT, AI Timelines, Computing Overhang132012021-01-30 3:01:31
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Eliezer Yudkowsky
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Working hurts less than procrastinating, we fear the twinge of starting
4Akrasia, Productivity, Practical, Procrastination133642021-01-30 3:01:31
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Duncan_Sabien220CFAR Participant Handbook now available to all6
Trigger-Action Planning, Rationality, Community, Techniques, Bucket Errors, Internal Double Crux
248772021-01-30 3:01:31
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Eliezer Yudkowsky
218A Fable of Science and Politics6
Politics, Rationality, Fiction, Blues & Greens (metaphor), Tribalism, Parables & Fables
151632021-01-30 3:01:31
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alkjash218Is Success the Enemy of Freedom? (Full)2Social Status, Social & Cultural Dynamics02752021-01-30 3:01:31
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Zack_M_Davis217
Heads I Win, Tails?—Never Heard of Her; Or, Selective Reporting and the Tragedy of the Green Rationalists
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Politics, Rationality, Blues & Greens (metaphor), Filtered Evidence, Group Rationality, Censorship
151562021-01-30 3:01:31
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Eliezer Yudkowsky
217What Do We Mean By "Rationality"?2Rationality, Definitions11662021-01-30 3:01:31
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Ben Pace217Coronavirus: Justified Practical Advice Thread2Coronavirus, Practical119182021-01-30 3:01:31
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Eliezer Yudkowsky
216Making Beliefs Pay Rent (in Anticipated Experiences)5
Rationality, Epistemology, Anticipated Experiences, Empiricism, Principles
14692021-01-30 3:01:31
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Amandango216Embedded Interactive Predictions on LessWrong2Forecasting & Prediction, Site Meta112322021-01-30 3:01:31
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Scott Alexander215The Least Convenient Possible World3Rationality, Steelmanning, Hypotheticals124682021-01-30 3:01:31
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lukeprog214How to Beat Procrastination3Akrasia, Practical, Procrastination12372021-01-30 3:01:31
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johnswentworth212What Money Cannot Buy2World Modeling, Expertise (topic)115582021-01-30 3:01:31
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Wei_Dai212A tale from Communist China3History, Censorship, China035412021-01-30 3:01:31
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Eliezer Yudkowsky
212Expecting Short Inferential Distances6
Rationality, Inferential Distance, Conversation (topic), Public Discourse, Evolutionary Psychology, Illusion of Transparency
152382021-01-30 3:01:31
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Elizabeth210Credibility of the CDC on SARS-CoV-23Coronavirus, World Modeling, Government1218252021-01-30 3:01:31
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Swimmer963209How I Ended Up Non-Ambitious3Motivations, Emotions, Ambition038872021-01-30 3:01:31
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Scott Alexander209The Apologist and the Revolutionary2Rationality, Rationalization114972021-01-30 3:01:31
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Martin Sustrik208Anti-social Punishment4
World Modeling, Game Theory, Mechanism Design, Social & Cultural Dynamics
132622021-01-30 3:01:31
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Kaj_Sotala206Book summary: Unlocking the Emotional Brain11
Book Reviews, Motivations, Emotions, Subagents, Internal Double Crux, Neuroscience, Alief, Summaries, Memory Reconsolidation, Cached Thoughts, Therapy
011922021-01-30 3:01:31
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Eliezer Yudkowsky
2069/26 is Petrov Day1Petrov Day0124862021-01-30 3:01:31
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Eliezer Yudkowsky
206That Alien Message6
AI, AI Boxing (Containment), Fiction, Simulation Hypothesis, Bayesianism, Parables & Fables
152442021-01-30 3:01:31
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paulfchristiano204Hiring engineers and researchers to help align GPT-35AI, Community, Practical, GPT, OpenAI3211532021-01-30 3:01:31
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So8res203Dark Arts of Rationality3Rationality, Dark Arts, Compartmentalization124672021-01-30 3:01:31
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Jacobian201Is Rationalist Self-Improvement Real?4Rationality, Practical, Life Improvements, Value of Rationality221542021-01-30 3:01:31
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johnswentworth200Being the (Pareto) Best in the World2Rationality, Efficient Market Hypothesis112532021-01-30 3:01:31
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RomeoStevens200Lifestyle interventions to increase longevity6
Practical, Life Extension, Exercise (Physical), Sleep, Human Bodies, Nutrition
15962021-01-30 3:01:31
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Eliezer Yudkowsky
200Why Our Kind Can't Cooperate4
Community, Social & Cultural Dynamics, Coordination / Cooperation, Group Rationality
135282021-01-30 3:01:31
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sarahconstantin199Personalized Medicine For Real4
Postmortems & Retrospectives, World Optimization, Medicine, More Dakka
139762021-01-30 3:01:31
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chaosmage199What cognitive biases feel like from the inside4Rationality, Fallacies, Heuristics & Biases, Inside/Outside View1319782021-01-30 3:01:31
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Buck198"Other people are wrong" vs "I am right"4
Rationality, Updated Beliefs (examples of), "Chestertons Fence", Distinctions
133912021-01-30 3:01:31
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abramdemski198Alignment Research Field Guide5
Community, Practical, Social & Cultural Dynamics, Practice & Philosophy of Science, Intellectual Progress (Individual-Level)
234512021-01-30 3:01:31
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johnswentworth198When Money Is Abundant, Knowledge Is The Real Wealth3Economics, World Modeling, Expertise (topic)12332021-01-30 3:01:31
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AnnaSalamon196Cached Selves2Identity, Cached Thoughts0212372021-01-30 3:01:31
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sarahconstantin194The Pavlov Strategy1Game Theory015012021-01-30 3:01:31
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Hazard194
How to Ignore Your Emotions (while also thinking you're awesome at emotions)
3Rationality, Emotions, Growth Stories121072021-01-30 3:01:31
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AnnaSalamon194Learned Blankness4Identity, Rationality, Motivations, Cached Thoughts1311132021-01-30 3:01:31
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Scott Alexander192Extreme Rationality: It's Not That Great4
Rationality, Pitfalls of Rationality, Value of Rationality, Criticisms of The Rationalist Movement
134582021-01-30 3:01:31
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Scott Alexander190Confidence levels inside and outside an argument5
Forecasting & Prediction, Rationality, Probability & Statistics, Inside/Outside View, Distinctions
144092021-01-30 3:01:31
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Ruby190Welcome to LessWrong!10
Identity, Site Meta, Probability & Statistics, Social Status, Social & Cultural Dynamics, Medicine, Education, Philosophy, Psychology, Psychiatry
1982021-01-30 3:01:31
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Eliezer Yudkowsky
190Religion's Claim to be Non-Disprovable2Rationality, Religion112522021-01-30 3:01:31
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Scott Alexander189A LessWrong Crypto Autopsy4
Postmortems & Retrospectives, Community, Financial Investing, Cryptocurrency & Blockchain
134332021-01-30 3:01:31
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Larks1892018 AI Alignment Literature Review and Charity Comparison11
AI, Community, Value Learning, Machine Intelligence Research Institute (MIRI), Moral Uncertainty, DeepMind, Future of Humanity Institute (FHI), Center for Human-Compatible AI (CHAI), Center on Long-Term Risk (CLR), Future of Life Institute (FLI), Literature Reviews
2917522021-01-30 3:01:31
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abramdemski188The Zettelkasten Method5
Scholarship & Learning, Practical, Note-Taking, Zettelkasten, Intellectual Progress (Individual-Level)
1452021-01-30 3:01:31
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Swimmer963187The Importance of Sidekicks3Motivations, Coordination / Cooperation, Psychology0314122021-01-30 3:01:31
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abramdemski185Embedded Agents3AI, Research Agendas, Embedded Agency122422021-01-30 3:01:31
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Eliezer Yudkowsky
184Tsuyoku Naritai! (I Want To Become Stronger)4Rationality, Ambition, Something To Protect, Tsuyoku Naritai132662021-01-30 3:01:31
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lukeprog184Scientific Self-Help: The State of Our Knowledge3Practical, Well-being, Happiness121802021-01-30 3:01:31
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Kaj_Sotala183The curse of identity1Identity0113562021-01-30 3:01:31
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sarahconstantin182Norms of Membership for Voluntary Groups2Social & Cultural Dynamics, Coordination / Cooperation0227572021-01-30 3:01:31
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alexei181Arbital postmortem6
Postmortems & Retrospectives, Community, Software Tools, Public Discourse, Online Socialization, Startups
158002021-01-30 3:01:31
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lukeprog180How to Be Happy4Practical, Well-being, Gratitude, Happiness13622021-01-30 3:01:31
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Scott Alexander179Efficient Charity: Do Unto Others...3Altruism, World Optimization, Cause Prioritization128272021-01-30 3:01:31
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Zvi179Covid-19: My Current Model1Coronavirus0113372021-01-30 3:01:31
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Ben Pace178The LessWrong 2018 Book is Available for Pre-order2Community, LessWrong Review11182021-01-30 3:01:31
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sarahconstantin178Fact Posts: How and Why4Scholarship & Learning, World Modeling, Practical, Fact posts228092021-01-30 3:01:31
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Cosmos178Less Wrong NYC: Case Study of a Successful Rationalist Chapter4Community, Practical, Group Rationality, Meetups (topic)2227912021-01-30 3:01:31
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LoganStrohl177Tell Culture1Communication Cultures013252021-01-30 3:01:31
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Ben Pace176
Debate on Instrumental Convergence between LeCun, Russell, Bengio, Zador, and More
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AI, Instrumental Convergence, AI Risk, Center for Human-Compatible AI (CHAI)
1310682021-01-30 3:01:31
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Alicorn176Ureshiku Naritai6
Practical, World Optimization, Well-being, Emotions, Happiness, Reset (technique)
242352021-01-30 3:01:31
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Eliezer Yudkowsky
175The Fallacy of Gray2Fallacies, Fallacy of Gray023062021-01-30 3:01:31
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aphyer175Limits of Current US Prediction Markets (PredictIt Case Study)6
Economics, Betting, Rationality, Prediction Markets, World Modeling, Efficient Market Hypothesis
24732021-01-30 3:01:31
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AnnaSalamon175
"Flinching away from truth” is often about *protecting* the epistemology
4Rationality, Compartmentalization, Bucket Errors, Distinctions137882021-01-30 3:01:31
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Jameson Quinn175A voting theory primer for rationalists3Voting Theory, World Modeling, Mechanism Design121232021-01-30 3:01:31
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lukeprog174Scholarship: How to Do It Efficiently2Scholarship & Learning, Practical112402021-01-30 3:01:31
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Kaj_Sotala174Building up to an Internal Family Systems model4Motivations, Emotions, Subagents, Therapy04242021-01-30 3:01:31
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lukeprog174A Crash Course in the Neuroscience of Human Motivation5
Rationality, World Modeling, Motivations, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science
231962021-01-30 3:01:31
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lukeprog173Can the Chain Still Hold You?4Biology, History, Progress Studies, Industrial Revolution0424042021-01-30 3:01:31
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Eliezer Yudkowsky
173Applause Lights6
Rationality, Social & Cultural Dynamics, Anticipated Experiences, Tribalism, Reversal Test, Applause Light
153732021-01-30 3:01:31
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AnnaSalamon173Checklist of Rationality Habits4
Rationality, Practical, Center for Applied Rationality (CFAR), Checklists
2213152021-01-30 3:01:31
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TurnTrout172Lessons I've Learned from Self-Teaching3Scholarship & Learning, Rationality, Practical21212021-01-30 3:01:31