rational
Issue #153: Full List
28 February, 2021 // View curated list# Coronavirus
Covid 2/25: Holding Pattern // Zvi, 12 min
RadVac Commercial Antibody Test Results // johnswentworth, 3 min
Judging Our April 2020 Covid-19 Predictions // Zvi, 12 min
Why aren't we all using Taffix? // ChristianKl, 1 min
Participating in a Covid-19 Vaccine Trial #2: We pretty much knew it would work the whole time // ejacob, 2 min
Are multiple shorter exposures less likely to reduce in infections of COVID-19 then one larger exposure? // ChristianKl, 1 min
Could first doses first be better for the vaccine hesitant? // AllAmericanBreakfast, 1 min
# Instrumental
A No-Nonsense Guide to Early Retirement // tryactions, 27 min
Avoid Contentious Terms // jkaufman, 1 min
When you already know the answer - Using your Inner Simulator // neel-nanda-1, 12 min
Aim to get rejected often // amir-gamil, 3 min
The Comprehension Curve // AllAmericanBreakfast, 12 min
Overcoming Helplessness // neel-nanda-1, 12 min
How can I protect my bank account from large, surprise withdrawals? // maxwell-peterson, 1 min
The Inner Workings of Resourcefulness // Nora_Ammann, 10 min
Are there good negotiation classes? // shenkev, 1 min
What are a rationalist's best tools for better decision making? // acomeyer, 1 min
# Epistemic
The slopes to common sense // George3d6, 10 min
Media Bias // lsusr, 3 min
Coincidences are Improbable // mark-xu, 1 min
How to build common knowledge of rationality and honesty? // mikkel-wilson, 1 min
Argumentative prison cells // Elmer of Malmesbury, 6 min
# Ai
Is there any serious attempt to create a system to figure out the CEV of humanity and if not, why haven't we started yet? // Jonas Hallgren, 1 min
A Behavioral Definition of Goal-Directedness // adamShimi, 9 min
My Thoughts on the Apperception Engine // Jemist, 3 min
# Meta-ethics
Remarks on morality, shuddering, judging, friendship and the law // KatjaGrace, 4 min
"New EA cause area: voting"; or, "what's wrong with this calculation?" // Optimization Process, 1 min
Can you be 100% confident in your moral beliefs? // MaxG, 1 min
Suffering-Focused Ethics in the Infinite Universe. How can we redeem ourselves if Multiverse Immortality is real and subjective death is impossible. // Szymon Kucharski, 78 min
# Longevity
I’m a 19-year-old Terminal Patient. Medical Brain Preservation Should not be Difficult to Discuss or Adopt // oge, 1 min
# Anthropic
Exponential growth is the baseline // jasoncrawford, 7 min
Hail S. Jay Olson // Robin Hanson, 4 min
# Decision theory
Kelly isn't (just) about logarithmic utility // SimonM, 4 min
Never Go Full Kelly // SimonM, 9 min
Calculating Kelly // abramdemski, 4 min
What is the VIX? // jorge-velez, 1 min
# Math and cs
Minimal Map Constraints // zachary-robertson, 3 min
# Books
Reading recommendations on social technology: looking for the third way between technocracy and populism // quinn-dougherty, 1 min
# Ea
Mentorship, Management, and Mysterious Old Wizards // Raemon, 4 min
# Community
Anna and Oliver discuss Children and X-Risk // Raemon, 1 min
Principles of Agile Rationalism // AllAmericanBreakfast, 1 min
# Culture war
Useless knowledge; why people resist education improvement // andrew-vlahos, 4 min
Above the Narrative // Jacobian, 9 min
# Misc
Science Fiction // lsusr, 1 min
Survey on cortical uniformity - an expert amplification exercise // Jsevillamol, 4 min
What's your best alternate history utopia? // Kaj_Sotala, 1 min
The Grandest Vision for Humanity (Light) // Ruby, 4 min
Tsuyoku Naritai // Ruby, 4 min
Different kinds of language proficiency // Kaj_Sotala, 1 min
Compromising with Compulsion // matejsuchy, 10 min
Chaotic era: avoid or survive? // Just Learning, 2 min
On the nature of anxiety // mr_fahrenheit, 5 min
Two types of deference // joekc, 6 min
Here’s why we don’t understand what electricity is // Brian Skinner, 1 min
Is Status-Seeking A Context-Neglecting-Value? // Robin Hanson, 3 min
# Rational fiction
[Fiction] Lena (MMAcevedo) // Kaj_Sotala, 1 min
The sailor's wife // krbouchard, 2 min
# Videos of the week
3 sneaky tactics that websites use to make you spend | Your Money and Your Mind // TED, 3 min