rational
Issue #70: Full List
28 July, 2019 // View curated list
Flattering feedback about one's character induced higher self-esteem and stronger activation in the reward-system of the brain than flattering feedback about one's appearance. // drive.google.com
# Instrumental
How to take smart notes (Ahrens, 2017) // Yuxi_Liu, 7 min Favorite
The Real Rules Have No Exceptions // Said Achmiz, 1 min
Is this info on zinc lozenges accurate? // philh, 4 min
Self-experiment Protocol: Effect of Chocolate on Sleep // AspiringRationalist, 2 min
Should I wear wrist-weights while playing Beat Saber? // Raemon, 1 min
# Epistemic
Metaphorical extensions and conceptual figure-ground inversions // jessicata, 3 min
How often are new ideas discovered in old papers? // TurnTrout, 1 min
Where is the Meaning? // Hazard, 4 min
Predictable Identities: 14 – Frameworks are Fake // Jacob Falkovich, 1 min
# Ai
Ought: why it matters and ways to help // paulfchristiano, 6 min
AI Safety Debate and Its Applications // VojtaKovarik, 14 min
AN #60: A new AI challenge: Minecraft agents that assist human players in creative mode // rohinmshah, 10 min
The Self-Unaware AI Oracle // steve2152, 10 min
Just Imitate Humans? // michaelcohen, 1 min
The Artificial Intentional Stance // Charlie Steiner, 4 min
# Anthropic
How To Prep For War // Robin Hanson, 2 min
Big War Remains Possible // Robin Hanson, 2 min
Will War Return? // Robin Hanson, 2 min
Beware Nggwal // Robin Hanson, 1 min
# Decision theory
On the purposes of decision theory research // Wei_Dai, 1 min
# Math and cs
Bayes' Theorem in three pictures // Evan Rysdam, 2 min
Cross-Validation vs Bayesian Model Comparison // johnswentworth, 5 min
Solving for X instead of 3 in love triangles? // Eruvnal, 1 min
# Books
Learning to Learn and Navigating Moods // calebo, 12 min Favorite
Book Review: The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test // Scott Alexander, 17 min
# Community
Shortform Beta Launch // Raemon, 2 min
Results of LW Technical Background Survey // johnswentworth, 1 min
"Shortform" vs "Scratchpad" or other names // Raemon, 1 min
jacobjacob's Shortform Feed // jacobjacob, 1 min
How Much Do Different Users Really Care About Upvotes? // Evan_Gaensbauer, 3 min
APL AI Safety Conference // alenglander, 1 min
Cambridge LW/SSC Meetup // AspiringRationalist, 1 min
DEF CON / Las Vegas meetup (Aug. 8, 2019) // Yoreth, 1 min
Adversarial Collaboration Contest 2019 // Scott Alexander, 4 min
# Culture war
Domestic Cozy: 6 // Venkatesh Rao, 1 min
# Misc
Prediction as coordination // jacobjacob, 4 min Favorite
What questions about the future would influence people’s actions today if they were informed by a prediction market? // MathieuRoy, 1 min
Can you summarize highlights from Vernon's Creativity? // Raemon, 1 min
Old Man Jevons Can’t Save You Now (Part 2/2) // Closed Limelike Curves, 4 min
# Podcasts
093: Review of EXHALATION, Part 2 // Review the Future, 58 min
139 - The Friendship Cure // , 80 min
140 - Machine Bias (rebroadcast) // , 53 min
141 - Not a Scientist // , 43 min
142 - Debate (rebroadcast) // , 54 min
89 – Is Rationalism Being Co-opted by the Alt-Right? // The Bayesian Conspiracy, 125 min
Rationally Speaking #236 - Alex Tabarrok on "Why are the Prices So D*mn High?" // NYC Skeptics, 52 min
# Videos of the week
AI Creates Near Perfect Images Of People, Dogs and More // Two Minute Papers, 4 min