rational
Issue #82
20 October, 2019 // View full list
Large-scale international study shows that TV election debates don't have an effect on people's voting decisions. // www.hbs.edu
# Instrumental
Transportation Tracking // jkaufman, 3 min
# Epistemic
Maybe Lying Doesn't Exist // Zack_M_Davis, 9 min Favorite
Strong stances // KatjaGrace, 11 min
Schematic Thinking: heuristic generalization using Korzybski's method // romeostevensit, 3 min
# Ai
The Parable of Predict-O-Matic // abramdemski, 17 min Favorite
Gradient hacking // evhub, 4 min
Impact measurement and value-neutrality verification // evhub, 7 min
Technical AGI safety research outside AI // ricraz, 4 min
Random Thoughts on Predict-O-Matic // abramdemski, 11 min
# Decision theory
MA Price Accuracy Law // jkaufman, 2 min
Always Discard Fascist Policies // David Spies, 4 min
State Rating Agencies // Robin Hanson, 2 min
# Math and cs
What's going on with "provability"? // Evan Rysdam, 1 min
Algorithms of Deception! // Zack_M_Davis, 6 min
# Books
Epistemic Spot Checks: The Fall of Rome // Elizabeth, 9 min
Reasons for Hope & Objection Preemption (Novum Organum Book 1: 108-130) // Francis Bacon, 29 min
Open Borders // Robin Hanson, 2 min
Book Review: Against The Grain // Scott Alexander, 12 min
# Relationships
Polyamory is Rational(ist) // Jacobian, 1 min
# Community
Introducing Foretold.io: A New Open-Source Prediction Registry // ozziegooen, 3 min
TAISU 2019 Field Report // G Gordon Worley III, 5 min
What's your big idea? // G Gordon Worley III, 1 min
A Money Dojo // Elo, 3 min
# Culture war
Make more land // jkaufman, 2 min
Is Enlightenment Compatible With Sex Scandals? // Scott Alexander, 3 min
# Misc
Archiving Yahoo Groups // jkaufman, 2 min
Implementing an Idea-Management System // ryqiem, 5 min
Why Ranked Choice Voting Isn't Great // jkaufman, 3 min
Why does the mind wander? // G Gordon Worley III, 3 min
Almost Infinite Positions & Body Bubbles. Postures & Poses. // leggi, 6 min
# Podcasts
Rationally Speaking #241 - Thibault Le Texier on "Debunking the Stanford Prison Experiment" // NYC Skeptics, 54 min
# Videos of the week
Can Sea Water Desalination Save The World? // CNBC, 13 min