rational
Issue #83: Full List
27 October, 2019 // View curated list
Men hold more positive attitudes towards their female ex-partners than women do towards their male ex-partners. // journals.sagepub.com
# Instrumental
Invisible Choices, Made by Default // lsusr, 2 min
# Epistemic
What Comes After Epistemic Spot Checks? // Elizabeth, 3 min Favorite
We tend to forget complicated things // sil ver, 1 min
Testing the Efficacy of Disagreement Resolution Techniques (and a Proposal for Testing Double Crux) // Brangus, 18 min
# Ai
Human-AI Collaboration // rohinmshah, 2 min
Two explanations for variation in human abilities // Matthew Barnett, 7 min
The problem/solution matrix: Calculating the probability of AI safety "on the back of an envelope" // John_Maxwell, 2 min
Deliberation as a method to find the "actual preferences" of humans // riceissa, 11 min
# Anthropic
Indian Economic Reform: Much More Than You Wanted To Know // Scott Alexander, 8 min
# Decision theory
Decisions with Non-Logical Counterfactuals: request for input // reavowed, 3 min
# Math and cs
Why "Referer"? // jkaufman, 2 min
All I know is Goodhart // Stuart_Armstrong, 4 min
The Effect pattern: Transparent updates in Elm // philh, 16 min
# Books
Turning air into bread // jasoncrawford, 7 min Favorite
Nature's Hidden Processes and Structures (Novum Organum Book 2: 1-9) // Francis Bacon, 14 min
# Community
Healthy Competition // Raemon, 2 min
Why Are So Many Rationalists Polyamorous? // wfenza, 4 min
Jester's Court - Mini Group Exercises // hamnox, 1 min
CPH meetup 11/04/19 // Sønderjye, 1 min
What video games are more famous in our community than in the general public? // Rudi C, 1 min
# Culture war
Let People Move to Jobs // jkaufman, 3 min
What are some unpopular (non-normative) opinions that you hold? // defilippis, 1 min
Current Law Proposed to allow competition in Social Media // jmh, 1 min
Rules of Public Evidence? // Robin Hanson, 3 min
Predictable Identities: 19 – Labels // Jacob Falkovich, 1 min
The Big Change In Blame // Robin Hanson, 2 min
# Misc
Mediums Overpower Messages // lsusr, 1 min
Iron: From mythical to mundane // jasoncrawford, 1 min
Climate technology primer (1/3): basics // amarbles, 72 min
Effect heterogeneity and external validity in medicine // Anders_H, 8 min
Multi-belled Brass // jkaufman, 1 min
What economic gains are there in life extension treatments? // Orborde, 1 min
Endogenous Epinephrine for Anaphylaxis? // jkaufman, 2 min
Door Ideas // jkaufman, 1 min
Highlights From The Comments On PNSE // Scott Alexander, 11 min
The PNSE Paper // Scott Alexander, 11 min
# Podcasts
#64 - Bruce Schneier on surveillance without tyranny, secrets, & the big risks in computer security // The 80000 Hours team, 132 min
96 – Do Words Mean Things, Also Sex Science! // The Bayesian Conspiracy, 98 min
#172 — Among the Deplorables // Waking up with Sam Harris, 121 min
# Rational fiction
The Pit // alkjash, 10 min
Joker is Creepy // Robin Hanson, 3 min
# Videos of the week
AIs Are Getting Too Smart - Time For A New "IQ Test” ? // Two Minute Papers, 4 min