rationalnewsletter

Issue #9: Full List

The idea that we learn better when taught via our preferred learning style is not supported by evidence // digest.bps.org.uk

# Instrumental

Striving vs Cruising // norswap, 1 min

Searching for a Second Brain // larriant, 1 min

# Epistemic

Co-Proofs // abramdemski, 1 min

Epistemic Circularity // gworley, 1 min

# Ai

When is unaligned AI morally valuable? // paulfchristiano, 12 min

Confusions Concerning Pre-Rationality // abramdemski, 6 min

Imitative Reinforcement Learning as an AGI Approach // TIMUR ZEKI VURAL, 1 min

AGI Blueprint // TIMUR ZEKI VURAL, 1 min

LINK: Where Humans Meet Machines: Intuition, Expertise and Learning (Brynjolfsson talks to Kahneman) // fortyeridania, 1 min

# Books

Inadequate Equilibria vs. Governance of the Commons // Martin Sustrik, 17 min Favorite

Mini-review: The Book of Why // Brian Slesinsky, 1 min

# Culture war

Can Things Be Both Popular And Silenced? // Scott Alexander, 25 min Favorite

Quillette: Outgroups, Bias, and the Dark Web // Jacobian, 1 min

Why Not Thought Crime? // Robin Hanson, 4 min

# Misc

A Short Celebratory / Appreciation Post // lionhearted, 2 min

Expressive Vocabulary // Alicorn, 3 min Favorite

The Berkeley Community & The Rest Of Us: A Response to Zvi & Benquo // Evan_Gaensbauer, 14 min

The Second Circle // Zvi, 2 min

Decision theory and zero-sum game theory, NP and PSPACE // jessicata, 4 min

There is a war. // Benquo, 1 min

Visions of Summer Solstice // Raemon, 6 min

Sleeping Beauty Resolved? // ksvanhorn, 11 min

Against Not Reading Math Books Problems-First (If You've Found It Helpful Before) // Andrew Quinn, 2 min

The Third Circle // Zvi, 3 min

Sophie Grouchy on A Build-Break Model of Cooperation // weft, 9 min

The league of Rationalists // toonalfrink, 2 min

Glide #1: Learning Rationality from Absurdity // musicmage4114, 3 min

Glide Meditations: A Statement of Intent // musicmage4114, 2 min

Can our universe contain a perfect simulation of itself? // Hazard, 3 min

Do Conversations Often Circle Back To The Same Topic? // lifelonglearner, 1 min

Societal Growth Requires Rehabilitation // squidious, 2 min

Simulation hypothesis and substrate-independence of mental states // Tiago de Vassal, 6 min

Should Psychiatry Test For Lead More? // Scott Alexander, 16 min

OT102: Difference Of Openion // Scott Alexander, 1 min

# Podcasts

60 – 98% Likelihood This Episode is about Metaculus // The Bayesian Conspiracy, 120 min

#32 - Bryan Caplan on whether his Case Against Education holds up, totalitarianism, & open borders // The 80,000 Hours team, 145 min

# Videos of the week

Is the world getting better or worse? A look at the numbers | Steven Pinker // TED, 18 min