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Much has been written about the idea of optimal philanthropy. Yet, it seems like optimal philanthropy isn't a single claim. Instead, it's a

(Note to LWers: This post was written for a general audience at my blog, but I think it's particularly applicable to Less Wrong, as many her

(Originally posted to my blog, The Rationalist Conspiracy; cross-posted here on request of Lukeprog.) You’re the captain of a team, and yo

Followup To: New York City, Case Study of a Successful Rationalist Chapter; Epistle to the New York Less Wrongians Last week, the New York

Discussion article for the meetup : A Game of Nomic WHEN: 21 July 2012 03:00:00PM (-0400) WHERE: Midtown Manhattan, New York, NY 10

In our discussion of academic papers, Lukeprog argued that lots of smart people preferred to read ideas in academic paper format. Based on m

Over the past few months, the Singularity Institute has published many papers on topics related to Friendly AI. It's wonderful that these id

(From Zvi Mowshowitz, leader of the New York group, and based on his experience) Category 1: Discussions - The Base A: Less Wrong topics.

(Original Post: Announcing the Quantified Health Prize) I've recently been hired by Personalized Medicine, a new research company trying

To all Less Wrongians in the New Haven / Southern Connecticut area: Come join us for dinner at Yorkside Pizza and Restaurant (288 York Stree