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Related to: Quantum physics sequence. TLDR: Quantum mechanics can be derived from the rules of probabilistic reasoning. The wavefunction i

A recent paper in Cortex describes how caloric vestibular stimulation (CVS), i.e., rinsing of the ear canal with cold water, reduces unreali

In the comments to this post, several people independently stated that being risk-averse is the same as having a concave utility function. T

A challenge recently posted on Innocentive seemed to me like something that may interest many LWers: "Models Motivating and Supporting Altru

A nice article just appeared in Reviews of Modern Physics. It offers a brief coverage of the fundamentals of Bayesian probability theory, th

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Here's the new quotes thread, for all those quotes you were going to post. Rules: - Please post all quotes separately, so that they can

I believe this may be a good addition to the cognitive bias literature: Following the Crowd: Brain Substrates of Long-Term Memory Conformit