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As rationalists, we are trained to maintain constant vigilance against common errors in our own thinking.  Still, we must be especially care

Summary: I propose we somewhat relax our stance on political speech on Less Wrong. Related: The mind-killer, Mind-killer A recent ser

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This is a little off-topic, but I can't find the answer and I realized this might actually be an excellent place to ask this question: I'v

Just realized I hadn't seen a post about this, and couldn't find mention of it by searching... The H+ Summit is happening this Saturday an

Summary: Yudkowsky's fiction emphasizes neodeconstructive rationalism, which serves as a bridge between class and sexual identity. Materiali

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A monthly thread for posting any interesting rationality-related quotes you've seen recently on the Internet, or had stored in your quotesfi

Linguist Arnold Zwicky has named three linguistic 'illusions' which seem relevant to cognitive bias. They are: 1. Frequency Illusion - Onc

A blog post by Derek Sivers links to evidence that stating one's goals makes one less likely to accomplish them. Excerpt: Announcing yo