This is an extremely useful idea that I've learned just recently. In fincance, "arbitrage" means buying and selling things in different markets to take the advantage of difference in price. Like buying a toy in India for $15, and then selling it for $25 in the US. Turns out, you...
Hey, everyone! I have created a new discussion platform for Less Wrong: https://lesswrong.io/ My goal for this project is to revitalize our community, and create a platform for rational conversations about the current events and new ideas. I'm hoping that in this format, we will have more active discussion, and...
This is just my layman theory. Maybe it’s obvious to experts, probably has flaws. But it seems to make sense to me, perhaps will give you some ideas. I would love to hear your thoughts/feedback! Consume input The data you need from the world(like video), and useful metrics we want...
Hey, everyone! I want to share with you a project I've been working on for a while - http://rationalfiction.io. I want it to become the perfect place to publish, discover, and discuss rational fiction. We already have a lot of awesome stories, and I invite you to join and post...
Hey, everyone! So I've been reading an article about the expected utility, apparently to figure out whether the risk is worth taking you multiply expected value of the outcome by it's probability. And apparently insurance companies can make money because the expected utility of buying insurance is lower than it's...
How do you think curriculum of rationality 101 should look like? I want to make a brief course(a series of short animated youtube videos), ideally on the level accessible to a normal 14-17 year old person. Can you help me to make the list of concepts I should start with?