Sequences

A sequence is a series of multiple posts on Less Wrong on the same topic, to coherently and fully explore a particular thesis. Reading the sequences is the most systematic way to approach the Less Wrong archives. If you'd like an abridged index of the sequences, try XiXiDu's guide, or Academian's guide targeted at people who already have a science background. Benito's Guide aims to systematically fill the reader in on the most important ideas discussed on LessWrong (not just in the sequences). If you prefer books over blog posts, Thinking and Deciding by Jonathan Baron and Good and Real by Gary Drescher have been mentioned as books that overlap significantly with the sequences. eReader Formats The Sequences have been converted to eReader compatible formats by several projects. Print ready versions by jb55 (GitHub). Audio Castify makes certain content of Less Wrong available as a podcast for a small fee (it's recorded by a professional voice actor). Major Sequences: Minor Sequences: Essay:

Overcoming Bias The Five-Year-Old's Guide to the Galaxy : explainlikeimfive The Last Psychiatrist C. G. P. Grey How do all the algorithms around us learn to do their jobs?**OMG PLUSHIE BOTS!!**: Bot Wallpapers on Patreon: Footnote: Podcasts: Thank you to my supporters on Patreon: James Bissonette, James Gill, Cas Eliëns, Jeremy Banks, Thomas J Miller Jr MD, Jaclyn Cauley, David F Watson, Jay Edwards, Tianyu Ge, Michael Cao, Caron Hideg, Andrea Di Biagio, Andrey Chursin, Christopher Anthony, Richard Comish, Stephen W. How neural networks really work with the real linear algebra: Music by: Show less

Philosophy Bro Everything You Need to Know to Rebuild Civilization from Scratch "Everything You Need to Know to Rebuild Civilization from Scratch" Well maybe some of us don't wanna? I mean if this postapocolypse happened because of some natural disaster beyond our control, fine, I'll roll up my sleeves and do my part. But if the end times are due to our own stupidity and utter failure in wisdom, I'm not sure I wanna stand in the way of evolution, ya know? Maybe the only way to have true civilization is to rebuild it out of the ashes of the one we trashed first. Well, maybe— But the danger I see with that is that it can be used to justify something like Pol Pot's "year zero" or Robespierre's Reign of Terror: I'm all for reform and change and progress.

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