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The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life (ebook)
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avg rating 3.96 — 8,632 ratings — published 2017
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Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.78 — 4,400 ratings — published 2013
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The Moral Animal: Why We Are the Way We Are - The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology The Moral Animal: Why We Are the Way We Are - The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 12,079 ratings — published 1994
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Rational Choice in an Uncertain World: The Psychology of Judgement and Decision Making Rational Choice in an Uncertain World: The Psychology of Judgement and Decision Making (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 236 ratings — published 1988
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Good And Real: Demystifying Paradoxes from Physics to Ethics (A Bradford Book) Good And Real: Demystifying Paradoxes from Physics to Ethics (A Bradford Book)
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avg rating 4.12 — 146 ratings — published 2006
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Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.35 — 204,493 ratings — published 2018
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Inadequate Equilibria: Where and How Civilizations Get Stuck Inadequate Equilibria: Where and How Civilizations Get Stuck (ebook)
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avg rating 4.09 — 1,437 ratings — published 2017
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 602,961 ratings — published 2011
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Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 22,650 ratings — published 2015
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Rationality: From AI to Zombies Rationality: From AI to Zombies (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.33 — 1,800 ratings — published 2015
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ADAPTED MIND: EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY: Evolutionary Psychology and the Generation of Culture ADAPTED MIND: EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY: Evolutionary Psychology and the Generation of Culture (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 264 ratings — published 1992
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The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail—But Some Don't The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail—But Some Don't (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.97 — 52,791 ratings — published 2012
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Probability Theory: The Logic of Science Probability Theory: The Logic of Science (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.41 — 661 ratings — published
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Thinking and Deciding Thinking and Deciding (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 320 ratings — published 1988
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Super Thinking: The Big Book of Mental Models Super Thinking: The Big Book of Mental Models (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 2,642 ratings — published 2019
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The Pragmatist's Guide to Relationships The Pragmatist's Guide to Relationships (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.34 — 716 ratings — published
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The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 7,062 ratings — published 2021
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What We Cannot Know: Explorations at the Edge of Knowledge What We Cannot Know: Explorations at the Edge of Knowledge (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 2,183 ratings — published 2016
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Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.96 — 18,459 ratings — published 2013
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The Great Conversation: A Historical Introduction to Philosophy The Great Conversation: A Historical Introduction to Philosophy (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 261 ratings — published 1995
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Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 132,252 ratings — published 2008
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Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.85 — 21,405 ratings — published 2014
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The MIT Encyclopedia of the Cognitive Sciences (MITECS) The MIT Encyclopedia of the Cognitive Sciences (MITECS)
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avg rating 4.40 — 47 ratings — published 1999
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Metamagical Themas: Questing for the Essence of Mind and Pattern Metamagical Themas: Questing for the Essence of Mind and Pattern (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 3,688 ratings — published 1985
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The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 33,619 ratings — published 2011
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Language in Thought and Action Language in Thought and Action (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 1,348 ratings — published 1939
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Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 53,304 ratings — published 1979
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The Mind’s I: Fantasies and Reflections on Self and Soul The Mind’s I: Fantasies and Reflections on Self and Soul (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 5,990 ratings — published 1981
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The Elements of Statistical Learning: Data Mining, Inference, and Prediction The Elements of Statistical Learning: Data Mining, Inference, and Prediction (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.43 — 1,905 ratings — published 2001
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Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.21 — 4,479 ratings — published 1994
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Great Mambo Chicken And The Transhuman Condition: Science Slightly Over The Edge Great Mambo Chicken And The Transhuman Condition: Science Slightly Over The Edge (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 369 ratings — published 1990
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Judgment Under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases Judgment Under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 1,494 ratings — published 1982
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Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality (ebook)
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avg rating 4.38 — 18,745 ratings — published 2015
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How to Measure Anything: Finding the Value of "Intangibles" in Business How to Measure Anything: Finding the Value of "Intangibles" in Business (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.90 — 3,763 ratings — published 1985
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The Art of Strategy: A Game Theorist's Guide to Success in Business and Life The Art of Strategy: A Game Theorist's Guide to Success in Business and Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.79 — 4,464 ratings — published 1991
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The Procrastination Equation: How to Stop Putting Things Off and Start Getting Stuff Done The Procrastination Equation: How to Stop Putting Things Off and Start Getting Stuff Done (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.72 — 3,502 ratings — published 2010
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Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
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avg rating 4.04 — 29,408 ratings — published 2007
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The Engines of Cognition: Essays by the LessWrong Community The Engines of Cognition: Essays by the LessWrong Community (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.39 — 33 ratings — published 2021
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The Truth-Seeker’s Handbook: A Science-Based Guide The Truth-Seeker’s Handbook: A Science-Based Guide (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.16 — 79 ratings — published 2017
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The Debunking Handbook The Debunking Handbook (ebook)
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avg rating 3.92 — 99 ratings — published 2011
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Everything Is Predictable: How Bayesian Statistics Explain Our World Everything Is Predictable: How Bayesian Statistics Explain Our World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 1,367 ratings — published 2024
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The Natural History of Nonsense The Natural History of Nonsense (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.97 — 63 ratings — published 1946
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A First Course in Probability A First Course in Probability (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 536 ratings — published 1976
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Bayes' Rule: A Tutorial Introduction to Bayesian Analysis Bayes' Rule: A Tutorial Introduction to Bayesian Analysis (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 164 ratings — published 2013
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PRACTICAL UNCERTAINTY: Useful Ideas in Decision-Making, Risk, Randomness, & AI PRACTICAL UNCERTAINTY: Useful Ideas in Decision-Making, Risk, Randomness, & AI (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.79 — 70 ratings — published
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The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 10,417 ratings — published 2016
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The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 10,066 ratings — published 2011
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Irrationality Irrationality (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.91 — 1,657 ratings — published 1992
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When We Cease to Understand the World When We Cease to Understand the World (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.09 — 67,370 ratings — published 2020
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Eliezer Yudkowsky
“Don't trust thoughts because you think them, but because they obey specific trustworthy rules.”
Eliezer Yudkowsky

Eliezer Yudkowsky
“You need one whole hell of a lot of rationality before it does anything but lead you into new and interesting mistakes.”
Eliezer Yudkowsky, The Less Wrong Sequences

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