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effective altruism (105) AI risk (47) calibration (23) Less Wrong (20) community demographics (13) MIRI (11) cryonics (9) survey results (8) political beliefs (4) correlation analysis (3) LessWong survey (3) CFAR (3) 2D:4D ratio (2) mental health statistics (2)

2014 Survey Results

Scott presents the results of the 2014 Less Wrong survey covering demographics, beliefs, community participation, and various psychological measures from 1503 respondents.

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Jan 5, 2015 4,809 words 129 likes 283 comments Read Read
effective altruism (105) rationalist community (46) IQ (37) charitable giving (29) calibration (23) LessWrong survey (14) community demographics (13) overconfidence (4) political beliefs (4) prisoner's dilemma (3) correlation analysis (3)

2013 Survey Results

Scott Alexander presents comprehensive results from the 2013 Less Wrong community survey, covering demographics, beliefs, and behavioral patterns of 1636 respondents.

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Jan 19, 2014 5,884 words 112 likes 560 comments Read Read
rationalist community (46) Eliezer Yudkowsky (42) IQ (37) Robin Hanson (19) consequentialism (16) probability (16) LessWrong survey (14) community demographics (13) Prisoner's Dilemma (9) cryonics (9) survey results (8) correlation analysis (3) Singularity (2)

Survey Results

Scott analyzes results from a 166-person Less Wrong survey covering demographics, probability estimates on various topics, and philosophical positions, finding a highly educated, mostly male, atheist, politically libertarian/liberal community with surprisingly accurate collective knowledge but notable gaps between stated beliefs and actions.

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May 12, 2009 2,255 words 63 likes 212 comments Read Read
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