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+List of blogs from the [[diaspora]] and [[rationalist movement]]. Last large update: 2017-05-25
-==Generic Rationality and Philosophy==
+==General Rationality and Philosophy==
-ciphergoth: [http://mindsarentmagic.wordpress.com/ Minds Aren't Magic] ''(focus on cryonics)''
+[http://zackmdavis.net/blog/ An Algorithmic Lucidity] Zack M Davis
-DavidGerard: [http://rationalblogs.org/rationalwiki/ RationalWiki Blog] ''(makes fun of pseudoscience)''
+[http://benjaminrosshoffman.com/ Compass Rose] Ben Hoffman (Benquo)
-Eneasz: [http://www.deathisbadblog.com/ Death Is Bad]
+[https://thezvi.wordpress.com/ Don’t Worry About the Vase] Zvi Moshowitz
-'''Gwern: [http://www.gwern.net/ gwern.net]''' ''(blog-ish website with lots of detailed statistical analyses of nootropics, anime)''
+[https://entirelyuseless.wordpress.com/ Entirely Useless]
-jimmy: [http://cognitiveengineer.blogspot.ca/ The Art and Science of Cognitive Engineering] ''(focus on hypnosis)''
+[https://everythingstudies.wordpress.com/ Everything Studies] John Nerst
-JKaufman: [http://www.jefftk.com/news/index Jeff Kaufman]
+[http://grognor.blogspot.com/ Grognor]
-Julia: [http://thewholesky.wordpress.com/ The Whole Sky]  ''(stories about being a social worker in a prison)''
+[http://nancylebov.livejournal.com/ Input Junkie] NancyLebovitz ''(Politics, personal live journal stuff)''
-Katja Grace: [http://meteuphoric.wordpress.com/ Meteuphoric] ''(focus on anthropics and human behavior)''
+[https://juliagalef.com/ Julia Galef]
-NancyLebovitz: [http://nancylebov.livejournal.com/ Input Junkie]
+[https://mapandterritory.org/ Map and Territory]
-OrphanWilde: [http://aretae.blogspot.com/ Aretae]
+[http://www.meltingasphalt.com/ Melting Asphalt] Kevin Simler
-PaulWright: [http://blog.noctua.org.uk/ GCU Dancer On The Midway] ''(mostly links)''
+[http://mindsarentmagic.wordpress.com/ Minds Aren't Magic] Paul Crowley
-sark: [http://sarkology.wordpress.com/ sarkology]
+[http://nothingismere.com/ Nothing Is Mere] RobbBB ''(value theory, meta-metaphysics)''
-tuxedage: [https://tuxedage.wordpress.com/ Essays and Other Musings]
+[https://putanumonit.com/ Put A Number On It] Jacob Falkovich ''(Math, Pure Rationality, misc)
-Will & Divia Eden: [http://becomingeden.com/ Becoming Eden] ''(focus on self-help)''
+[https://qualiacomputing.com/ Qualia Computing]
-XiXiDu: [http://kruel.co/ Alexander Kruel] ''(focus on critiques of the Less Wrong community)''
+[http://slatestarcodex.com Slate Star Codex] Scott Alexander ''(psychiatry, analysis of ideology, misc)''
-'''Yvain: [http://slatestarcodex.com Slate Star Codex]''' ''(focus on psychiatry and structure of arguments)''
+[http://rationalconspiracy.com/ The Rationalist Conspiracy] Alyssa Vance
-Paul Christiano: [http://ordinaryideas.wordpress.com/ Ordinary Ideas]
+[https://venam.nixers.net/blog/ Venam's Blog]
+[https://casparoesterheld.com/ Caspar Oesterheld and Johannes Treutlein] ''(mostly decision theory, but also other topics)''
+==Applied Rationality==
+[http://agentyduck.blogspot.com/ Agenty Duck] Brienne Yudkowsky
+[http://bearlamp.com.au/ BearLamp] Elo
+[http://becomingeden.com/ Becoming Eden] Will & Divia Eden ''(self-help)''
+[http://blog.beeminder.com/tag/rationality Beeminder posts tagged "rationality"] dreeves
+[http://ferocioustruth.com/ Ferocious Truth]
+[http://www.jefftk.com/index Jeff Kaufman] Jeff Kaufman ''(Effective Altruism, Software, Owning a group house)''
+[http://malcolmocean.com MalcolmOcean] ''(community, culture, and mental models)''
+[http://meditationstuff.wordpress.com/ Meditation Stuff] MarkL ''(meditation, phenomenology, ontology, epistemology, instrumental rationality)''
+[http://meteuphoric.wordpress.com/ Meteuphoric] Katja Grace ''(anthropics and human behavior)''
+[https://mindlevelup.wordpress.com/ mindlevelup] Owen Shen ''(self-improvement, cognitive psych, debiasing)''
+[http://mindingourway.com/ Minding Our Way] Nate Soares
+[http://particularvirtue.blogspot.com/ Particular Virtue] ''(Software Engineering Perspective)''
+[http://squirrelinhell.blogspot.com/ Squirrel in Hell]
+[https://sideways-view.com/ The Sideways View] Paul Christiano
+[http://alexvermeer.com Understanding and Mastering Our Brains to Do Cool Stuff] alexvermeer
+==Research Analysis and Economics: (often political)==
+[http://www.bayesianinvestor.com/blog/  Bayesian Investor Blog] Peter McCluskey ''(economics, book reviews, nutrition, prediction markets, etc.)''
+[https://acesounderglass.com/ Aceso Under Glass] Elizabeth ''(Science, Technology and Videogames)''
+[http://anonymousmugwump.blogspot.com/ Anonymous Mugwump]
+[http://entitledtoanopinion.wordpress.com/ Entitled To An Opinion] TGGP ''(social science, genetics, links)''
+[https://eukaryotewritesblog.com/ Eukaryote Writes Blog] Georgia
+[http://www.gwern.net/ gwern.net] Gwern ''(blog-ish website with lots of detailed statistical analyses of nootropics, anime, and population dynamics)''
+[http://emilkirkegaard.dk/en/ Clear Language, Clear Mind] Emil O. W. Kirkegaard ''(psychology, behavioral genetics, group differences, genomics, statistics etc.)''
+[https://nintil.com/ Nintil] Artir ''(Economic history, technology, philosophy, and how to git gud at thinking)''
+[https://srconstantin.wordpress.com/ Otium]
+[http://www.overcomingbias.com/ Overcoming Bias] Robin Hanson ''(legendary econblog, focuses on signaling and the future)''
+[https://pseudoerasmus.com/ Pseudoerasmuas]
+[https://randomcriticalanalysis.wordpress.com/ Random Critical Analysis]
+[https://soundcloud.com/user-519115521 The Future Strategist Podcast] James Miller
+[http://unenumerated.blogspot.com Unenumerated]
 ==Altruism and Utilitarianism==
-Julia: [http://www.givinggladly.com/ Giving Gladly]
+[https://80000hours.org/blog/ 80k hours]
-Paul Christiano: [http://rationalaltruist.com/ Rational Altruist]
+[https://blog.jaibot.com/ Almost No One is Evil, Almost Everything is Broken] ''(Very Philosophical and Poetic Take)''
-Peter_Hurtford: [http://www.everydayutilitarian.com/ Everyday Utilitarian]
+[http://blog.charitynavigator.org/ Charity Navigator]
+[http://effective-altruism.com/ Effective Altruism Forum]
-==Economics and Social Science==
+[http://reducing-suffering.org/ Essays on Reducing Suffering] Brian Tomasik
-TGGP: [http://entitledtoanopinion.wordpress.com/ Entitled To An Opinion] ''(social science, genetics, links)''
+[https://www.givedirectly.org/blog GiveDirectly]
-'''Alyssa Vance: [http://rationalconspiracy.com/ The Rationalist Conspiracy]'''
+[http://www.givinggladly.com/ Giving Gladly] Julia Wise
-'''Robin Hanson: [http://www.overcomingbias.com/ Overcoming Bias]''' ''(legendary econblog, focuses on signaling)''
+[https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/blog/ Giving What We Can]
-Silas Barta: [http://blog.tyrannyofthemouse.com/ Setting Things Straight]
+[http://blog.givewell.org/ The Give Well Blog]
-==Gender and Politics==
+[https://www.thelifeyoucansave.org/blog The Life You Can Save]
-Aurini: [http://www.staresattheworld.com/ Stares At The World] ''(reactionary thought, collapse of modern society)''
+[http://www.openphilanthropy.org/blog The Open Philantropy Blog]
-Clarisse Thorn: [http://clarissethorn.com/blog/ Clarisse Thorn] ''(kink, S&M)''
+==Math and CS==
-HughRistik: [http://www.feministcritics.org/blog/ Feminist Critics] ''(discussion of feminism, often negative)''
+[http://qchu.wordpress.com/ Annoying Precision] Qiaochu_Yuan
-'''Konkvistador et al: [http://www.moreright.net/ More Right]''' ''(reactionary thought)''
+[http://www.benkuhn.net/ Benkuhn]
-OrphanWilde: [http://orphanwilde.blogspot.com/ The Orphan Wilde] ''(libertarianism)''
+[https://www.chrisstucchio.com/ Chris Stucchio]
-'''Ozymandias: [http://ozyfrantz.com/ Ozy's Blog]''' ''(feminism, social justice)''
+[http://eli.thegreenplace.net/ Eli Bendersky]
+[http://protokol2020.wordpress.com/ Thomas] protokol2020 ''(exploring problems in science and technology and elsewhere)''
+[http://blog.tyrannyofthemouse.com/ Setting Things Straight] Silas Barta
 ==Religion and Atheism==
-'''Chana Messinger: [http://themerelyreal.wordpress.com/ The Merely Real]''' ''(focus on skepticism and social justice)''
+[http://deusdiapente.wordpress.com/ DiaPente] JQuinton ''(focus on early Christianity, rationality, and psychology of religion)''
+[http://themerelyreal.wordpress.com/ The Merely Real] Chana Messinger ''(skepticism and social justice)''
+[http://www.patheos.com/blogs/unequallyyoked/ Unequally Yoked] palladias ''(Catholic blog by recent convert from atheism)''
+==AI Risk==
+[https://medium.com/ai-control AI Control] Paul Christiano
+[https://intelligence.org/blog/ Machine Intelligence Research Institute] - [[MIRI]]
+==Fiction and Media Heavy Blogs==
+[http://www.doofmedia.com/author/moridinamael/ Doof! Media] moridinamael ''(books, movies, and television - podcasts and essays)''
+[http://www.deathisbadblog.com/ Death is Bad]
+[http://kajsotala.fi/ kajsotala.fi] Kaj Sotala ''(educational video games and other topics)''
+[http://lukemuehlhauser.com/ Luke Muehlhauser]
+[http://www.elharo.com/blog/ Mokka mit Schlag] Elliotte Rusty Harold ''(Science Fiction)''
+[http://blog.noctua.org.uk/ Name and Nature] Paul Wright ''(links on sci-fi, programming and politics)''
+[http://unsongbook.com/ Unsong] Scott Alexander ''(Serialized Fiction)
+[http://ynglingasaga.wordpress.com/ Yngling Saga] RolfAndreassen ''(logs from role-playing games)''
+==Social Justice and Leftwing Politics==
+[http://freethoughtblogs.com/brutereason/ Brute Reason] Miri Mogilevsky ''(skepticism, feminism, social justice)
+[http://www.feministcritics.org/blog/ Feminist Critics] HughRistik ''(discussion of feminism, often negative)''
+[https://thingofthings.wordpress.com/ The Thing of Things] Ozy Frantz
+[http://thewholesky.wordpress.com/ The Whole Sky] Julia: ''(stories about being a social worker in a prison and other topics)''
+==Reaction, Anti-SJ and Rightwing Politics==
+[http://somesmalltruths.blogspot.com/ Small Truths]
-'''Chris_Hallquist: [http://www.patheos.com/blogs/hallq/ The Uncredible Hallq]''' ''(atheist blog with occasional focus on singularity)''
+[http://www.staresattheworld.com/ Stares At The World] Aurini ''(cultural collapse of modern society)''
-Gilbert: [http://last-conformer.net/ The Last Conformer] ''(Catholic blog, occasional well-informed criticisms of Less Wrong)''
+[https://status451.com/ Status 451]
-muflax: [http://daily.muflax.com/ Muflax Becomes A Saint] ''(focus on Buddhism, early Christianity, eclectic mysticism)''
+==Rationalist Adjacent==
-'''palladias: [http://www.patheos.com/blogs/unequallyyoked/ Unequally Yoked]''' ''(Catholic blog by recent convert from atheism)''
+[https://aellagirl.com/ Aellagirl (nsfw)]
+[http://econlog.econlib.org/ Econlog] Bryan Caplan et all
-==Math==
+[http://marginalrevolution.com/ Marginal Revolution]
-Qiaochu_Yuan: [http://qchu.wordpress.com/ Annoying Precision]
+[http://noahpinionblog.blogspot.com/ Noahpinion] Noah Smith
-Zack M Davis: [http://zackmdavis.net/blog/ An Algorithmic Lucidity]
+[https://www.ribbonfarm.com/ Ribbonfarm]
+[http://www.scottaaronson.com/blog/ Shtetl-optimized]
-==Extremely Miscellaneous==
+[http://waitbutwhy.com/ WaitButWhy]
-Bill McGrath: [http://billmcgrathmusic.wordpress.com/ Bill McGrath Music]
+[https://pirate.london Pirate.London] Cybercrime, Transhumanism, Geekery from [[User:Deku-shrub|Deku-shrub]]
-Kaj Sotala: [http://kajsotala.fi/ kajsotala.fi] ''(educational video games, among other things)''
+==Currently Inactive Blogs==
-kpreid: [http://kpreid.livejournal.com/ Kevin Reid's Blog] ''(computer games, puzzle design)''
+[http://billmcgrathmusic.wordpress.com/ Bill McGrath Music] Bill McGrath {01-2016}
-RolfAndreassen: [http://ynglingasaga.wordpress.com/ Yngling Saga] ''(logs from role-playing games)''
+[http://effectivereaction.wordpress.com/ Effective Differentials] Dale/Dias ''(Economics, Rationality, Effective Altruism)'' {10-2015}
-Trevor Blake: [http://ovo127.com/ OVO]
+[http://kpreid.livejournal.com/ Kevin Reid's Blog]  kpreid ''(programming, often game development; miscellany)'' {03-2016~ 3 posts in 2015}
+[https://lalaithion.wordpress.com/ lalaithion] ''Random things, social justice, and science'' {07-2015}
+[http://ordinaryideas.wordpress.com/ Ordinary Ideas] Paul Christiano {11-2016~ one post in 2016}
+[http://cognitiveengineer.blogspot.ca/ The Art and Science of Cognitive Engineering] jimmy {04-2016~ 4 posts in 2015, 3 in 2015}
+[http://cafe.elharo.com/ The Cafes] Elliotte Rusty Harold {02-2016~ Sparse since 2012}
+[http://last-conformer.net/ The Last Conformer] Gilbert ''(Catholic blog, occasional well-informed criticisms of LessWrong)'' {08-2015}
+[http://orphanwilde.blogspot.com/ The Orphan Wilde] OrphanWilde ''(libertarianism)'' {07-2015}
 ==Gone But Not Forgotten==
-CarlShulman: [http://reflectivedisequilibrium.blogspot.com/ Reflective Disequilibrium]
+[http://kruel.co/ Alexander Kruel] XiXiDu ''(critiques of the LessWrong community)''
+[http://amithereyet31.blogspot.com/ Am I There Yet?] ''(self-improvement, science, and other varied topics)'' Michelle_Z
+[http://bywayofcontradiction.com/ By Way of Contradiction] Coscott
+[http://clarissethorn.com/blog/ Clarisse Thorn] Clarisse Thorn ''(kink, S&M)''
+[http://commonsenseatheism.com/ Common Sense Atheism] Lukeprog
+[https://tuxedage.wordpress.com/ Essays and Other Musings] tuxedage
+[http://measureofdoubt.com/author/measureofdoubt/ Measure of Doubt], [http://www.youtube.com/user/measureofdoubt measureofdoubt on Youtube] Julia Galef
+[http://rationalaltruist.com/ Rational Altruist] Paul Christiano {11-2014}
+[http://reflectivedisequilibrium.blogspot.com/ Reflective Disequilibrium] Carl Shulman
+[http://sarkology.wordpress.com/ sarkology] sark
+[http://rationalsuperhero.wordpress.com/ The Rational Superhero] Yossarian ''(a "progress blog" so far focusing on productivity)''
+[http://theviewfromhell.blogspot.com/ The View From Hell] Sister Y ''(suicide rights, negative utilitarianism)''
-JuliaGalef: [http://measureofdoubt.com/author/measureofdoubt/ Measure of Doubt]
+[http://yearlycider.wordpress.com/ Yearly Cider] lucidian ''(existentialism, epistemology, etc.)''
-'''Lukeprog: [http://commonsenseatheism.com/ Common Sense Atheism]'''
+==See Also==
-'''Sister Y: [http://theviewfromhell.blogspot.com/ The View From Hell]''' ''(suicide rights, negative utilitarianism)''
+* [https://rationalist-masterlist.tumblr.com/post/130139930539/rationalist-masterlist Tumblr Masterlist]
+* [http://slatestarcodex.com/2014/09/05/mapmaker-mapmaker-make-me-a-map/ Map of the rationalist community on Slate Star Codex]
+* [[List of communities]]
+* [[List of Podcasts]]
-'''steven0461: [http://www.acceleratingfuture.com/steven/ Black Belt Bayesian]'''
+[[Category:Rationalistsphere]]
+[[Category:Blogs]]