The Less Wrong Sunday Rationality Dojos are self-improvement sessions for those committed to the Art of Rationality and personal growth, on the first Sunday of each month.
1) Discussion: Bayesian Reasoning Patrick Robotham will cover the history and philosophy of Bayesian probability, and discuss real world applications. Bio: Patrick is a data scientist at Bellroy.
2) Goal setting. As always, we will trouble shoot and set goals, and review the personal goals we committed to at the previous Dojo. (I will have done X by the next Dojo.) We have a Google form for goals (optional) and Melbourne Less Wrong organisers have access to the form results if you wish to review the goals you set last month.
3) Our second support lottery! One person drawn from a hat (or beanie) gets to call on our collective resources to help them win at life over the next month. To get a ticket in the lottery, you need to have helped last month's winner. This is an experiment in building a culture of cooperation and support.
4) Lightning talks: Learnt something cool? Gained an insight from one of the Less Wrong sequences? Share it with Melbourne LW! Speakers are limited to 5 minutes including questions. If you have something you would like to present a lightning talk on, please let one of the organisers know, either beforehand or on the day.
The Dojo is likely to run until about 6:30pm, after which some people will get dinner together.
If you have any trouble finding the venue or getting in, text or call Nick on 0452276425.
If you would like to present at a future Dojo or suggest a topic, please fill it in on the Rationality Dojo Roster: http://is.gd/dojoroster
To organise similar events, please send an email to melbournelw@gmail.com