[3:30pm arrival, 4:00pm start of scheduled activities.]
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.
We've been revamping the format recently, for greater awesomeness. This dojo:
1) "Decision Making" Patrick Robotham will provide an overview of the mathematics of decision making, How cognitive biases affect our decisions, and a glimpse into cutting edge research performed by MIRI (an AI research organization.)
2) Debug your problems. Get help troubleshooting your goals.
3) Our 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 of us 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