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Goal: Achieve mastery of the material covered in a standard “Statistics 101” college course. Mastery means something a little beyond just being able to theoretically pass an exam, rather actually getting a good intuitive grasp of the material.
At the “Book Club” we read books and discuss them. For example “The Scout Mindset” by Julia Galef.
To collect feedback from event participants we use a Google form in English and
German.
For participants who prefer not filling it out on their phone or PC we also
provide printed copies that are attached as PDFs below.
Rationality Freiburg started in May of 2022 and we had lots of fantastic events
this year. 15 to be precise! On average 7 people attended every meetup, 2 of
them completely new. The maximum was 12 people and the minimum 3 people.
What is the purpose of our meetups? Surprisingly, not an easy question to answer. For me, it is having a place and time where I am challenged, surprised and intellectually stimulated. Where I feel safe to share a part of myself. Where I can learn and grow.
“Who wants to brag about something they did last week?”
That was the question posed to the entire circle of people sitting in a park in
the center of Berlin. And then one by one people started bragging and everyone
else cheered them on.
The first joint Karlsruhe Freiburg rationality event was a beautiful hike around Bad Herrenalb, near Karlsruhe.
When I say I’m 80% sure I will have that project done by Friday, what do I mean by that? What I should mean is that in 8 out of 10 similar situations I would be done by Friday and in 2 out of 10 I would not.
In reality people are frequently miscalibrated. When they say 80% it may in fact turn out that only in 5 out of 10 similar projects they would be done by the predicted date.
We had a very successful Rationality Freiburg meetup on a sunny Friday afternoon. We opened our discussion with the Fake Beliefs sequence, and afterward, we played the game Double Crux, which can be a potent tool for resolving disagreements.
Our second Rationality Freiburg meetup took place on June 3rd and shone a lot of light on the topic of rationality despite the gloomy weather forecast.
