Manfred comments on Science/rationality subjects to teach - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Manfred 13 June 2014 09:15:51PM *  4 points [-]

Basics of habit formation research, basic mindfulness techniques. Should definitely include exercises.

Summary of happiness research (see e.g. Lukeprog's posts).

Existential risks to humanity, and what sort of things avoid those risks (e.g. talk about catastrophic asteroid impact likelihood, effects, and the feasibility of colonizing other bodies in the solar system, or mitigating bad stuff some other way).