What can you teach us?

Emile

I'd prefer more posts that aim to teach something the author knows a lot about, as opposed to an insight somebody just thought of. Even something less immediately related to rationality -- I'd love, say, posts on science, or how-to posts, at the epistemic standard of LessWrong.

... so here's the place to float ideas around: is there an area you know a lot about? A topic you've been considering writing about? Here's the place to mention it!

From a poll on what people want to see more of, the most votes went to:

Statistics
Game Theory
Direct advice for young people
General cognitive enhancing tools (such as Adderall and N-Back)
Information Theory
Economics

Some that got less votes:

Data visualization
(Defence against the) Dark Arts
Moral Philosophy (looks like that's being done already)
Postmodernism
Getting along in an irrational world
Existential risks
Medicine, Applied Human Biology

... but there are certainly many more things that would be interesting and useful to the community. So what can you teach us?

In a recent thread, SarahC said:

I'd prefer more posts that aim to teach something the author knows a lot about, as opposed to an insight somebody just thought of. Even something less immediately related to rationality -- I'd love, say, posts on science, or how-to posts, at the epistemic standard of LessWrong.

... so here's the place to float ideas around: is there an area you know a lot about? A topic you've been considering writing about? Here's the place to mention it!

From a poll on what people want to see more of, the most votes went to:

Statistics
Game Theory
Direct advice for young people
General cognitive enhancing tools (such as Adderall and N-Back)
Information Theory
Economics

Some that got less votes:

Data visualization
(Defence against the) Dark Arts
Moral Philosophy (looks like that's being done already)
Postmodernism
Getting along in an irrational world
Existential risks
Medicine, Applied Human Biology

... but there are certainly many more things that would be interesting and useful to the community. So what can you teach us?

What do you hope to get out of learning about cryptography?

I have already learned about cryptography. You mean why did I learn about cryptography? Or why would I offer to teach it?

I don't think its too valuable, but (1) its an aesthetically pleasing field from the theoretical perspective (2) general knowledge of cryptography is likely to lead to better use of cryptography, which is a little valuable (3) general understanding of what it actually means to be paranoid is valuable.

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