[Link] Rethinking the way colleges teach critical thinking
"Though critical thinking is universally regarded as a pillar of higher education ... results show that students are not developing their critical thinking skills to the extent we expect."
The wandering rationalist: an update
As per my original post here, and the more recent one by shokwave here, here's my attempt to nail down some dates for when I'll be in various places (both in the States and elsewhere). All dates are provisional, especially between Colorado and Washington, and my West Coast tour in January.
For the US portion of the trip I've decided to go mostly by bus and train; Greyhound have just discontinued their Discovery Pass (which allows unlimited travel for up to 30 days) but I was able to snag a 15 day one on a special offer for the first half of my trip.
Ann Arbor, MI: Dec 4th
Lansing, MI: Dec 5th
Chicago, IL: Dec 6th
Madison, WI: Dec 7th
Minneapolis, MN: Dec 9th
Kansas City, MO: Dec 12th
Oklahoma City, OK: Dec 13th
Austin, TX: Dec 15th
Laredo, TX: Dec 16th
Oklahoma City, OK: Dec 18th
Denver, CO: Dec 19th
Salt Lake City, UT: Dec 22nd
Kennewick, WA: Dec 23rd
Spokane, WA: Dec 26th
Vancouver, BC: Dec 31st
Seattle, WA: Jan 3rd
Portland, OR: Jan 6th
San Francisco, CA: Jan 10th
Los Angeles, CA: Jan 15th
-- booked flights --
Nadi, Fiji Jan 21st
Auckland, NZ Jan 26th
Sydney, Australia Feb 16th
Singapore Mar 9th
Tokyo, Japan Mar 22nd
Seoul, Korea Apr 21st
London, UK May 7th
Reykjavik, Iceland Jun 8th
New York, NY Jun 13th
In the States portion of my trip, I have accommodation everywhere except: Chicago (where the friends I was expecting to stay with won't actually be there at that time); Kansas City; Austin (though I do believe I was offered a couch in the previous thread); SLC (though I may sleep on the coach and pass straight through on my long trip North if nobody is around); and the West Coast which I'm not worried about yet because it's an entire month away...
So do contact me if you're interested in meeting up and/or hosting me. As I said dates are subject to change if necessary or if I feel like it!
[Link] Article about rationality and CFAR
http://issuu.com/nervemag/docs/issue-2?mode=window&pageNumber=18
A friend of mine runs Nerve, the new science magazine at the university where I work, and I offered to write about rationality for their second issue. The article is just out, with some quotes from some people you might recognise! Enjoy.
EDIT: the Wordpress version is now up, for those allergic to Flash.
http://nervemag.wordpress.com/2012/09/11/why-are-smart-people-so-stupid/
The wandering rationalist
Hello all. I'm still fairly new to the site and I've only posted comments up until now, but this definitely warrants its own topic. Currently I work at Queen's University in Canada as a postdoc studying motor control, but my funding runs out at the end of November. I don't have another job immediately lined up, but I've been in discussions with CFAR about working for them either directly or through UC Berkeley on doing some research into rationality techniques. I attended the June minicamp and had an absolute blast with the people there.
Why am I telling you all this? Well... I've applied for some funding to go work at Berkeley but it won't come through until July 2013 at the earliest, assuming I'm awarded it. In the meantime, I've decided to go travelling through the US, buy a round-the-world ticket from San Francisco and wander for the next few months - and it would be awesome to meet up with some rationalists along the way!
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