[link] Reality Show 'Utopia'
The TV series 'Utopia' just started.
"The series follows a cast of 15 men and women who are placed in isolation and filmed twenty-four hours a day for one year. The cast must create their own society and figure out how to survive. The series will be shown twice a week, but there will be online streaming 24/7 with 129 hidden and unhidden cameras all over the Utopia compound. The live streams will begin on August 29, the day when the 15 pioneers will enter Utopia. Over 5,000 people auditioned for the series. Every month three pioneers will be nominated and could be sent back to their everyday lives. The live streamers will decide which new pioneers get their chance to become Utopian." (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utopia_(U.S._reality_TV_series))
Since every month new 'pioneers' will be introduced, you can still audition for the series; here's how: http://www.utopiatvcasting.com/how-to-audition. I would love to see a well-trained rationalist teaching "the world" some applied rationality principles, and I think this TV show would be an excellent medium to reach the "average person". It would also be nice to see someone explaining what Utopia means to a transhumanist. Let us know if you apply.
Find a study partner - May 2014 Thread
For reasons mentioned in So8res article as well as for other reasons: studying with a partner can be very good.
So if you're looking for a study partner for an online course, reading a manual or else (whether it's in the MIRI course list or not) tell others in the comment section.
The past threads about finding a study partner can be found under the tag study_thread. However, you have higher probability of finding a study partner in the most recent thread. If you haven't found a study partner last month, you are welcome to post the same comment again here.
Find a study partner - April 2014 thread
This is the monthly thread to find a study partner.
For reasons mentioned in So8res article as well as for other reasons: studying with a partner can be very good.
So if you're looking for a study partner for an online course, reading a manual or else (whether it's in the MIRI course list or not) tell others in the comment section.
The past treads about finding a study partner can be found under the tag study_thread. However, you have higher probabilities of finding a study partner in the most recent thread. If you haven't found a study partner last month, you are welcome to post the same comment again here.
[link] Cybathlon (an Olympics for bionic athletes)
I have been dreaming about the day the Paralympics would become more popular than the Olympics because of advance technologies that would help handicapped human cyborgs to perform better than non-handicapped non-cyborg/biological humans. But now, it seems Cybathlon will take the lead in this area. I'm looking forward to watch this awesome competition!
Find a study partner - March 2014 thread
This is the monthly thread to find a study partner.
For reasons mentioned in So8res article as well as for other reasons: studying with a partner can be very good.
So if you're looking for a study partner for an online course, reading a manual or else (whether it's in the MIRI course list or not) tell others in the comment section.
The past treads about finding a study partner can be found under the tag study_thread. However, you have higher probabilities of finding a study partner in the most recent thread. If you haven't found a study partner last month, you are welcome to post the same comment again here.
Find a study partner
For reasons mentioned in So8res article as well as for other reasons: studying with a partner can be very good. In November, Adele_L had posted an article for people wanting to find a study partner. It got 17 comments, but only 1 since November 16th. So I thought we (I) should make a monthly thread on this instead of constantly going back to an old article which people might (seem to) forget about. If people seem to agree with that, I will make a post about it every month.
So if you're looking for a study partner for an online course or reading a manual (whether it's in the MIRI course list or not) tell others in the comment section.
Cryonics Presentation [help request]
This Monday (November 11th 2013 EDIT: it has been postponed to November 18th 2013) I will participate in a 'scientific communication' competition Laval University. If I win, I will go to the Quebec Engineering Competition (http://cqi-qec.qc.ca/). If I win again, I will go to the Canadian Engineering Competition (http://cec.cfes.ca/).
I need to do a presentation of 15 to 20 minutes. Then the judges can ask me questions during 10 minutes. I will do my presentation on cryonics. I want to invest approximately 12 to 15 hours for preparing it. I will not have time to read everything there is on Internet about cryonics in that time period, so if some of you are familiar with the subject, I would appreciate if you could link me to the best resources on the scientific and ethic aspects of cryonics.
I will do my presentation with Google Drive Presentation. It will be in French. I will put the link here later on if someone wants to review the presentation (EDIT: the presentation is done; you can see it and comment it on Google Drive). Moreover, I would like to practice my presentation tomorrow in a Google+ hangout if some people want to watch and comment it.
Thank you.
P.S.: If there are any Canadian engineering students reading this, check out the competition: there's 7 categories and it's a really interesting competition in my opinion.
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