Utopiah

Towards Safe Robots: Approaching Asimov's 1st Law http://darwin.bth.rwth-aachen.de/opus3/volltexte/2011/3826/pdf/3826.pdf (via http://www.euron.org ) Despite the title very little theory or philosophy but instead a focus on interaction (e.g. in a factory, between a human worker and a robot) and how to minimize risk: soft-robotics, crash-testing, collisions, ... > Abstract > Up to...

"learn about some of the many ways in which people behave in less than rational ways, and how we might overcome these problems." starts 25 March 2013 cf https://www.coursera.org/course/behavioralecon see also http://lesswrong.com/lw/d3w/coursera_behavioural_neurology_course/

"develop and enhance your ability to think critically, assess information and develop reasoned arguments in the context of the global challenges facing society today." starts 28 January 2013 cf https://www.coursera.org/course/criticalthinking see also http://lesswrong.com/lw/dni/a_beginners_guide_to_irrational_behavior_free/ and http://lesswrong.com/lw/d3w/coursera_behavioural_neurology_course/

Following http://lesswrong.com/lw/bwo/logical_fallacy_poster/ some people complained about * the sarcastic illustration * the lack of references * the weird categorization that should rather fit a Bayesian framework * the simplistic or even wrong definitions * and more Yet this poster has ONE key difference with the ideal poster, it exists. If...

http://www.yourlogicalfallacyis.com Just printed an A3 of this. See now http://lesswrong.com/lw/c9u/logical_fallacies_poster_a_lesswrong_adaptation/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyRPL-QoZG8 Official description: > Identifying effective obesity treatment is both a clinical challenge and a public health priority. Can monetary incentives stimulate weight loss? Leslie John presents a study that examines different economic incentives for weight loss during a 16 week intervention. > > Leslie John presented at the "The...