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Discussion article for the meetup : Gen Con: Applied Game Theory WHEN: 06 August 2016 02:00:00PM (-0400) WHERE: 100 S Capitol Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46225, USA Time tentative, location to be worked out. If you are attending Gen Con and want to meet up with rationalists, please comment if you...

Discussion article for the meetup : Ann Arbor meetup WHEN: 22 August 2015 02:00:00PM (-0400) WHERE: Pizza House, 618 Church Street, Ann Arbor, Mich. 48104 Our bi-monthly discussion group. There is no minimum to attend in terms of age, reading history, karma, or otherwise. If you can read this, you...

Discussion article for the meetup : Gen Con: Applied Game Theory WHEN: 01 August 2015 02:00:00PM (-0400) WHERE: Indianapolis Convention Center Tentative location: Hall F, the green tables just behind the CCG/TCG HQ. They say that space is generally available for open gaming, and failing that, the blue tables just...

Our meetup last weekend was at the downtown Ann Arbor Public Library. There were several comments, requests, and discussion items. This discussion topic goes out to attendees, people who might have wanted to attend but didn't, and members of other meetup groups who have suggestions. 1. Several people mentioned having...

Discussion article for the meetup : Ann Arbor, MI Discussion Meetup 6/13 WHEN: 13 June 2015 01:30:00PM (-0400) WHERE: 343 South Fifth Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 We will be resuming bi-monthly meetups, moving to Ann Arbor. We have a meeting room reserved at the Ann Arbor District Library. Please...

"Choosing an Inferior Alternative" (ungated version) is a 2006 paper1 by J. Edward Russo, Kurt A. Carlson and Margaret G. Meloy. It is presented as an example of cognitive biases leading to poor decision-making. In this case, participants were asked to rate options based on several characteristics, then the presentation...

We have a recurring theme in the greater Less Wrong community that life should be more like a high fantasy novel. Maybe that is to be expected when a quarter of the community came here via Harry Potter fanfiction, and we also have rationalist group houses named after fantasy locations,...