I’ve only ever done things along the lines of “intro to LessWrong” for serious academic folks, and I’ve found it very difficult.
The worst one was trying to explain why “probability is in the mind” was not an ontological confusion.
An hour can really only scratch the surface of any of the relevant topics, especially if you want people to take something away from it other than a vague skepticism about the whole project.
I believe Eliezer has had much more luck with targeted presentations, like about specifically how to make rational decisions in a business context. Surely he would have a lot to say about this.
I’ve only ever done things along the lines of “intro to LessWrong” for serious academic folks, and I’ve found it very difficult.
The worst one was trying to explain why “probability is in the mind” was not an ontological confusion.
An hour can really only scratch the surface of any of the relevant topics, especially if you want people to take something away from it other than a vague skepticism about the whole project.
I believe Eliezer has had much more luck with targeted presentations, like about specifically how to make rational decisions in a business context. Surely he would have a lot to say about this.