There’s a reason why CFAR has workshops instead of writing articles and books.
Is there? Given that this community seems to be quite skeptical about the value of e.g. university over self-teaching from textbooks, what’s the rationale for that format?
The social proof effect of physically attending a workshop and spending a weekend around similarly inclined people is not to be underestimated. In-person instruction also provides better feedback for the instructors, allowing for more rapid iteration.
On the other hand, articles and books can reach a much larger number of people (case in point: the Sequences). I would really want to see a more detailed explanation by CFAR of the rationale behind their strategy.
University isn’t an workshop enviroment. There might be a few MBA programs that do actual workshop type exercises but a STEM program generally ignores emotional engagement.
A textbook can only give you knowledge. A workshop can touch you much more deeply.
Is there? Given that this community seems to be quite skeptical about the value of e.g. university over self-teaching from textbooks, what’s the rationale for that format?
The social proof effect of physically attending a workshop and spending a weekend around similarly inclined people is not to be underestimated. In-person instruction also provides better feedback for the instructors, allowing for more rapid iteration.
On the other hand, articles and books can reach a much larger number of people (case in point: the Sequences). I would really want to see a more detailed explanation by CFAR of the rationale behind their strategy.
University isn’t an workshop enviroment. There might be a few MBA programs that do actual workshop type exercises but a STEM program generally ignores emotional engagement.
A textbook can only give you knowledge. A workshop can touch you much more deeply.