Comment by Seagull on Theory of Knowledge (rationality outreach) · 2011-08-10T08:06:15.864Z · LW · GW

Just to clarify, I work in a very low-performing school (bottom 10% of UK). In many schools, children will be much more able. However, it still surprises me that people who spend hours a day online can't use google.

Comment by Seagull on Theory of Knowledge (rationality outreach) · 2011-08-09T23:00:58.257Z · LW · GW

I agree with you, as a teacher. Students of ages 11-16 often don't even know how to find the answer to a simple question online, for example 'between what frequencies is EM radiation visible?'

Comment by Seagull on So You've Changed Your Mind · 2011-04-30T09:35:37.097Z · LW · GW

You stop. You breathe in, you breathe out. There's no way back, but this is the path you've chosen. If you were never going to change your mind, you'd have been better off watching daytime TV. At least when you look back, you can think 'this is how I got here'.

Comment by Seagull on Reminder: London meetup, Sunday 2pm, near Holborn · 2011-04-28T23:32:20.442Z · LW · GW

I'll be making my debut less wrong meetup appearance here. It'll be great to experience the community.

See you there.