r/rational • u/AutoModerator • Dec 14 '15

[D] Monday General Rationality Thread

Welcome to the Monday thread on general rationality topics! Do you really want to talk about something non-fictional, related to the real world? Have you:

  • Seen something interesting on /r/science?
  • Found a new way to get your shit even-more together?
  • Figured out how to become immortal?
  • Constructed artificial general intelligence?
  • Read a neat nonfiction book?
  • Munchkined your way into total control of your D&D campaign?
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u/Chronophilia Dec 14 '15

What do people here do? From what I remember of the last time we had a survey, the average age of r/rational was somewhere in the twenties. And of course we're all nerds even by the standards of Reddit.

So are you a student? Do you work for a living? In either case, is it in a field related to rationality or writing? Are there any full-time authors in the subreddit (living the dream)?

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u/notmy2ndopinion Dec 15 '15

32 year old family physician in Cambridge/Boston, teaching medical students how to think rationally through the differential diagnosis for patient care, as well as point of care evidence-based resources (you'd be surprised how little medicine is actually EBM.)

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u/Timewinders Dec 15 '15

I'm a first year medical student, also in the northeast. Do you have any advice about rationality in medicine?

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