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Uncommon Sense

- - A free, experimental program launched in partnership with Stanford Effective Altruism. Priority applications - close - February 1st at midnight PT. After that applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis. - -
- Play with cutting-edge artificial intelligence and try to figure out its impact on the world. -
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- Challenge your ideas. -
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- Compete in the The Economist's World in 2021 forecasting challenge. -
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Uncommon Sense

+ + A free, experimental program launched in partnership with Stanford Effective Altruism. Priority applications close February 1st at midnight PT. After that applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis. + +
+ Play with cutting-edge artificial intelligence and try to figure out its impact on the world. +
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+ Challenge your ideas. +
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+ Compete in the The Economist's World in 2021 forecasting challenge. +
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+ What is Uncommon Sense? + Our program is a free online seminar for high schoolers offered in partnership with + + Stanford Effective Altruism + + that gives inquisitive high schoolers the opportunity to master decision-making techniques based + in philosophy, economics, game theory, cognitive science, and statistics. Our teaching team of + Stanford students provides students with valuable critical thinking skills in a unique + discussion-based format. +
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Compete
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+ Students will use the skills they learn in Uncommon Sense to compete in global forecasting + competitions like + + The Economist's World in 2021 forecasting challenge + for the chance to win the + title of Superforecaster. In these contests, students will practice answers to questions such as + “How many COVID-19 vaccines will be approved and/or authorized for emergency use by the U.S. FDA + as of 31 March 2021?” and “What will be China's year-on-year GDP growth rate for the second quarter + of 2021?” +

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Learn
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+ In addition to forecasting, accepted students will learn to build models of complex systems, create + Bayesian priors, examine and combat their cognitive biases, and make more accurate predictions. Classes + are project-based, incorporating interactive activities such as a cold war nuclear simulation, an + iterated prisoner’s dilemma tournament, betting with fake currency, and much more. +

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Reconsider Your World
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+ Above all, Uncommon Sense will help you reconsider the countless decisions you make each day, like: +

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+ Too often, these decisions are automatic, or influenced by our cognitive biases, or + dictated by social norms. + + Even people’s most strongly held opinions are often just a product of their environment, not + something they’ve actually thought through and come to their own conclusion on ⁠— you can + predict someone’s political party with, + + 70% accuracy + + based on how their parents voted. +

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+ Graduates of Uncommon Sense will gain the skills they need to come to their own conclusions about + critical problems, make more informed choices, and better understand the levers and gears in the world + around them. +

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+ The program is free for all admitted students and occurs weekly on Wednesday from 4-5 pm PT. +

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- What is Uncommon Sense? - Our program is a free online seminar for high schoolers offered in partnership with - - Stanford Effective Altruism - - that gives inquisitive high schoolers the opportunity to master decision-making techniques based - in philosophy, economics, game theory, cognitive science, and statistics. Our teaching team of - Stanford students provides students with valuable critical thinking skills in a unique - discussion-based format. -

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- Students will use the skills they learn in Uncommon Sense to compete in global forecasting - competitions like - - The Economist's World in 2021 forecasting challenge - for the chance to win the - title of Superforecaster. In these contests, students will practice answers to questions such as - “How many COVID-19 vaccines will be approved and/or authorized for emergency use by the U.S. FDA - as of 31 March 2021?” and “What will be China's year-on-year GDP growth rate for the second quarter - of 2021?” -

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- In addition to forecasting, accepted students will learn to build models of complex systems, create - Bayesian priors, examine and combat their cognitive biases, and make more accurate predictions. Classes - are project-based, incorporating interactive activities such as a cold war nuclear simulation, an - iterated prisoner’s dilemma tournament, betting with fake currency, and much more. -

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- Above all, Uncommon Sense will help you reconsider the countless decisions you make each day, like: -

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- Should you be taking vitamin D to prevent COVID - (one study shows it significantly reduced COVID-19 - hospitalizations - - but - - another study shows it doesn’t help patients who are already hospitalized)? - What career will make you happiest and have the best impact on the world - (a doctor typically only saves - - as many lives as - - a quantitative trader - - - donating - - 1% of their income)? How should the US tackle - climate change (a plastic bag ban may actually - increase emissions, though it would decrease litter)? -

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- Too often, these decisions are automatic, or influenced by our cognitive biases, or - dictated by social norms. - - Even people’s most strongly held opinions are often just a product of their environment, not - something they’ve actually thought through and come to their own conclusion on ⁠— you can - predict someone’s political party with, - - 70% accuracy - - based on how their parents voted. -

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- Graduates of Uncommon Sense will gain the skills they need to come to their own conclusions about - critical problems, make more informed choices, and better understand the levers and gears in the world - around them. -

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- The program is free for all admitted students and occurs weekly on Wednesday from 4-5 pm PT. -