2018-07-10T10:12:24-07:00 2017-12-31 262176601 EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA 1750 W FRONT STREET SUITE 200 BOISE ID 83702 990 2017-01-01 453100226 CENTER FOR APPLIED RATIONALITY CENT 6199371554 2030 ADDISON STREET 7TH FLOOR BERKELEY CA 94704 TIMOTHY TELLEEN-LAWTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6199371554 2018-07-10 1 MARY SOPER P01402577 2082874777 2018-07-10 2017 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z TIMOTHY TELLEEN-LAWTON 2030 ADDISON STREET 7TH FLOOR BERKELEY CA 94704 2106184 0 X www.rationality.org X 2011 CA PERFORM LITERATURE REVIEWS IN PSYCHOLOGY, COGNITIVE SCIENCE, AND RELATED FIELDS, DEVELOP TOOLS BASED ON THESE REVIEWS THAT HELP INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS IN A PRACTICAL WAY WITH CLEAR THINKING AND DECISION-MAKING, AND TEACH THESE TOOLS TO INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS THAT SHOW PROMISE IN USING TOOLS TO PHILANTHROPIC ENDS. 3 2 13 15 0 0 1724513 1792753 252193 306313 124 5386 2282 1732 1979112 2106184 1013 0 0 0 527298 618022 0 0 0 783492 1182149 1311803 1800171 667309 306013 820710 1150540 205 18521 820505 1132019 PERFORM LITERATURE REVIEWS IN PSYCHOLOGY, COGNITIVE SCIENCE, AND RELATED FIELDS, DEVELOP TOOLS BASED ON THESE REVIEWS THAT HELP INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS IN A PRACTICAL WAY WITH CLEAR THINKING AND DECISION-MAKING, AND TEACH THESE TOOLS TO INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS THAT SHOW PROMISE IN USING TOOLS TO PHILANTHROPIC ENDS. 0 0 621428 0 49775 SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS - SPECIAL PROGRAMS ARE PROGRAMS THAT FALL WITHIN THE SCOPE OF CFAR'S MISSION BUT ARE NEITHER THEIR MAIN WORKSHOPS NOR DIRECTLY RELATED TO RESEARCH AND TRAINING. 551420 0 256538 MAIN WORKSHOPS - CFAR HAS PERFORMED LITERATURE REVIEWS IN PSYCHOLOGY, COGNITIVE SCIENCE, AND RELATED FIELDS IN ORDER TO DEVELOP A RANGE OF MENTAL TECHNIQUES DESIGNED TO HELP IMPROVE CLARITY OF THINKING AND DECISION-MAKING, AND INCREASE INTERNAL ALIGNMENT TOWARDS GOALS. OUR WORKSHOPS ARE 4-DAY IMMERSIVE PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO TEACH PARTICIPANTS THESE TECHNIQUES IN A PRACTICAL WAY. THE WORKSHOP CONSISTS MOSTLY OF LECTURES AND EXERCISES, AS WELL AS OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPANTS TO TRAIN EACH OTHER ON THE TECHNIQUES. 288117 0 0 RESEARCH AND TRAINING - OUR RESEARCH ACTIVITIES CONSIST OF LITERATURE REVIEWS AND SMALL-SCALE TRIALS, FOLLOWED BY TESTING TECHNIQUES AT WORKSHOPS. OUR TRAINING PRIMARILY CONSISTS OF WEEKEND WORKSHOPS FOR ALUMNI VOLUNTEERS TO ATTEND SO THEY CAN DEVELOP THE SKILL SET TO BE MENTORS OR INSTRUCTORS FOR OUR WORKSHOPS. TRAINING SOMETIMES ALSO INCLUDES CFAR STAFF MEMBERS ATTENDING CONFERENCES AND OTHER EVENTS FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. 25136 0 0 LESSWRONG2.0 PROGRAM - CFAR IS AN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED IN PART TO DEVELOPING THE ART OF RATIONALITY THROUGH RESEARCH AND WORKSHOPS. 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