I’ve been thinking about how LessWrong might help solve some of the problems you’re describing. In particular, I wonder if we can set up programs/mechanisms that would: (a) help new promising people begin making real contributions (not just study/prep) even before they join research groups, and (b) thereby allow them to gain cred that leads to being hired, getting grants, collaboration, etc.
If anyone has thoughts on how else LessWrong help in space, please respond here or message me.
Up until recently I was interning at Non-Linear. A lot of our tasks were just gathering information on various topics. I imagine that it might be useful to have people interning at LW, working on improving the Wiki. I don’t know how much credibility this would provide, but my intuition is that an internship is more prestigious than volunteering as internships are generally selective and require a greater time commitment.
I’ve been thinking about how LessWrong might help solve some of the problems you’re describing. In particular, I wonder if we can set up programs/mechanisms that would: (a) help new promising people begin making real contributions (not just study/prep) even before they join research groups, and (b) thereby allow them to gain cred that leads to being hired, getting grants, collaboration, etc.
If anyone has thoughts on how else LessWrong help in space, please respond here or message me.
Up until recently I was interning at Non-Linear. A lot of our tasks were just gathering information on various topics. I imagine that it might be useful to have people interning at LW, working on improving the Wiki. I don’t know how much credibility this would provide, but my intuition is that an internship is more prestigious than volunteering as internships are generally selective and require a greater time commitment.