Since the beginning I've had a sense that there ought to be some discipline of cognition, some art of thinking, the studying of which would make its students visibly more competent, more formidable: the equivalent of Taking a Level in Awesome. - "A Sense That More Is Possible" Thinking and deciding are central to our daily lives. The Less Wrong community aims to gain expertise in how human brains think and decide, so that we can do it more successfully. We use insights from cognitive science, s …

Western New York Young Professionals (WNYYP) is the premier social and networking outlet for young professionals in their 20's and 30's in the Western New York area. Young professionals of all industries and occupations are welcome! WNYYP organizes Socials and conference calls. The dates and times are intentionally predictable. In addition to social networking, we have scheduled business and philanthropy events, activities, and upcoming sports teams provide young professionals an immense amount …

Members of Rochester AM Rotary and are unique within the Rochester area. We are smaller than most clubs, we are younger than most clubs and clearly we like waking up early – at least one day a week.  Rochester AM Rotary was founded in 1988 to provide an alternative time to meet for active professionals with busy schedules. We meet at 7am each Friday morning (holidays excepted) at the Golden Fox Restaurant on 1115 Culver Road in Rochester and are off to start our days by 8am. In addition to suppo …

Welcome to the world of volunteer travel, an amazing and exciting new way to make a difference when you travel. Travel the world and align your passion to help others, with a cause, an event or a non profit agency seeking to making a difference in the lives of others. Programs in the US and around the world enable participants to travel, learn, give and grow. Learn about participatory philanthropy and experience your destination in a richer and more meaningful way. If you have already traveled t …

"You can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want." -Zig Ziglar If your attitude is right, the facts don't count. Friendship is about networking and sharing ideas with other friends. Let's collaborate on creating ideas of paying it forward to make the world a better place. Join us as we present to you ideas on how to spark your intentions of benevolence into reality.

Making the world a better place has been a persistent idea in human history, but surprisingly few groups have attempted this strategically and effectively. We will run a series of activities which explain the ideas of the effective altruism movement. We will discuss and debate, and help each other put our plans into action. We are looking for people who are intelligent, open-minded, and who have a strong drive to make the world a better place for everyone. We plan and run our meetings independen …