2011 World Intellectual Contest
THOUGHT EXPERIMENTS
Goal enhancing of creativity and intellectuality.
Description: online contest in videoconferencing mode. Competitors carry out three thought experiments. First is classic science thought experiment, second is abstract thought experiment on the them of infinity, relativity or uncertainty, third thought experiment should be created by competitor himself.
During short time competitor should make mental model of process, explain situation and foresight. Jury chooses winners who show most interesting foresight and best insight.
Time: January 22, 2011
Registration online from January 22, 2010 http://bestpracticesmagazine.org/
Registration Deadline December 01, 2010.
Who can participate? - Any person.
Prize: 10 winners receive monetary awards, Diploma of Best Intellectual Competitor, free education in one of Institutions below.
Organizers:
World Best Practices Magazine http://bestpracticesmagazine.org
Asia Pacific Best Practices Magazine, Chinese edition http://bestpracticesmagazine.org/7.htm
American Vocational Academy http://avacademy.info
American Institute for international affordable education
Alaska Institute of Labor Unions http://interpol-lu.org/luu.php
Switzerland University of Labor Unions http://ru.open-institute.us
China Global Forum on Human Settlements http://www.ccde.cn/
Moscow International Juridical Academy http://www.juracademy.ru
Open Institute of Law, USA http://oiol.ru/eng.htmlManaging Director of Contest Victor Fersht
Sponsors welcome!
What is Thought experiment contest?
Thought experiment is an experiment that is carried out in the realm of the imagination, rather than in a laboratory. Thought experiments are designed to test ideas, theories, and hypotheses that cannot physically be tested, at least with current scientific equipment. In addition to being used in some branches of the theoretical sciences, thought experiments also crop up in fields like philosophy, where people often explore complex topics that cannot be empirically tested or observed. (S.E. Smith, Conjecture)Thought experiment intellectual contest is a competition for identifying gifted people and using of human mind paradoxes for popularization of science.
Contest is carrying out in the auditory presence that adds to competition additional psychological effects and benefits.
Participation is open for everybody without any tests or requirements. Unexpected participants show sometimes the best results of creativity.
Competition is organized in playoff format: participant earned fewer points is eliminated from contest.
Jury of competition consists of prominent scientists and professionals.
Participant should describe his understanding of thought experiment. Then he should try to carry out experiment step by step at the presence of auditory and explain every of his action and his feeling. Finally he should explain result of his thought experiment and possible implementation.
Main goal of every experiment is foresight through insight that achieved by verbal description of train of thought.For registration please send message with your full name, date of birth, country, language which you'll use for Contest (English, Russian, Chinese): office@bestpracticesmagazine.org
