Silas Barta

Doors open at 6pm, ceremony starts at 8. Contact me if you need the address. Event page. Volunteer to bring supplies for the potluck (more chair are always welcome).

Time one again to discuss health and wellness. Share your well-grounded knowledge of diet, exercise, supplements, and habits! And please don’t forget to volunteer to bring something to the potluck spreadsheet for the coming Solstice Event. It’s less than a week away! We need more foldable chairs! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1m-w0-h1NBbYEz-3mViF5tkMHvZLrh_wCPEJLGQ_FUbo/edit#gid=2017623092 *** The meetup is at Central Market,

No specific topic, just share whatever you think the group would be interested in. *** The meetup is at Central Market, 4001 N. Lamar, in the cafe area. Look for the LW and SSC signs. People start arriving at 1:30 pm, and the main activity (such as it is) will begin at 2:30 pm. Please

With the holiday shopping season in full swing, take this as a chance to share products that have really made a difference in your life.  Bring it if you can! Also, this is your reminder to sign up to volunteer or bring supplies for our upcoming Winter Solstice celebration on Wednesday, December 20th. Plenty of

Since it’s Thanksgiving season, let’s use this meetup to share what we’re thankful for. Also take this as a chance to praise other attendees for things you like about them! *** The meetup is at Central Market, 4001 N. Lamar, in the cafe area. Look for the LW and SSC signs. People start arriving at

For the third year in a row, the Austin LessWrong/AstralCodexTen group will be having a Winter Solstice Celebration. It is a potluck party with a rationalist-themed performance involving music and speeches. Date: Wednesday, December 20th, 2023 Time: Doors open 6pm, Performance at 8pm Location: Tentatively, Silas’s place in East Riverside (directions to follow or ask

Can you believe it’s been over a year? Time for another Show & Tell! Bring something from your life to show to the group and talk about. It’s a great chance for the group to learn more about you, and to practice your skill at teaching others. *** The meetup is at Central Market, 4001

I know it’s only been four months, but, inspired by discussion from the last meetup, we’re going to share our favorite LW/SSC/ACX/rationalist-sphere articles. I’d be particularly interested in ones that the group might not have heard of, or might not fully appreciate. So come and share rationalist-sphere articles you think others should read! *** The

Time again to test how well-calibrated you are! See whether you can estimate values for a 75% confidence interval and be right 75% of the time (hopefully not more or less). Questions will be drawn from Wits and Wagers cards (e.g. “How many cars were registered in the US in 1920?”) *** The meetup is

It’s been a while since we had one of these! Let’s have a concept day, where you share useful concepts that have helped clarify and focus your thought. Examples from ones we’ve discussed in the past: Nash equilibrium: a situation where no one can improve by changing their behavior alone. Superstimulus: something that is finely