Silas Barta

This will be a more casual meetup, loosely focused on the general theme of rituals.  What kinds of rituals have you participated in, and what role do they have in your life? (That you’re comfortable talking about, of course!) Don’t forget to share your availability and how you can help for our big upcoming ritual, […]

(Infohazard: something you could be game-theoretically hurt by learning of.) After two weeks away from our usual location, we’ll be back at Central Market this week.  And, as a yearly tradition for a Halloween-adjacent meetup, our group likes to discuss our favorite “spooky” parts of rationality — the things you’ve learned in this area that scare you.

Location: 2400 Kathy Cove (neighborhood off South Lamar) We have a special treat for you this time! GMU economist Bryan Caplan will be joining us to talk about his works, including The Myth of the Rational Voter, Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids, The Case Against Education, and Open Borders. Bring all your questions and

HEADS UP: This meetup is at a different location this time.  See the end of this announcement. Our resident Virtual Reality expert will give a hands-on introduction to the current state of VR technology and what you can currently do with it. In any spare time, you’re welcome to discuss the broader issues related to

Got any things lying around that have an interesting story behind them? Items you’ve bought that have delivered outsized value compared to their cost? Bring them to meetup and see what everyone else comes up with. *** The meetup is at Central Market, 4001 N. Lamar, in the cafe area. Look for the LW and

In place of our usual meetup, we will have the ACX Everywhere Megameetup from noon to 5pm in the parks by Central Market north (4001 N Lamar). Meet the local community of Astral Codex Ten fans! Food (breakfast tacos) will be provided. See the event page for further details. If you’d like to help, volunteer

Let’s use this meetup for group debugging, where we share the current problems and blockers in our lives, and see who can help with them. If there are enough people, we can break into group tables by topic. See also https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/NiCDyzK85hF8GLp4d/group-debugging-guidelines-and-thoughts I will not personally make it this time because of other obligations, but please

There will be no regular cafe meetup this week due to the Petrov Day celebration in the evening. Be sure to see the event page for it and RSVP. And get that potluck/carpooling spreadsheet complete!

Let’s talk about this ahead of the upcoming “ACX Meetups Everywhere” meetup. How should we explain this stuff to people who’ve never heard of it? How can we do so accurately but also briefly? Or, should we not attempt to explain it at all? How do we want it to be perceived by others? (Does

It’s been too long! We’ll practice our coordination-without-communication by playing the Schelling Game. We take turns announcing a category, then everyone else picks a member of that category, trying to pick the same thing as everyone else (Examples: restaurant -> McDonald’s, river -> Colorado). You get a point for every time you pick the most