Silas Barta

As announced on Scott Alexander’s blog, we’ll be hosting ACX Ballots Everywhere for Austin. We’ll look at the local elections, research them, and make recommendations for the important ones, to be shared on Scott’s blog. (Where there is disagreement, he asks that we post a good summary of each view.) See the original blog post […]

First, a big welcome to those who met the group for the first time at ACX Everywhere last week! Looking forward to seeing you again at our Saturday meetup! For the topic, it’s time once again for calibration practice! Using a series of numerical estimate questions about the real world, see if you can set

It’s that time of year again! Instead of our regular cafe meetup at Central Market on North Lamar, we’ll be in the park behind it, by the stone tables, with tents set up. Event starts at noon. Full event details here. Like previous iterations, we’ll have breakfast tacos, including vegan options. But also feel free

This meetup’s topic will be about rationality and art. What art-related rationality do you like? How do you apply rationality to art creation and criticism? Background article. And don’t forget to check out Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality if you haven’t! *** The meetup is at Central Market, 4001 N. Lamar, in the

This Saturday’s topic will be skill testing and self-assessment. Do you know of reliable tests others can take to gauge how good they are at something? Can you find someone who’s at the high end of a skill and just doesn’t know it yet? Share at the meetup! *** The meetup is at Central Market,

How do you win at investing and finance? At this meetup, we’ll talk about applying rationalist principles to this domain. HODL! *** 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 will begin at

Does social interaction seem strange to you? Does it come naturally? Did you ever achieve insight that made sense of it? Share what you know at this Saturday’s meetup! Oh, and don’t be weird (to the extent that you can currently operationalize that). *** The meetup is at Central Market, 4001 N. Lamar, in the

This year we are celebrating Petrov Day on Friday, September 20th. Because it’s a special event, we have a LessWrong page for it. Please see event details there and RSVP if you plan to come. Hope to see you there! Background on Petrov Day.

No specific topic this time, and unfortunately I won’t be there. Feel free to use the mailing list to find each other. If you’re the first one there, announce it on the list and put up a sign. *** The meetup is at Central Market, 4001 N. Lamar, in the cafe area. Look for the