With recent market gyrations around DeepSeek and nVidia, now is a good a time as any to talk about investment, and how your views on AI relate to it. Is there a way you plan to capture the upside? Are there occupations and investments to avoid? Do you have a hedge against nearer-term crises? Discuss […]

It’s time once again for calibration practice! Using a series of numerical estimate questions about the real world, see if you can set a 75% confidence interval on the answers such that the correct answer is your interval 75% of the time, no more, no less. As in previous practices, we’ll draw questions from the

Time one again to discuss health and wellness. Share your well-grounded knowledge of diet, exercise, supplements, and habits! LW health topic tag LW exercise topic tag LW well-being topic tag *** 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

We’re going to continue last week’s fun with making predictions for 2025. We made this tag, and we’ll keep adding more! *** 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

With the new year comes our tradition of making resolutions and predictions for the next twelve months. We’ll make a label on Manifold and lock in our guesses for 2025! “The native hue of resolution is sicklied o’er with the pale cast of thought” — Hamlet *** The meetup is at Central Market, 4001 N.

With New Year’s approaching, it’s time again for a review of what’s happened in the group over the past year. Bring your nostalgia, and get ready to reminisce! *** 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,

We hope to see you at the LessWrong Austin 2024 Winter Solstice Potluck Party and Sing-Along! Doors open 6pm, ceremony at 8. Full details and RSVP at the link. And please contribute if you can for the potluck! See this spreadsheet for suggestions. Any folding chairs would be especially helpful! If you have non-LW friends

This time we’ll share our favorite places to go and things to do in Austin. Also, don’t forget about the Winter Solstice party next week (Friday, the 20th)! Support us by bringing something for the potluck or volunteering to help out! *** The meetup is at Central Market, 4001 N. Lamar, in the cafe area.