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 […]
Meetup 10/29: Bryan Caplan Visit (SPECIAL LOCATION) Read More »
The votes are in and The End of Eternity by Isaac Asimov will be the next book that we are reading together! Our first meeting reading the book will be the Wednesday after next, at 7:00PM CST on Wednesday, November 2nd. Everyone should read the first two chapters of the book before then and we
Book Club October 2022 Voting Results Read More »
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
Meetup 10/22: VR Intro at Private Residence Read More »
Nominations are in and voting can now begin! You can vote using the following link: https://strawpoll.com/polls/PKglzkQqoyp The voting will close on Sunday, October 23rd at 8am (2022/10/23 08:00:00 CDT). After that our first meeting to read the first section of the book will be one week from the following Wednesday at 7pm (2022/11/02). Looking forward
Book Club October 2022 Voting Read More »
We met last Friday at Cherrywood Coffeehouse to discuss Everything Everywhere All at Once, a 2022 American absurdist comedy-drama film. We agreed at our meeting that the next movie we should discuss together should be The Adam Project. The next movie will be nominated and voted on at the meetup, if you want to participate
Movie Discussion December 2022: The Adam Project @ Cherrywood Coffeehouse 12/2/2022 7pm Read More »
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
Cafe Meetup 10/15: Show & Tell Read More »
The Austin Less Wrong Book Club recently finished reading The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin, so it’s now time to nominate and vote on the next book we will be reading. For those who aren’t familiar with the book club, every week we choose a section of a book to read (usually a few
Book Club October 2022 Nominations Read More »
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
Meetup 10/8: ACX Everywhere/Schelling Megameetup Read More »
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
Cafe Meetup 10/1: Group debugging Read More »
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!
Petrov Day celebration and potluck, no cafe meetup, 9/24 Read More »
