Carving of Reality 3 - LW/ACX Meetup #253 (Wednesday, September 6th 2023)
post by koreindian · 2023-09-06T05:08:48.627Z · ? · GW · 0 commentsContents
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Note:
1) We'll be meeting IRL this week at Nathan's place indoors.
2) If you have recommendations for future reading topics, post them on the Discord in
:alarm_clock:-meetup-discussion or contact Vishal via DM.
3) Bring a swimsuit!
Reading:
The Carving of Reality Week 3: Reality & Reason (https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/Rck5CvmYkzWYxsF4D/book-launch-the-carving-of-reality-best-of-lesswrong-vol-iii [LW · GW])
The "Best of LessWrong 2020" volumes are out, and as we do every year we're going to sample a bunch of the selected essays. They constitute a potpourri of various subjects, loosely connected by theme.
Reading time: 50 minutes
1. Ben Kuhn - "To listen well, get curious": https://www.lesswrong.com/s/hFom77cBBnnbNLzzm/p/4K5pJnKBGkqqTbyxx [? · GW]
2. Anna Salamon - "Reality-revealing and Reality-masking puzzles": https://www.lesswrong.com/s/hFom77cBBnnbNLzzm/p/byewoxJiAfwE6zpep [? · GW]
3. John Wentworth - "What Money Cannot Buy": https://www.lesswrong.com/s/hFom77cBBnnbNLzzm/p/YABJKJ3v97k9sbxwg [? · GW]
Location: 11841 Wagner St., Culver City
Rules:
1) Things start winding down around 11:30 PM.
2) For parking: use street parking. Do not park in the driveway of the house. Street parking is free and doesn't require any permits.
Schedule:
6:30PM - 7:00PM - Gathering/Chatting
7:00PM - 7:20PM - Surprise of the Week
7:20PM - 7:30PM - Announcements
7:30PM - 9:00PM - Topic Discussion
9:00PM - 11:30PM - Hanging Out
Contact: The best way to contact me (or anybody else who is attending the meetup) is through our Discord. Feel free to message Vishal or Nathan directly. Invitation link: https://discord.gg/TaYjsvN
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