The next monthly discussion meetup is Saturday, Dec. 7 @ 2 PM (see below for location etc.). We’ll be discussing the clinical, economic, and social ramifications of the GLP-1 class of weight loss medications (e.g. Ozempic, Wegovy, etc).
Clinical: impact on patients’ weight and addictive behaviors
Economic: impact on food industry and health care system
Social: changing societal norms around body size and addiction – and desire
See below for a few short readings to provide some background and get you thinking.
Please feel free to come even if you’re worried it will be awkward, you won’t fit in, or you aren’t the “typical person who comes to a Rationality meetup.” We are welcoming! And remember, readings/media are optional (i.e. no homework necessary).
READINGS/MEDIA
“Why Does Ozempic Cure All Diseases?”
https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/why-does-ozempic-cure-all-diseases
“Ozempic” – Maintenance Phase podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ozempic/id1535408667?i=1000630805156
“Is Ozempic an anti-desire drug?”
https://www.vox.com/science/24086968/glp-1-ozempic-semaglutide-craving-desire-science-wanting-liking-opioids-alcohol
Optional:
“Ozempic Could Crush the Junk Food Industry. But It Is Fighting Back.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/magazine/ozempic-junk-food.html?unlocked_article_code=1.cE4.JA7o.78ETeHbeFjxq&smid=url-share
DATE & LOCATION
Date: Saturday, 12/7 @ 2pm–4:30pm (roughly)
Location: South Loop Strength & Conditioning – upstairs in the mezzanine
645 S Clark
Chicago IL 60605
Note: Todd owns this gym so that’s why there’s a Rationality meetup at a gym 🙂
If you have trouble finding us, please DM Shane on the Discord, post in “meetups”, or text 608-436-1809.
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