We will be discussing learning for this month’s discussion meetup. Given that most of us who are on this email list are the kinds of people who will read scientific papers for fun and take time out of our weekend afternoons to discuss them, we should probably think about whether or not

We will be discussing p*st-rationality — or, warning NSFW: post-rationality — for this next month’s discussion meetup. Many of our regular attendees have soaked themselves in the Twitter milieu of post-rationality, but there are some background readings below as well. Whether you are rat, rat-adjacent, post-rat, post-post-rat, or you just like

For this month’s social meetup/get-together, we’re going to meet Sat. 6/17 starting at 2 PM in Grant Park, off E Balbo Dr just east of the tracks (around here: 41.873316961834156, -87.62199462310765). We’ll supply a large folding table and some drinks and snacks. Feel free to bring outdoor games, additional drinks/snacks,

The next monthly discussion meetup is Saturday, June 3 @ 2 PM. For this up-coming meetup, we’ll draw on a short sequence on the media from Astral Codex Ten to discuss the degree to which the media lies, as well as the implications for handling lying/misinformation/deception in the media. Below

For our May discussion meetup, we will be hosting lightning talks from members of the Chicago Rationality community. Here’s the schedule: This will also be an Astral Codex Ten “Schelling Point Meetup”. This is a good opportunity to come to a meetup if you’re “meetup curious” since there will be

The next monthly discussion meetup is Saturday, April 8 @ 2 PM (see below for location details). NOTE: Due to a scheduling conflict, we are not hosting our monthly discussion meetup on our normal first Saturday of the month. Also, the meeting space can be chilly, so wear layers. This

For this month’s social meetup/get-together, we’re going to meet at Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club for shuffleboard, drinks, and tacos. Thanks to Jana for the idea and for looking into the best time to go. Below the event info, I’ve included some links related to urban planning that were shared after

The next monthly discussion meetup is Saturday, March 4 @ 2 PM (see below for location details). NOTE: The meeting space can be cold/chilly in the winter, so wear layers. For this up-coming meetup, we’re going to discuss urban planning. This topic could go in many directions, so feel free

For this month’s social meetup/get-together, we’re going to meet at Ten Cat Tavern, a quiet little bar with a couple pool tables, a few arcade games (I think), and a neat little lounge in the back with a fire place and an eclectic collection of furniture. We ended up there

The next monthly discussion meetup is Saturday, February 4 @ 2 PM (see below for location details). My apologies for not sending this sooner. I want to emphasize in particular for this meetup that you should feel free to come to the meetup even if you don’t do any (or