What we’re about
We read Astral Codex Ten, a blog that spans across rationality, science, psychiatry, medicine, ethics, genetics, AI, economics, and politics. https://astralcodexten.substack.com/about
You should join if you're interested in any of these topics and want to nerd out with other nerds! You don't have to read the blog to come to our events. Everyone is welcome - please feel free come even if you feel like you're "not the type of person who normally would fit in at such events".
We mostly have very informal meetups, sometimes including dinner, games, or hiking. Occasionally we have more structured lectures or mini-workshops.
Astral Codex Ten was formerly called Slate Star Codex. The author, Scott Alexander, has written over 1,500 posts. Don't worry, you're not expected to have read all of them!
If you're not sure where to start, check out this compilation of some his greatest works here from one of our meetup members:
https://jasoncrawford.org/guide-to-scott-alexander-and-slate-star-codex
Another compilation can be found here
https://guzey.com/favorite/slate-star-codex/
See also Scott Alexander's greatest from Slate Star Codex:
https://slatestarcodex.com/top-posts/
Upcoming events (1)
See all- Prediction Markets: What, Why, and How?Groma, Boston, MA
Prediction markets are like stock markets, but for beliefs about future events. They've been championed by Scott Alexander, Robin Hanson, and Eliezer Yudkowsky and are a repeating topic of Astral Codex Ten. Increasingly they're a tool available to all of us for evaluating the world and what might happen.
Today we're going to have a short speech based on Scott Alexander's Prediction Market FAQ about how they work and what the available market tools are, then break into open discussion. I'll have a paper-powered prediction market for use of people who want to get the hang of how they work with a simple version- my favourite use of the paper prediction market is a game called "Two Truths and a Prediction Market." If you've a mind to talk politics, we'll have examples of some well traded prediction markets on the 2024 election.