How to Find Us: Go into the Westside Pavillion. The Landmark Theater has an adjacent Wine Bar (all ages welcome), located inside the Westside Pavillion on the second floor, right by the movie theaters. The entrance sign says "Lounge". We will be in the back room if possible.

Parking: Free for three hours.

Discussion: Agile Project Development has been gaining traction as a project management approach in the world of software development, and Scrum is one of the more popular frameworks for agile development.
This week, we will discuss Scrum, not just as a process for more efficient software development, but as a broader-strokes framework for solving real-life logistical issues and for addressing issues in our daily life.

Recommended Reading:

• The Scrum Guide - A basic introduction to Scrum
• How Scrum Can Change Your Life
• A good blog post explaining Scrum and Agile philosophy

No prior exposure to Less Wrong is required; this will be generally accessible.

How to Find Us: Go into this Del Taco. We will be in the back room if possible.

Parking is free in the lot out front or on the street nearby.

Discussion: We will be discussing Part A of Rationality: From AI to Zombies. You are welcome to join us even if you have not completed the reading. However, the reading is very good, and it is free, and you should read it. We will be discussing roughly one part per week for a total of 26 weeks.

Recommended Reading:

• Preface
• Biases: An Introduction
• Part A: Predictably Wrong (pages 7-42)

No prior exposure to Less Wrong is required; this will be generally accessible.

How to Find Us: Go into this Del Taco. We will be in the back room if possible.

Parking is free in the lot out front or on the street nearby.

Discussion: We will be discussing and reviewing the first IRAD (Incorrectness Reduction Activity Day), as well as beginning the planning for the next IRAD and potentially Rat Camp (Rationality Camp) which will be a similar type of event in a camp-like setting.

Recommended Reading: If you were a presenter, please review and bring any materials from your talk, to re-familiarize yourself with it and to participate in a discussion as to what kinds of things we want to do next time, what kinds of topics might be cool to do again or to update, that sort of thing.

No prior exposure to Less Wrong is required; this will be generally accessible.

How to Find Us: Go into this Del Taco. We will be in the back room if possible.

Parking is free in the lot out front or on the street nearby.

Discussion: We are going to be spending at least part of our meet up today on BayesCon (formerly called Rat Day), the formal planning and finishing up on the details. Anyone is free to attend this meetup, however, if you are unfamiliar with this event there might be some confusion.

BayesCon: a one-day event devoted to lectures, discussions, debates and games related to Bayesian rationality and life optimization. No participation is necessary in attending the event, however, everyone is encouraged to take part.

No prior exposure to Less Wrong is required; this will be generally accessible.