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[Cross-posted from my blog.] I've seen some discussion of whether effective altruists have an obligation to be vegan or vegetarian. The carnivores appear to underestimate the long-term effects of their actions. I see a nontrivial chance that we're headed toward a society in which humans are less powerful than some...

Discussion article for the meetup : Berkeley LW meetup - CFAR test session WHEN: 04 June 2014 07:00:00PM (-0700) WHERE: Berkeley, CA CFAR is gearing up for a workshop this weekend, and they expect to hold at least one rationality training session Wednesday night (June 4) in order to test...

Today's Berkeley LW meetup will start in Ohlone park one block east of the North Berkeley BART. Please try to arrive by 7pm, and look for us near the rocks in the middle of the block east of Sacramento St between Delaware St and Hearst Ave. I'll try to be...