sixes_and_sevens

[CW: This post talks about personal experience of moral dilemmas. I can see how some people might be distressed by thinking about this.] Have you ever had to decide between pushing a fat person onto some train tracks or letting five other people get hit by a train? Maybe you...

Discussion article for the meetup : London: Presentation and Performance Games WHEN: 26 April 2015 02:00:00PM (+0100) WHERE: Lincoln's Inn Fields, Holborn, London Hey you! Yes, you! Do you like games? Do you like being awesome? Then you'll LOVE Presentation and Performance Games! Starting at 2pm, the plan is to...

We've been running regular, well-attended Less Wrong meetups in London for a few years now, (and irregular, badly-attended ones for even longer than that). In this time, I'd like to think we've learned a few things about having good conversations, but there are probably plenty of areas where we could...

Discussion article for the meetup : London Newcomers-Are-Especially-Welcome Meetup, March 29th WHEN: 29 March 2015 01:00:00PM (+0000) WHERE: Holborn, London We recently had an HP:MoR wrap party in London which had a lot of attendees we'd never met before, with varying degrees of familiarity with Less Wrong. The next London...

Discussion article for the meetup : London Social - Time and Space - February 1st WHEN: 01 February 2015 02:00:00PM (+0000) WHERE: Holborn, London The next London meetup will be Sunday February 1st from 2pm. The (soft) discussion topic is "time and space". Interpret this how you will. Have a...

In the recent discussion on supplements, I commented on how weird an alliance health stores are. They cater for clientèle with widely divergent beliefs about how their merchandise works, such as New Agers vs. biohackers. In some cases, they cater for groups with object-level disputes about their merchandise. I imagine...

Discussion article for the meetup : London Social - October 26th WHEN: 26 October 2014 03:00:00PM (+0100) WHERE: Holborn, London The next London meetup will be Sunday October 26th from 2pm. No topic or special activity. Just turn up and talk about what interests you. The venue is the Shakespeare's...