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Hello, and Welcome to ACX Everywhere 2023. This podcast is a series of candid conversations between meetup attendees recorded at ACX meetups around the country in the fall of 2023. If you're new here, ACX stands for Astral Codex Ten, which is a rationalist blog written by Scott Alexander. Scott is a doctor on the US West Coast, currently working on new models for mental health care at Lorien Psychiatry. Rationalism is...hard to define, so the following definition is taken from Astral Codex T ...
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ACX Everywhere 2023 - Berkeley Edition Part 2 - 'ACX Meetup Meta' with ACX Meetup Czar Skyler Crossman (Coda), Education in the USSR, William Gibson, Robert Heinlein, Simulation Religions, Culture Novels ...
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Hello, and Welcome to ACX Everywhere 2023. I’m Andrew Willsen, and this episode is part 2 of an extended conversation recorded at an ACX Everywhere Meetup in Berkeley, California, in October of 2023. This meetup took place at Lighthaven, a beautiful events space and conference facility located in the heart of Berkeley. Thanks to Skyler for organizi…
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ACX Everywhere 2023 - Berkeley Edition Part 1 - ACX Origin Stories, Drug Stacks, Red/Blue Buttons, Kaifeng Judaism, Vonnegut, and a lot more
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Hello, and Welcome to ACX Everywhere 2023. I’m Andrew Willsen, and this episode is an extended conversation recorded at an ACX Everywhere Meetup in Berkeley, California, in October of 2023. This meetup took place at Lighthaven, a beautiful events space and conference facility located in the heart of Berkeley. Thanks Skyler for organizing, and thank…
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ACX Everywhere 2023 - Houston Edition Part 2 - Effective Altruism, Post-Rats, Virtue Signaling, Thought Gym
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Hello, and Welcome to ACX Everywhere 2023. I’m Andrew Willsen, and this episode is conversation recorded at an ACX Everywhere Meetup in Houston, Texas, in October of 2023. The meetup was at Segundo Coffee Lab, which was awesome, local art everywhere, coffee, snacks, in a beautiful space with great AC. I really appreciate the post-cynical optimism d…
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ACX Everywhere 2023 - Houston Edition Part 1 - Effective Altruism, Learning Tools, Community
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Hello, and Welcome to ACX Everywhere 2023. I’m Andrew Willsen, and this episode is a conversation recorded at an ACX Everywhere Meetup in Houston, Texas, in October of 2023. The meetup was at Segundo Coffee Lab, which was awesome, local art everywhere, coffee, snacks, in a beautiful space with great AC. Keirra Woodard, EA Houston Organizer and host…
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ACX Everywhere 2023 - Austin Edition - A.I. Optimism and Pro-Natalist Propaganda
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Hello, and Welcome to ACX Everywhere 2023. I’m Andrew Willsen, and this episode is a series of candid conversations recorded at an ACX Everywhere Meetup in Austin, Texas, in September of 2023. There are two main topics of conversation in this episode, and both are on the optimistic side. The first part is a conversation about AGI and how we might g…
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ACX Everywhere 2023 - Philadelphia/Petrov Day Edition
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Hello, and Welcome to ACX Everywhere 2023. I’m Andrew Willsen, and this episode is a series of candid conversations recorded at an ACX Everywhere Meetup in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in September of 2023. We recorded at the Philadelphia Ethical Society, and we had a great time with ACX organizer Wes Fanza of The Mind Killer podcast along with some…
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ACX Everywhere 2023 with Bryan Caplan- Washington D.C. Edition Part 2
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Hello, and Welcome to ACX Everywhere 2023. I’m Andrew Willsen, and this episode is a series of candid conversations (with Professor Bryan Caplan helping start us off) recorded at an ACX Everywhere Meetup in Washington DC in September of 2023. We recorded at the Froggy Bottom Pub on K street, and we had a great time. The location is awesome, great f…
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ACX Everywhere 2023 with Robin Hanson- Washington D.C. Edition Part 1
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Hello, and Welcome to ACX Everywhere 2023. I’m Andrew Willsen, and this episode is a series of candid conversations recorded at an ACX Everywhere Meetup in Washington DC in September of 2023. We recorded at the Froggy Bottom Pub on K street, and we had a great time. The location is awesome, great food, beautiful setting, and the staff were amazing,…
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