Cafe Meetup 1/24: Lightning Talks

[Austin Less Wrong]

Cafe Meetup 1/24: Lightning Talks Author: Silas Barta Categories: Events Lightning talks again! We’ll take turns giving one, aiming for about 5 minutes each. What is a lightning talk? It’s where you introduce the group to something you’re familiar with and are comfortable talking about. It doesn’t have to be “rationality related”, just something you have a good enough understanding of that you can take questions about from a general audience. Examples of talks from previous (not necessarily Austin) LW meetups: – Lie detection – The Federalist Papers – Learning a hobby (juggling, unicycling, Dance Dance Revolution, Latin) – “Leave no trace” practices in parks – The process and benefits of filing Freedom of Information Act requests – How to adopt foreign words into Japanese It doesn’t have to be well-prepared! Think of it more as a chance to casually talk about what you know and field questions about it. Feel free to announce your talk on the mailing list in advance (though it’s not required). *** The meetup is at Central Market, 4001 N. Lamar, in the cafe area. Look for the LW and SSC signs. People start arriving at 1:30 pm, and the main activity will begin at 2:30 pm. Please follow posted guidance and notices in the store. View this post online & share!

[Silas Barta]

Update: The meetup is being moved to the third floor common area of the Gables Park Tower at 111 Sandra Muraida Way, Austin TX 78703. Start time is 1:30PM; the lightning talks will begin at 2:30PM. The main entrance is on the right when you enter Sandra Muraida. Ask the concierge to let you up to the third floor and that you’re a guest of Samuel Lee. You may also text the host at 773-442-2294. Parking is available on the street (no guarantees) or in the guest parking in the building. Technically you have to pay for this but you can likely get away without doing so. Parking is also available at the nearby Whole Foods at 525 N Lamar. Pizza and soda will be provided.

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[Silas Barta]

Oops, let's try that again with linebreaks:

The meeting is being moved to the third floor common area of the Gables Park Tower at 111 Sandra Muraida Way, Austin TX 78703.

Start time is 1:30PM; the lightning talks will begin at 2:30PM.

The main entrance is on the right when you enter Sandra Muraida. Ask the concierge to let you up to the third floor and that you’re a guest of Samuel Lee. You may also text the host at 773-442-2294.

Parking is available on the street (no guarantees) or in the guest parking in the building. Technically you have to pay for this but you can likely get away without doing so. Parking is also available at the nearby Whole Foods at 525 N Lamar.

Pizza and soda will be provided.

On Tue, Jan 20, 2026 at 3:43 PM Austin Less Wrong <austinl...@gmail.com> wrote:

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