Book Club

Come discuss the book of the month with us!

Note: The meeting room we will be in has a maximum tab limit of 5. If you plan to order anything, be prepared to share a tab with a small group of people. Bringing cash is easiest, Venmo is the second-easiest.

2024 roster:

February
Theme: Communication/Relationships
Book: 'Crucial Conversations' by Joseph Grenny
Alternate media: [TBD]

March
Theme: Space
Book: 'The Cosmos' by Carl Sagan (curated selection by Dominic
Alternate media: 'The Cosmos' TV show (associated episodes)

April
Theme: X-Risk
Book: 'Inadequate Equilibria' by Eliezer Yudkowsky
Alternate media: 'Global Catastrophic Risk' by Nick Bostrom (curated selection by Ivan), or 'The Precipice' by Toby Ord

May
Theme: Animal Welfare
Book: 'Making a Stand for Animals' by Oscar Horta
Alternate media: [TBD, probably about making it easier/more compelling to make changes as an individual]

June
Theme: Habit formation/life hacks
Book: 'Atomic Habits' by James Clear
Alternate media: The 'Hammertime' LessWrong sequence

July
Theme: Rationality
Book: 'Superforecasting' by Nate Silver
Alternate media: 'Scout Mindset' by Julia Galef
Activity: Metaculus.com calibration game

Aug
Theme: Meaning Crisis
Book: 'Bowling Alone' by Robert D. Putnam
Alternate media: 'Awakening from the Meaning Crisis' youtube series by John Vervaeke

Sept
Theme: ETHICS SMACKDOWN
Books: 'Suffering Focused Ethics' by Magnus Vinding, and/or [TBD]
Alternate media: [TBD]
Activity: DEBATE (with steel chairs) / Q&A w/ Matt's Objectivist friend?

Oct
Theme: Progress Studies
Book: 'The Great Stagnation' Tyler Cowen
Alternate media: [TBD]

Nov
Theme: Bioethics
Book: 'Creating Future People' by Jonathan Anomaly
Alternate media: 'Human Nature' documentary

Dec
Theme: Cozy Christmas break
Book: 'The Hogfather' by Terry Pratchett
Alternate media: 'The Hogfather' movie night!