The BIG FREE Friday night episode of THOUGHT EXPERIMENTS IN PUBLIC\*

Join us to imagine out loud with an openminded group of people from all walks of life.

\*formerly just pubs, now meeting in lots of places

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October's theme is TBC. Whatever it is, we will explore it with three original **thought experiments** (posted in the comments below on the day of the event)

**The aim of this meetup:** meet new people and have different, thought provoking conversations.

**How we'll do it** (timings approximate)**:**

* **6:30** \- Arrive at the pub\, find us in the dining room

* Organise ourselves into small groups (4-7ish...recent research finding: apparently 4 is the best number for a good conversation!)

* Have a look at the thought experiments (posted in the comments on the day of the event)

* **6:45** \- First rotation begins \- Talk about the first thought experiment\. If you don’t want to talk about that one\, move on to another one\. Feel free to veer off topic\.

* **7:10** \- Optional shuffle: swap groups\, move on to the second thought experiment\.

* **7:35** \- Optional shuffle: swap groups\, move on to the third thought experiment\.

* **8:00** \- Votes \- optional moment to express your views on some of the questions of the evening\.

* **8:05** \- Wrap up \- hear about upcoming events\.

* Organised part of the meetup is over, feel free to carry on conversations (many of us stay until the pub closes!)

**Notes on the general atmosphere:**

* The vibe is to let conversation flow rather than stick strictly to one topic.

* While we'd like to talk about 'meaningful things', we also see the value in lighter topics, so don't worry about not being 'deep' enough!

* Feel free to suggest ideas for future episodes of Thought Experiments in Public\*, both in terms of structure and topics to discuss.

**Where we'll meet:**

This group will be at the Earl of Lonsdale Pub on Portobello. The nearest Tube station is Notting Hill Gate.

**Who should come:**

Everyone! We believe that the more perspectives, the richer the conversation. This group is not about being experts in Philosophy, it is about *doing* philosophy. That is, bringing our various life experiences and lenses on the world to group discussions about the human experience, the nature of reality... etc. etc....

You can get a sense of what the events and community are like **[here](https://www.instagram.com/thoughtexperimentsinpubs/)**.

Looking forward to meeting & talking with you soon!

Bonny

Relevant links:

**[SUBSTACK](https://experimentsingroupwisdom.substack.com/)** \- read more about this community and other related stuff

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**[INSTAGRAM](https://www.instagram.com/thoughtexperimentsinpubs/)** \- see what our events look like

**[WHATSAPP GROUP](https://chat.whatsapp.com/D13LHw5BV3rEtUtO3ORklC)** \- very occasional announcements

#everyonewelcome #newideas #newpeople #inclusivity #openmindedness #greatconversations

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