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Agentic Analytics Meetup
Join us for the first meetup 100% dedicated to agentic analytics in Berlin.
**The goal:** share real-world feedback between data teams on implementing analytics agents.
**The format:** a roundtable with 4 data teams who have tested or deployed analytics agents using different solutions - Cortex, Dust, Hex, nao, Omni, Looker, or in-house tools.
**[RSVP on Luma.](https://luma.com/ly17mjtj)**
š£ **Speakers of the night:**
* [Marina Ariamnova](https://www.linkedin.com/in/marina-ariamnova/?utm_source=luma), Analytics Manager at SumUp - LangChain vs Dust
* [Andrey Pushvintsev](https://www.linkedin.com/in/pushvintsev/?utm_source=luma), Staff Analyst at Miro - Claude + custom BI MCP
* [Marielle Dado](https://www.linkedin.com/in/marielledado/?utm_source=luma), Senior Analytics Engineer at CarOnSale - Dataleap, Langdock, Claude + Snowflake Cortex MCP vs Secoda AI
* [Andre Wagner](https://www.linkedin.com/in/andre-wagner/?utm_source=luma), Director of Data Analytics at Taxfix - Claude + custom plugin vs Looker
The panel will be moderated by [Christophe Blefari](https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopheblefari/?utm_source=luma), founder of [nao Labs](https://getnao.io/?utm_source=luma).
**Agenda**
6:30 PM: Doors open
7:00-8:00 PM: Roundtable
8:00-10:00 PM: Drinks and Networking
**About our sponsor:**
[nao Labs](https://getnao.io/?utm_source=luma) helps teams build and operate AI coworkers for analytics and operations. Their platform focuses on practical, production-ready agent workflows so companies can turn LLM capabilities into measurable business outcomes.
**About our host:**
[Trawa](https://trawa.energy/?utm_source=luma) is a Berlin-based energy platform helping businesses access cleaner and more cost-efficient electricity. By combining software, data, and energy market expertise, trawa enables companies to optimize procurement and better manage energy costs.
Want updates or more info?
Subscribe to our newsletter: [databerlin.substack.com](https://databerlin.substack.com)
Follow us on LinkedIn: [Data Berlin on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/data-berlin/?utm_source=luma)
Looking for a job? [databerlin.net/jobs](https://databerlin.net/jobs)
Join our Slack community: [Data Berlin Slack](https://join.slack.com/t/databerlin/shared_invite/zt-2q6j9x0z8-~sG7o3Q8S2j4j5gXg2yHlw)
CocoaHeads x 42 Berlin: iOS Community Meet-up
We are happy to invite you to our next iOS meetup. This time we cooperate with the amazing 42 Berlin to share the knowledge and experience in iOS development.
18:00 Doors open
18:30 Welcome on campus
**18:45** **ā Sebastian Hagedorn, director of Engineering at Clue, presents "The Sensitive App".**
Is your app really working, or just not crashing? āThe Sensitive Appā reports subtle bugs regardless of origin, and validates your assumptions in production so you donāt have to resort to guessing or praying. Learn how to turn your app into the first line of defense for your entire systemās health!
**19:45** **ā Dmitry Kurkin, lead Mobile Engineer at SuperNext, presents "Lessons that iOS Native Project could learn from ReactNative in agentic development".** We'll inspect the components of the React Native engine that provide faster feedback and boost agentic iterations.
Bachata Dance Class Berlin - Beginners-+ Tanzkurs (Donnerstag)
Bachata (the dance of our generation) is a social couple dance like Salsa - no choreography. The community in Berlin is active daily - you will meet a lot of open-minded people and make new friends quickly!
Every Thursday we have Bachata dance classes in Berlin - we are usually a group of around 20 people (95% beginners):
š 19:00 class: Beginners-+ Bachata Technique (0-1+ years experience)
⢠No partner needed - we switch (for couples: partner rotation is optional).
⢠You can start from zero in any of these classes!
š Adress: Jakob-Mierscheid-Steg ([Google Maps Link](https://maps.app.goo.gl/pjXopSSqAt55FQGW9)) - near S+U Hauptbahnhof
We are down by the river.
⢠Price: 12⬠per class (10er-card = 100ā¬).
ā
Dance teacher contact: [WhatsApp-group](https://chat.whatsapp.com/IWKPsid0cBDAUHCWKZNL2B) / [Instagram](https://instagram.com/mahir.bachata.berlin)
š©šŖ: Bachata (der Tanz unserer Generation) ist ein sozialer Paartanz wie Salsa - keine Choreographie. Die Bachata-Szene in Berlin ist groĆ und tƤglich aktiv - du wirst schnell viele offene Leute kennenlernen und neue Freundschaften schlieĆen!
Jeden Donnerstag findet dieser Bachata Tanzkurs statt - wir sind meistens eine Gruppe von 20+ Leuten (95% AnfƤnger):
š 19 Uhr Kurs: AnfƤnger-+ Bachata Technik (0-1+ Jahre Erfahrung)
⢠Kein Partner nötig - wir wechseln (für Paare ist der Partner-Wechsel optional).
⢠Du kannst in diesen Kursen jederzeit von null starten!
š Adresse: Jakob-Mierscheid-Steg ([Google Maps Link](https://maps.app.goo.gl/pjXopSSqAt55FQGW9)) - NƤhe S+U Hauptbahnhof
Wir sind unten am Wasser.
⢠Preis: 12⬠je Kurs (10er-Karte = 100ā¬).
ā
Tanzlehrer Kontakt: [WhatsApp-Gruppe](https://chat.whatsapp.com/IWKPsid0cBDAUHCWKZNL2B) / [Instagram](https://instagram.com/mahir.bachata.berlin)
Schreib uns gerne eine Nachricht, wenn du offene Fragen hast! Wir freuen uns auf dich ā¤
Bachata Classes Berlin
Don't eat alone lunch #92 (in Fhain)
š Join us for **"Don't Eat Alone"** ā an event designed to transform your lunch break into a social feast! **Tired of solitary meals in front of the computer?** **Thriving to meet some new people and curious what it may bring to your life?**
Just come, check and enjoy a delicious meal with friendly faces. Connect with like-minded individuals, engage in conversations, and make your lunchtime a memorable social experience.
Mark your calendar, bring your appetite, and let's build connections, one meal at a time! š½ļøš¤āØ
PAYMENTS: the meetup is free, but everyone pays for their meals. Here you can pay by card easily.
Double Feature: Backend-Performance mit Data Engineering & Projekte ruinieren
Hallo liebe Java User Group Mitglieder!
Diesmal haben wir zwei Bonner Kollegen zu Gast:
* Martin Stoller: **Backend-Performance in Hochlast-Systemen: LƶsungsansƤtze aus dem Data Engineering**
* Andreas Monschau: **Zehn goldene Regeln, um dein Softwareprojekt zuverlƤssig zu ruinieren**
Wir freuen uns euch zu sehen (virtuell oder vor Ort).
Dank an [codecentric](https://www.codecentric.de/standorte/nuernberg) für Location, Bier und Pizza!
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Viele Hochlast-Systeme beginnen als kleine, unscheinbare Prototypen - gebaut mit bewƤhrten Mitteln wie relationalen Datenbanken, objektorientierter Business-Logik und klassischen Request-Response-Architekturen.
Doch was passiert, wenn diese Systeme plötzlich nicht mehr Tausende, sondern Millionen von Requests bedienen oder Terabytes an Daten verarbeiten müssen?
In der Praxis zeigt sich hƤufig: Klassische Optimierungen wie Caching, horizontale Skalierung oder effizientere Algorithmen stoĆen irgendwann an ihre Grenzen, weil sie innerhalb desselben Paradigmas bleiben.
Dieser Vortrag zeigt, warum echte Skalierbarkeit oft ein Umdenken erfordert. Anhand eines durchgehenden Praxisbeispiels wird schrittweise demonstriert, wie sich ein System von einer latenzoptimierten Request-Response-Architektur hin zu einem durchsatzoptimierten, analytischen System entwickelt.
Dabei werden zentrale Konzepte aus dem Data Engineering greifbar gemacht - darunter Precomputation, Batch Processing, deklarative Verarbeitung und Denormalisierung - und in den Kontext klassischer Backend-Entwicklung eingeordnet.
Die Teilnehmenden lernen, typische Grenzen traditioneller Architekturen zu erkennen und erhalten ein alternatives Denkmodell, um High-Throughput-Systeme gezielt und nachhaltig zu skalieren.
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Softwareprojekte sind chaotisch, anstrengend und voller Ćberraschungen. Und ganz ehrlich: So soll es auch bleiben. Ordnung würde ja nur den SpaĆ verderben. Trotzdem gibt es immer wieder Menschen, die glauben, man kƶnnte Projekte wirklich zu Erfolg führen⦠unglaublich, oder?
Damit dir so etwas nicht passiert, zeige ich dir in diesem Vortrag, wie du ein Softwareprojekt in 10 einfachen Schritten zuverlƤssig an die Wand fƤhrst. Die āgoldenen Anti-Pattern für maximalen Projektschadenā entstammen jedoch nicht
meiner Fantasie, nein, sie werden in der RealitƤt tƤglich mit beeindruckender Konsequenz praktiziert. Und das Beste: Sie wirken nachhaltig. Manche dieser Muster entfalten ihre volle Zerstƶrungskraft erst Monate spƤter.
Nachdem du alle Regeln kennengelernt hast, kannst du selbst entscheiden: Mƶchtest du sie weiterhin anwenden, oder vielleicht doch etwas verƤndern?
Solltest du allerdings inspiriert sein, eines dieser Anti-Pattern künftig noch konsequenter zu leben⦠dann sollten wir uns nach dem Talk dringend unterhalten.
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Dein Vortrag bei der Java Usergroup Nürnberg!
Hast du dich in letzter Zeit in deinem Projekt oder privat mit einem interessanten Thema beschäftigt? Vermutlich ist das nicht nur für dich selbst interessant! Hast du Lust, selber einmal einen Vortrag bei der Java-Usergroup Nürnberg zu halten?
Wir sind nicht nur auf Java-Themen fokussiert, sondern beschäftigen uns gern mit und um alles über Software Entwicklung und IT.
Wir wollen bei der JUG nicht nur bekannten Speaker\*innen eine Plattform geben und die neuesten State-of-the-Art Technologien vorstellen. Wir freuen uns auch besonders, wenn wir Themen aus unserem technologischen (Arbeits-)alltag Raum geben zu können. Melde dich gerne bei uns, wenn du dazu Lust hast, wir geben wenn gewünscht gerne auch Hilfestellung bei der Vorbereitung!
Lasst uns IM PARK treffen und Deutsch sprechen
š¢ WICHTIG š¢
Diesmal organisieren wir das Treffen drauĆen, im Tilla-Durieux-Park gegenüber The Playce in Potsdamer Platz. Wir sitzen auf dem Gras, wo der Boden flach ist. Wenn mƶglich bring bitte Picknickdecken mit.
Coworking at Moxy Ostbahnhof
Today we are working at Moxy Ostbahnhof, a beautiful air conditioned location near Ostbahnhof with big desks, booths and available food/drinks.
**Cost:** There is no payment required, but it is common courtesy to buy drinks or something from the people providing the space.
If you want to chit chat with out coworkers, please check out our Telegram channel: **[https://spam-destroyer.com/check/jelly](https://spam-destroyer.com/check/jelly)**
š“ Tired of working by yourself?
š”ļø Too hot to work at home?
š« Do the contents of your fridge, or housework, distract you while working from home?
š» Come join other freelancers and remote workers for coworking!
āļø There are no membership requirements, free WiFi, some power sockets, a large desk, some affordable coffee, toasted sandwiches and drinks!
ā° We'll be there from 11:00, but feel free to stop by any time. The venue is open in the morning too.
⢠DO WE HAVE PERMISSION? ā¢
Yes, we have permission to use the hotel as a coworking spot. So long as we are paying customers, they are happy for us to use their location for coworking between the hours of 11:00 to 17:00. They're sometimes (but not always) quite busy and short on tables and chairs outside of those hours.
⢠WHAT TO BRING ā¢
Whatever you need to work on your own project / tasks :)
⢠QUESTIONS? ā¢
Join our Telegram chat group to ask any questions:
[https://spam-destroyer.com/check/jelly](https://spam-destroyer.com/check/jelly)
⢠MORE EVENTS? ā¢
To have more events, we need more organisers. If you would like to help out, please get in touch [š](https://emojipedia.org/grinning-face/)
Data Privacy Events This Week
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OpenSpace Networthing - Vibe Coding & AI
At OpenSpace Networthing entrepreneurs from diverse disciplines, industries and nations meet to collaboratively develop solutions for challenges presented by participants.
This month we will dive deeper into building digital products with Vibe Coding & AI with Varun Jain. We are building a networking-App: The "Tinder for Entrepreneurs"
If you want to offer a workshop or present a topic for our members, write an email to
alejandro.wagner@mlp.de
Entrance is free! Bring in your expertise instead.
Sunday Hangout With Clothing Swap
This Sunday it's time for another clothes swap, at the wonderful Prince Peach.
Have some cake, swap some clothes, and have a lovely Sunday afternoon with us.
šø Entry is free, but make sure to get a [donation based ticket ](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/queer-sunday-hangout-with-closing-swap-tickets-1553198451379?aff=oddtdtcreator)before the event! You can find them in our bio.
ā³ļøThe event is from 14.00 to 18.00
š Bring up to 10 items of clothing to swap with the other queers
āļøš° There will be vegan beverages and deserts for sale
āļøThere will also be other social activities
See you there!
Humboldthain Pool: 30 min swim š š š
Join Us for a Morning Swim at Humboldthain Outdoor Pool!
Hey everyone,
We are doing another relaxed swim meet-up at Humboldthain outdoor swimming pool, and I'd love for you to join! We'll be gathering for a casual 30-minute swim - nothing competitive, just a chance to enjoy the water and start the day on a refreshing note.
Afterwards, if you're up for it, we can go to a nearby cafe for a coffee and chat, but no pressure - totally optional!
š **Bring**
- ID/passport (mandatory, checked by the pool staff) !!!
- swimsuit
- towel
- 1 Euro coin (for a locker)
- ticket is around ā¬5.50 (buy online or at the pool)
**RSVP**
Please un-RSVP ā if you cannot come! Otherwise we would unnecessarily wait for people to never show up.
š**Where**
At the pool entrance (see the map pin) and wait for 15 min for people to gather. You need to enter Humboldthain park.
š **Pool tickets**
[https://www.berlinerbaeder.de/baeder/detail/sommerbad-humboldthain/](https://www.berlinerbaeder.de/baeder/detail/sommerbad-humboldthain/)
ā **Coffee**
A wonderful coffee shop a few minutes away from the pool
[https://maps.app.goo.gl/os3WHTSfYzbDyKQh7?g_st=ac](https://maps.app.goo.gl/os3WHTSfYzbDyKQh7?g_st=ac)
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Berlin Book Swap in the Park - BYOB (book, blanket, beverage) weather depending!
The one nice new feature that lockdown gave us -- picnic swap!
Bring books to swap, a blanket to sit on, and beverages of your choice! Let's enjoy the brief Berlin Summer at beautiful Monbijou park on the Spree.
WEATHER DEPENDENT - if it rains we will reschedule so keep an eye out.
**_And here's our usual description -_**
The "classic" bookswap is simple - we meet in a cafƩ, you bring the book(s) you want to share, put them on the table, leaf through and discuss the books that others brought and, at the end of the evening, take a new-to-you-book home! Books/happiness shared are books/happiness multiplied!
ā©This is a great way to give books a new home and make room for new books: that book you feel guilty for not having read even though it's been sitting on your bedside table for the last 5 years, the book you liked but didn't love, the book you loved so much you want everyone to read it, the book you somehow own three copies of, that book you absolutely hated even though everyone else loves it, etc., etc., etc....ā©And chances are high you'll go home with an alluring stranger you never would have thought of reading before (OR that book you've been lusting after for years but never enough to actually buy!).
ā©**GROUP EXPECTATIONS for PLEASANT SWAPPING**
ā©ā¢ Please bring a book!ā©Some people bring more than one, and the organizers usually have a handful, but if everybody ends up not bringing a book, we have nothing to swap, except stories. But we won't chase you away if you're empty handed.
ā©ā¢ Books stay on the table, open for sharing, until you are ready to leave so everyone can have a fair look
ā©See a book you like? Please put your name down as a candidate to take it home (we provide sticky notes!), and wait to see if anybody else is interested before snapping it up, as in, please wait until you are leaving. One of the key aspects of the swap is getting exposed to books outside of our library bubble, so it's important to keep the books as open to sharing as possible.ā©If two or more people want the only copy of a book, talk it over. Maybe you can swap contact info to share the book one after the other. Or maybe it turns out one of you isn't that interested, or has found another book instead. Or one of you REALLY wants to read it. The best part: now you have found somebody whose taste you can really admire.
ā©We consider it poor form to walk away with a book with several names on it without letting the others know.
ā©Also, don't be shy! Don't shy away from a book because there's already a name on it, and feel free to put your name on as many books as you want. We're more generous than just bring-one-take-one.
ā©ā¢ Book Swap is 10 times better than a Book Club because you can talk about ALL the books instead of just one!ā©Half the fun of Book Swap is swapping recommendations for reads that aren't even on the table. The other half is meeting other great readers. Another half is taking home that new book!
ā©ā¢ NO POLITICS. (please.)ā©Unless you're talking about a book.ā©It's Friday night. Let's leave current events at the office for once, please.ā©Please respect this space as first and foremost a community for connecting readers over their love of books and reading, stories, and narratives of all sorts. Please be respectful of tastes and opinions.ā©If something is bothering you, please reach out to the organisers, and we'll do our best to solve it.
ā©ā¢ Don't expect your book back: if you love it, let it goā©In spirit, this is an opportunity to share=lend books among peers. In practice, this is more of a book-giveaway. It is NEVER guaranteed you will get your book back, even with your name and email inside the book with a "Please Return." If you're really serious, it's best to get the borrower's contact info and prod them for it. Note: our staunch "Regulars" are significantly more likely to come back with the book if you ask them (and you have to come back too!). On the other hand, some books keep coming back like bad pennies.ā©ā©ā¢ Major LANGUAGES (and genres) of this meetupā©English, German, French, Spanish; Fiction, Non-Fiction, Serious Reading, Light Fun, Everything!
ā©On average I think it's 60% English, 40% German, and 10% French/Spanish; usually 80% fiction, but the mix is different every time. One of the best compliments the group has received is the consistently high quality of reading material on the table. We have "classics," we have celebrity book club books, Krimis, Booker winners, and everything in between. You never know who can read what languages, and there's no accounting for taste.
ā©We are a delightful and international group of readers.ā©We look forward to swapping with you!
German, English, Spanish, Coffe A2-C2, Bring 2 German Friend get 1Drink, ur Ex..
Meet, Match, MoveOn and Manage or Master
Why Meet 1)Meet new People Culture Languages.
2)Not Match Romance, Political Views nor Religion, only Respect and Joy
3) Moveon, advance with your level, goals, and especially share and try Rotate the groups and let others participate a bit.
4) Master the challenges, and Manage to give a Like or appreciate the meetups!!
**Thematic** or small Concept: Manage to Bring 2 German Friends and you get a Drink. if you bring your Ex Partner + 2 German friends =2 drinks = thats the Challenge and the Attitude of 2026
Sip Happens! Saturday Social @ Birgit š
Meet up and join other people at the biggest meetup event in Berlin this Saturday!
Whether you're a long-time resident or just traveling through, come and meet new people to have fun, make new friends and enjoy your Saturday evening in a **safe and welcoming** environment at one of Berlins fantastic locations. You can **pick up pizza at the venue** and/or stay with and party on the dance floors all night long!
**IMPORTANT: AFTER 21:00 Birgit turns into club, so there is a charge of ā¬15 to enter the venue or you may be refused entry by the people on the door, BUT if you arrive before then you can stay the whole night for FREE!!!**
**ONLY CARDS**
**FIND US BY LOOKING OUT FOR THE SIGNS ON THE TABLES!!**
We always have several organisers there (male and female), so come say hello to us! We care to make sure that everyone enjoys themselves and we have **no tolerance for bad behaviour or creepiness.**
Looking forward to seeing you there!
**Follow us on Insta:** https://www.instagram.com/siphappens.berlin/
**Join us on Telegram:** t.me/siphappens_berlin
**š Other important notes:**
\- šø The locations we visit are bars and clubs\, they are businesses and we are able to keep these events free ONLY if people buy drinks\. Please respect the locations and the event by making purchases
\- š¦¹āāļø Remember to keep an eye on your belongings and prioritize your own well\-being\. We are not responsible for any lost items or personal issues\.
\- š· By attending our events\, you consent to being photographed or filmed\. Photos and videos taken during the events may be shared on our social media\. If you do not wish to appear in the photos or if you appear in a photo that we post that you would like removed\, please send us a private message as soon as possible on Instagram \(@siphappens\.berlin\)
When To Use AI, When Not To: Real Decisions Your Team Faces
**This event is taking place online.**
You know AI is shifting how work happens. But where does it fit in *your* team? Maybe you're using it somewhere and not sure it's working. Maybe you've held back because you're not confident. Maybe you can't agree on when to use it. Welcome to an honest decision-making conversation.
17:00 ā Intro
17:05 ā When do you use AI, when not? (In your teams, right now)
What's missing to decide well together?
17:15 ā Simple frameworks for making these choices
17:30 ā Examples and take-aways
17:45 ā Questions and wrap-up
This is the second session in our series. We'll test some decision-making frameworks together and learn what actually helps your team choose clearly, because the best decisions come in good company.
Facilitator: Anca Trif
Language: English
Capacity: 10 attendees
**Join Here**: https://meet.google.com/gmp-ywbd-qqm
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Microsoft Build - Columbus Edition!
We are bringing Microsoft Build sessions to Columbus Ohio!
The Central Ohio Azure Meetup and Central Ohio .NET Developer's Group (CONDG) are coming together to bring some of the labs and breakouts from Microsoft Build to your backyard. In this free, 1 day event, you are going to Build stuff with us!
And yes, there will be free food.
Please RSVP via [Microsoft Build //localhost:columbus | Microsoft Reactor](https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/reactor/events/27247/).
Columbus Bitcoin Social Meetup
*Sorry for the 2 month break but I had to deal with some family member health issues, but we are now back!!*
**LOCATION - THE DAILY GROWLER -**
**2812 Fishinger Rd, Upper Arlington, OH 43221**
Over the years, weāve heard two requests constantly:
1. A place that was quieter and possibly private.
2. āI wish they accepted Bitcoin.ā
Weāve finally found a solution to these requests with The Daily Growler. Weāll have access to their private room, and youāll be able to pay your tab with Bitcoin.
Join us for a fun and relaxed social event! Enjoy delicious food and drinks as we chat about the latest news in the Bitcoin world. Everyone is welcome, whether you're looking for guidance, have questions, or just want to meet like-minded people. These social evenings are a great opportunity to make new friends and enhance your experience at the larger events throughout the year. We look forward to seeing you there!
PSA: If the attendee RSVP seems low, keep in mind that most of our attendees come from X and not [meetup.com.](http://meetup.com./) You are welcome to come and become a part of our online community.
Recordings of past guest speakers are available on our YouTube channel
[https://www.youtube.com/@columbusbitcoin](https://www.youtube.com/@columbusbitcoin)
Columbus Museum of Art, Free Admission Sundays
Letās meet and wander the galleries! General admission on Sundays is free.
Drunken Philosophy: Where Is Everybody? The Fermi Paradox and the Great Filter
Welcome to Drunken Philosophy, a casual, curious, social discussion club. Come grab a drink and a seat at The Oracle.
**Optional topic for this meetup: Where is everybody?**
In 1950 the physicist Enrico Fermi was talking about aliens over lunch and asked a question that still has not gone away: if the universe is so vast and so old, and even a fraction of those billions of stars have planets, where is everyone? By the numbers the galaxy should be crowded with civilizations. Instead we look up and hear silence. That gap between "they should be everywhere" and "we see no one" is the Fermi Paradox.
One of the most unsettling answers is the idea of a **Great Filter**: somewhere on the road from dead chemistry to a galaxy-spanning civilization, there is at least one step that is almost impossible to get past. Maybe the filter is behind us. Maybe life starting at all, or simple cells becoming complex, or intelligence ever evolving, is the freak accident, and we already cleared the hard part. Or maybe the filter is ahead of us, and advanced civilizations reliably wipe themselves out before they spread.
Here is the part that messes with people. If we ever found life somewhere else, even pond scum on Mars, most people would call it the greatest discovery in history. But it might be the worst possible news. It would mean life is common, the early steps are easy, and the hard step is still in front of us. So the eerie silence overhead might actually be the best sign we could ask for.
**Questions to wrestle with:**
* Is it better to be alone? Would you rather we find alien life and learn we are not special, or find nothing and quietly improve our odds of surviving?
* Where do you bet the filter sits, behind us or ahead of us, and why?
* If it is ahead of us, what is it? Nuclear war, climate collapse, AI, something we cannot even picture yet? And can we do anything about a filter we cannot see coming?
* Two principles pull opposite ways here. The principle of mediocrity (the Copernican principle, Sagan's "no privileged place in the universe") says we are ordinary, so what happened on Earth probably happened everywhere, which makes the silence scream louder. The anthropic principle says of course we find ourselves somewhere life was possible, since we could not observe anything else, so our being here may say almost nothing about how common life is. Which lens do you trust, and does the silence still demand an answer once you account for observer selection?
* And if we did confirm life out there and had to accept we are not special, what would that do to belief in a higher power, and would shedding (or keeping) that belief help or hurt our odds of pulling together as one species?
* Does any of this change how you live, or how humanity should be spending its time and money right now?
As always the prompt is optional. Come for the conversation, stay for the drinks, and bring your own questions.
Columbus Virtual Speed Dating on Zoom
# š Zoom Speed Dating: Columbus Singles, One Night
_An evening of face-to-face Zoom rounds, Columbus singles your speed, and your matches landing in your inbox by morning._
**How it all works:**
1. Sign up and answer a few quick personality questions
2. Hop onto Zoom right as we kick off
3. Chat one-on-one through guided rounds
4. Wake up to your mutual matches in your inbox
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**Pick your group below and you're in:**
š **Ages 18-32** ā [Grab your spot](https://theliveround.com/product?productId=574&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=Columbus&groupurlname=cityscape-navigators-park-orienteering-team&ar=18-32&face_v=9.0)
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š **Ages 40-58** ā [Grab your spot](https://theliveround.com/product?productId=574&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=Columbus&groupurlname=cityscape-navigators-park-orienteering-team&ar=40-58&face_v=9.0)
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