Mox /mäks/

noun

1. Abbreviation for moxie: energy and pep, or courage and determination.

2. Rare artifacts in Magic: the Gathering, among the most powerful in the game.

3. Atypical acronym for Mixture Of eXperts, a modern machine learning technique.

4. A coworking & events space in San Francisco, on 1680 Mission Street

A gathering place for

Startups living in the future
EAs, and other doers of good
AI lab folks & their safety counterparts
Indie researchers and builders
Writers; artists; masters of craft

Mox offers

Space to work, learn, meet, and play
Desks and monitors aplenty
Industrial-grade wifi
Conference rooms and phone booths
Coffee, tea, and snacks

Become a member

Looking for a mission-driven space to work from? We offer coworking desks, private offices, and event space.

Apply for membership

We love everyone, but alas -- our capacity is limited, and membership is invite-only for now.

Host an event

Saturday, July 19

public

Revolutionist's Night: The Current Market Price for Animal Welfare is Zero

1:30 AM - 4:30 AM - Constance Li

Animal movement strategy discussion. We will go over the reading and break out into small groups at 7. Topic: "The Current Market Price for Animal Welfare is Zero", by Aaron Boddy. Currently the market doesn't value animal welfare. 1) Would it be possible to create a market for farmed animal well-being? 2) Would creating such a market work? What about the 2nd- or 3rd-order effects? https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/7jnRYbZmvf2ngGJG8/the-current-market-price-for-an

public

MTG Peasant Cube, with special guest Aaron Gertler

8 PM - 1 AM - Austin Chen

Come hang out and play magic while Aaron is in town! Location somewhat TBD, if we get 8 people we'll maybe do somewhere else besides my apartment. Peasant cube list here: https://cubecobra.com/cube/overview/41b2490a-d43a-451d-a521-a1513f338b91

Sunday, July 20

members

Blog Club

5 PM - 8 PM - Austin Chen

Come here and write about things that matter to you and get feedback!

Thursday, July 24

public

Asimov Press Issue 7 Launch Party and Trivia

2 AM - 5 AM - Xander Balwit

Join Asimov Press to celebrate our Issue 07 release! We'll have plenty of snacks and drinks, and will also do some biology trivia. Winning teams get free merch and books!

Friday, July 25

members

Mox Members' Dinner

1:30 AM - 3:30 AM - Rachel Shu

A weekly dinner for Mox members and plus ones. Come meet your fellow members and chill out :)

public

Cafe Calculate

2 AM - 5 AM - Alex Gajewski

A nighttime cafe for math and physics! Bring your own exercises; most of the time will be quiet work, but there will be breaks to chat and share topics! (Note: may be hosted at Mox, or at Alex's house - rsvp for updates.)

members

Schelling Coworking Day

5 PM - 3 AM - Rachel Shu

Schelling day for coworking at Mox. If you’re only going to come in one day this week, pick this one! All members are welcome to drop by, and to bring up to 2 friends to cowork :)

Sunday, July 27

private