TEiP HALLOWEEN PARTY • PORTOBELLO | Thought Experiments in Public

THOUGHT EXPERIMENTS IN PUBLIC (TEiP) A different kind of "party"....

In the UK, Halloween is often associated with tacky excess, frightening bloodstained costumes, and drunken revelry.

I grew up with a different kind of Halloween because I went to an American school. The general vibe was **creativity, comedy, and an excuse for a whole community celebration.**

We had a costume parade that everyone, even the teachers, participated in. The costumes were mostly home made, tending towards silliness rather than horror. For example, one year a group of students made enormous Pac-Man costumes out of cardboard and used the school corridors to enact a life-sized game of Pac-Man.

It was a fun way to bring everyone together and brighten up rapidly darkening October.

So I'd like to bring a similar creative, friendly spirit to this special episode of TEiP.

As ever, **the aim** of the evening will be to have open-minded, thought-provoking conversations with fellow humans, so we'll use the tried and tested TEiP format for the majority of the night (see below for details).

**The theme will be "DARKNESS", which we will explore by way of three original thought experiments** (tiny stories that spark big questions) posted in the comments on the day of the event.

There may be a few twists, and there will definitely be some **(optional) games and Halloween-y activities afterwards**.

**Dressing up is encouraged, though entirely optional.** We will have a **friendly costume competition** with points awarded for:

* originality * homemade components * comedy

So think less generic blood-drenched plastic and more repurposed packaging. (I will share some inspo in a [Substack post](https://bonnyastor.substack.com/) in the next week or two)