podcast – The Methods of Rationality Podcast
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56 – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Part 6, Constrained Optimization
Fear the Reaper, but don’t let it consume you   Original Text Continue reading
55 – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Part 5
The unforgiven   Original Text Continue reading
54 – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Part 4
A fulfillment of Doom   Original Text Continue reading
52 & 53 – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Parts 2 & 3
Into the mouth of madness   Original Text   Continue reading
51 – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Part 1
Preludes and preparations   Original Text   Continue reading
No New Episode – The Server Monk’s Prayer
The Server Monk’s Prayer, from Sean Kennedy’s “Tales of the Afternow”, read by Drake Walker. Did some quick googling after this was recorded and found: iTunes has been around since 2001. However podcasting did not become a thing until 2004. iTunes added podcast support in June 2005. Tales from the… Continue reading
50 – Self Centeredness
You cannot simply say “Light”, you must discern what Light is   Original Text   Continue reading
49 – Prior Information
Elementary, my dear Potter   Original Text   Continue reading
48 – Utilitarian Priorities
Yes, The Lion King is a horror movie of relentless cannibalistic atrocity   Original Text   Continue reading
47b – Personhood Theory, part 2
Breaking the cycle of vengeance. Maybe.   Celebratory Trailer Original Text   Continue reading
47a – Personhood Theory, part 1
The poison in Slytherin House   Original Text   Continue reading
46 – Humanism, Part 4
Secrets, secrets, and more secrets   Original Text Continue reading
45 – Humanism, Part 3
EXPECTO PATRONUM   This art cannot go unshared (spoiler for this chapter) Original Text Continue reading
44 – Humanism, Part 2
The Dementation of Harry Potter   How do you pronounce “Accio”? Original Text   Continue reading
43 – Humanism, Part 1
The Day The Dementor Came To Hogwarts   Original Text   Continue reading
41 & 42 – Frontal Override & Courage
Sometimes you need to become a villain to force redemption. Are you more concerned with results, or how others will remember you?   Original Text     Continue reading
40 – Pretending To Be Wise, Part 2
On afterlives, and the wizards who think they believe in them   Original Text   Continue reading
39 – Pretending To Be Wise, Part 1
Speculation on motivations, both present and past   Hugo Awards Info Original Text   Continue reading
37 & 38 – Interlude: Crossing The Boundary & The Cardinal Sin
Encounters at Platform 9 3/4   Original Text   Continue reading
36 – Status Differentials
Guess who’s coming to dinner?   Original Text   Continue reading
35b – Coordination Problems, Part 3
A new player reveals himself on the game board   Original Text   Continue reading
35a – Coordination Problems, Part 3
E Pluribus Unum is one of the strongest spells of all   Original Text   Continue reading
34 – Coordination Problems, Part 2
Wherein everything goes according to plan. Someone’s plan, anyway.   Original Text   Continue reading
33 – Coordination Problems, Part 1
Descent into the Lair of Madness (32 was the Xmas Interlude chapter)   Original Text   Continue reading
31 – Working In Groups, Part 2
Applying the Methods to real life   Original Text     Continue reading
Xmas Interlude (32) – Personal Financial Management
You’re a mean one, Mister Grinch   Original Text   Continue reading
30 – Working In Groups, Part 1
Three armies enter The Forest. One army leaves.   Original Text   Continue reading
29b – Egocentric Bias, part 2
Plots and Allies   Original Text   Continue reading
28b & 29a – Reductionism, part 2 & Egocentric Bias, part 1
Reclaiming your life story after it’s been subsumed into Harry’s narrative   Original Text   Continue reading
28a – Reductionism, part 1
The Map is not the Territory   Stephen Colbert’s interview of Neil deGrasse Tyson: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXh9RQCvxmg Original Text   Continue reading
No New Episode – Thanksgiving 2011
The podcast is taking a week off for the Thanksgiving holiday. We will return to regular weekly episodes next week.   Sphere of Stars   Continue reading
27b – Empathy, part 2
Hell is a place on earth   Original Text   Continue reading
27a – Empathy, part 1
Visiting the sins of the fathers upon the sons   Original Text   Continue reading
26 – Noticing Confusion
It’s so cute when they think they’re people   Original Text   Continue reading
25 – Hold Off on Proposing Solutions
Friendship is magic… right?   Original Text   Continue reading
24 – Machiavellian Intelligence Hypothesis
His friends shall be his enemies, and his enemies shall be his friends   Original Text   Continue reading
23 – Belief in Belief
EBe cautious when destroying everything that gives someone’s life a purpose   Original Text   Continue reading
22b – The Scientific Method, part 2
In the right story, one moment of True Curiosity can be as redemptive as one moment of True Love   Original Text   Continue reading
21b & 22a – Rationalization, part 2 & The Scientific Method, part 1
Stand back, Harry’s going to try Science!   Original Text     Continue reading
21a – Rationalization, part 1
The first meeting of the Bayesian Conspiracy   Original Text   Continue reading
20 – Bayes’s Theorem
Because if YOU were Lord Voldemort, YOU would have horcruxed the Pioneer plaque   Original Text     Continue reading
19b – Delayed Gratification, part 2
Learning to lose   Original Text   Continue reading
19a – Delayed Gratification, part 1
Quirrell reveals some of his past history   Original Text   Continue reading
18b – Dominance Hierarchies, part 2
Potter vs Snape: Round 2. FIGHT!! (tagteam with Dumbledore!)   Original Text   Continue reading
18a – Dominance Hierarchies, part 1
Potter vs Snape: Round 1. FIGHT!   Original Text     Continue reading
17b – Locating the Hypothesis, part 2
Called to Dumbledore’s office to receive is his father’s rock   Original Text     Continue reading
17a – Locating the Hypothesis, part 1
Because if YOU had a Time Turner, YOU’d use it to factor in polynomial time too   Original Text   Continue reading
16 – Lateral Thinking
Minions; lessons in violence; and the most dangerous student in the classroom   Original Text     Continue reading
15 – Conscientiousness
Charms and Transfiguration classes; Hermione challenges Harry to a competition.   David Brin’s blog post in which the podcast gets a shout-out: http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2011/07/transparency-wars-continue-some-untold.html Original Text SFX: White Board   Continue reading
14 – The Unknown and the Unknowable
Quest loot! & seeing oneself from the outside can be illuminating   Original Text       Continue reading