
podcast – The Methods of Rationality Podcast
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109a – Reflections, Pt 1
Noitilov detalo partxe tnere hoc ruoy tu becafruoy ton wo hsi Original Text Continue reading
108c – The Truth, Pt 5, Answers and Riddles
Why Voldemort? Original Text Hey, I briefly appear in this music video parody a group of my friends made. :) Continue reading
108b – The Truth, Pt 5, Answers and Riddles
Plots upon plots Original Text Continue reading
108a – The Truth, Pt 5, Answers and Riddles
Origins Original Text Continue reading
106 & 107 – The Truth, Pt 3 & 4
Speed-running Dumbledore’sThird Floor Corridor Original Text Continue reading
105 – The Truth, Pt 2
Bargaining with the Devil Original Text Continue reading
104b – The Truth, Pt 1, Riddles and Answers
The Watcher in the Dark Original Text   Continue reading
104a – The Truth, Pt 1, Riddles and Answers
Thresholds Rationality: From AI to Zombies is available here Original Text Continue reading
Red Legacy, part 2
EMadness? This is Arkhipov! Original Text Continue reading
Red Legacy, part 1
ETrying to do science in a hostile environment. Original Text Continue reading
103 – Tests
Reality isn’t fair Original Text Continue reading
sam513 & Valuable Humans In Transit
Two stories by Sam Hughes. Sam Hughes writes and blogs at qntm.org, and may be best know for Ra. Note: I AM PUBLISHED!! Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, Feb 2015 issue. The story is “Red Legacy” on page 48. Some notes, as well as links to different e-formats, are over at my personal blog.… Continue reading
Essays 4
Strengths and Weaknesses Full Text: Your Strength as a Rationalist Universal Fire Fake Explanations Tsuyoku Naritai! (I Want To Become Stronger) Continue reading
Words of Love, Soft and Tender
Strange new creatures in the forest Original Text   Continue reading
Nineteen Neighty-Four (part 2 of 2)
Everything Falls Apart Hear more of Ginny’s singing here (see production notes for more details). Original Text Continue reading
Nineteen Neighty-Four (part 1 of 2)
Seeds of Insurrection As mentioned in the episode – Floornight, by nostalgebraist. Original Text Continue reading
Essays 3
The Measure of All Things The Worm Audiobook Project! Joy In The Merely Real complete text Mundane Magic complete text Thou Art Godshatter complete text Continue reading
Trust In God, or The Riddle of Kyon (part 2 of 2)
Forcing the Hand of God Original Text Continue reading
Trust In God, or The Riddle of Kyon (part 1 of 2)
An existential problem Original Text Continue reading
Bloopers
EScrewin’ up our lines. Warning: bad language, and juvenile humor. Continue reading
Voice Actors Panel
Recording of the Voice Actors Panel from MALcon 2014, with the voices of Hermione Granger, Severus Snape, and myself. Still no production notes this week. I finally got moved into the new house. Half the work is complete… Continue reading
102 – Caring
The Long Price Original Text Continue reading
Essays 2
On Gods – real and otherwise Religion’s Claim to be Non-Disprovable complete text An Alien God complete text Continue reading
Comes The Huntsman
Comes The Huntsman Original Text Rachael Acks blogs at katsudon.net. She was most recently published in LightSpeed’s Women Destroy Science Fiction issue. She is currently working on a short film she wrote the script for, here. ETA 7/23 11pm: It slipped my mind that this was a gift story, so there’s… Continue reading
The Study of Anglophysics, part 2 (of 2)
EThe Doom That Came to Adwellia Original Text Scott Alexander blogs at SlateStarCodex.com, and it’s still my favorite blog. Amazing insights, sharp humor, and excellent writing. Continue reading
The Study of Anglophysics, part 1 (of 2)
EThe Language of God Original Text Scott Alexander blogs at SlateStarCodex.com, and it’s currently my favorite blog. Amazing insights, sharp humor, and excellent writing. Continue reading
Three Dialogs
Original Texts: Use The Try Harder, Luke The Vulcan Your Vulcan Could Sound Like, If He Wasn’t Made of Straw The Last Temptation of Christ Continue reading
Earthfic
It’s not about people in 2026, or skinks, or Martians. And the dog does NOT talk. Original Text Earthfic was written by Alicorn. It can be found at her website, alicorn.elcenia.com, which contains quite a few works by Alicorn, all freely available. They include Luminosity a rationalist Twillight fanfic, and Elcenia an original fantasy fiction… Continue reading
Essays 1
And that’s why we have Methods of Rationality. Expecting Short Inferential Distances complete text Transhumanism as Simplified Humanism complete text Continue reading
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Zombie, part 2 (of 2)
In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war Original Text Continue reading
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Zombie, part 1 (of 2)
Hello Hermione my old friend Original Text Continue reading
101 – Precautionary Measures, Pt 2
Cold Equations Original Text Continue reading
100b – Precautionary Measures, Pt 1
Everyone who is supposed to protect you is crazy, and you can’t ever rely on them to get anything right. Original Text Continue reading
99 & 100a – Roles, Aftermath & Precautionary Measures, Pt 1
The Forbidden Forest is forbidden for a reason Original Text Continue reading
Three Worlds Collide – Part 8 (of 8)
EEpilogue: Atonement Original Text   Continue reading
Three Worlds Collide – Part 6 & 7 (of 8)
ENormal Ending: Last Tears & True Ending: Sacrificial Fire Original Text Continue reading
Three Worlds Collide – Part 5 (of 8)
EThree Worlds Decide Original Text Continue reading
Three Worlds Collide – Part 4 (of 8)
EInterlude with the Confessor Original Text Continue reading
Three Worlds Collide – Part 3 (of 8)
EThe Super Happy People Original Text Continue reading
Three Worlds Collide – Part 2 (of 8)
EWar and/or Peace Original Text Continue reading
Three Worlds Collide – Part 1 (of 8)
EThe Baby-Eating Aliens Original Text Continue reading
98 – Roles, Final
The Hogwarts Coup Original Text Continue reading
97 – Roles, Part 8
Crossing Lines Original Text Continue reading
96 – Roles, Part 7
Not alone Original Text Continue reading
95 – Roles, Part 6
On Caring Original Text Continue reading
94 – Roles, Part 5
Destroying your enemy’s ability to make war Original Text Continue reading
92 & 93 – Roles, Part 3 & 4
Neglected Allies Original Text Continue reading
91 – Roles, Part 2
The Vigil, continued Original Text Continue reading
90 – Roles, Part 1
The Vigil Original Text Continue reading
89 – Time Pressure, Part 2
The third most perfect killing machine in all nature Original Text Continue reading