podcast – The Methods of Rationality Podcast
512 episodes — Page 9 of 11
88 – Time Pressure, Part 1
A Troll in the Dungeons Original Text   Continue reading
The Sword of Good, part two
The scream that had to be stopped at all costs Original Text Continue reading
The Sword of Good, part one
Fragments of a novel that would never be written Original Text Continue reading
87b – Hedonic Awareness
How Not To Talk To Girls Original Text Continue reading
87a – Hedonic Awareness
Normalizing relations Original Text   Continue reading
86e – Multiple Hypothesis Testing
Ambivalent loyalties Original Text   Continue reading
86d – Multiple Hypothesis Testing
It’s ALWAYS the Defense Professor Original Text   Continue reading
86c – Multiple Hypothesis Testing
Mad-Eye Moody Tests Harry Original Text   Continue reading
86b – Multiple Hypothesis Testing
The hard part is actually changing your mind Original Text Continue reading
86a – Multiple Hypothesis Testing
Bayesian Calculations (for more on Bayes’ Theorem, see today’s production notes) Original Text   Continue reading
85b – Taboo Tradeoffs, Aftermath 3: Distance
Sometimes there are no second chances Original Text   Continue reading
84c & 85a – Taboo Tradeoffs, Aftermath 2 & Aftermath 3: Distance
Motivations for actions Original Text   Continue reading
84b – Taboo Tradeoffs, Aftermath 2
More details of Quirrell’s past Original Text Continue reading
83 & 84a – Taboo Tradeoffs, Aftermath 1 & 2
Self-doubt Original Text Continue reading
82 – Taboo Tradeoffs, Final
The value of a life Original Text   Continue reading
81 – Taboo Tradeoffs Part 3
Blood for blood, and gold for blood Original Text   Continue reading
80 – Taboo Tradeoffs Part 2: The Horns Effect
The Trial of Hermione Granger Original Text   Continue reading
79b – Taboo Tradeoffs, Part 1
Tracking down leads Original Text   Continue reading
79a – Taboo Tradeoffs, Part 1
Preparing Hermione’s Defense Original Text   Continue reading
78c – Taboo Tradeoffs, Prelude: Cheating
Forced Moves Original Text   Continue reading
78b – Taboo Tradeoffs, Prelude: Cheating
The secret of Potions Inventory (from the Strange Horizon’s podcast) Original Text Continue reading
78a – Taboo Tradeoffs, Prelude: Cheating
The parents of Hogwarts demand to know what the fiddly-snocks is going on there Original Text Continue reading
77b – Self Actualization, Aftermaths: Surface Appearances
The Groundhog Day Attack Original Text   Continue reading
77a – Self Actualization, Aftermaths: Surface Appearances
The Phoenix’s Price Original Text Continue reading
Omake: Welcome To The Real World
A Very Neo Christmas Original Text   Continue reading
76 – Interlude with the Confessor: Sunk Costs
New perspectives on old ghosts Original Text   Continue reading
75 – Self Actualization Final, Responsibility
Moral Codes for Heroes and Gods Original Text Continue reading
74b – Self Actualization, Part 9, Escalation of Conflicts
On rituals and consequences Original Text Continue reading
74a – Self Actualization, Part 9, Escalation of Conflicts
Taking it up to 11 Original Text Continue reading
Omake: Rationalist Hamlet
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Regular shows resume next week. Original Text Full Tragedy of Hamlet and the Philosopher’s Stone. Continue reading
73 – Self Actualization, Part 8, The Sacred and the Mundane
Hidden Allies   Original Text Continue reading
72b – Self Actualization, Part 7, Plausible Deniability
Preparing for the next war   Original Text   Continue reading
72a – Self Actualization, Part 7, Plausible Deniability
Boss Fight   Original Text   Continue reading
71 – Self Actualization, Part 6
Looking for trouble   Original Text   Continue reading
70 – Self Actualization, Part 5
Protesting the Headmaster   Original Text Continue reading
69 – Self Actualization, Part 4
The Society for the Promotion of Heroic Equality for Witches is born   Original Text   Continue reading
68 – Self Actualization, Part 3
Trapped in Harry’s shadow   Original Text Continue reading
67 – Self Actualization, Part 2
Chaos reigns in the upper reaches of Hogwarts Today is Petrov Day. Happy Petrov Day!   Original Text Continue reading
66 – Self Actualization, Part 1
When in a hole, first stop digging.   Original Text Continue reading
65 – Contagious Lies
Escape Routes   Original Text   Continue reading
64 – Omake: Lord of the Rationality
I’m at WorldCon over the Labor Day weekend, so there’s not really a new episode today. However I did record the first of the Alternative Parallels from Chapter 64. Regular episodes will resume next week.   Original Text   Continue reading
63c – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Aftermaths
Introspection   Original Text Continue reading
63b – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Aftermaths
Exercises in futility   Original Text   Continue reading
63a – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Aftermaths
Unforeseen consequences Original Text Continue reading
62 – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Final
Precautionary measures are taken Original Text   Continue reading
61 – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Part 11, Secrecy and Openness
The After Action Review   Original Text Continue reading
60 – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Part 10
An Interview In Isolation   Original Text Continue reading
59 – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Part 9, Curiosity
Science – It’s a lot more difficult than waving a wand, but it works when wands fail, just like if a broom failed you could still try riding a rocket   Original Text   Continue reading
58 – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Part 8, Constrained Cognition
The Escape   If you haven’t seen Army of Darkness yet, you now have weekend plans. It’s great fun, and runs at just an hour and 15 minutes. Here’s a clip of the scene containing the quoted line. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFriRcIwqNU Original Text Continue reading
57 – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Part 7, Constrained Cognition
Staring down Death   Original Text Continue reading