podcast – The Methods of Rationality Podcast

91 – Roles, Part 2

21 Aug 2013

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The Vigil, continued Original Text Continue reading

90 – Roles, Part 1

07 Aug 2013

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The Vigil Original Text Continue reading

89 – Time Pressure, Part 2

24 Jul 2013

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The third most perfect killing machine in all nature Original Text Continue reading

88 – Time Pressure, Part 1

10 Jul 2013

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A Troll in the Dungeons Original Text   Continue reading

The Sword of Good, part two

26 Jun 2013

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The scream that had to be stopped at all costs Original Text Continue reading

The Sword of Good, part one

12 Jun 2013

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Fragments of a novel that would never be written Original Text Continue reading

87b – Hedonic Awareness

29 May 2013

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How Not To Talk To Girls Original Text Continue reading

87a – Hedonic Awareness

15 May 2013

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Normalizing relations Original Text   Continue reading

86e – Multiple Hypothesis Testing

08 May 2013

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Ambivalent loyalties Original Text   Continue reading

86d – Multiple Hypothesis Testing

01 May 2013

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It’s ALWAYS the Defense Professor Original Text   Continue reading

86c – Multiple Hypothesis Testing

24 Apr 2013

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Mad-Eye Moody Tests Harry Original Text   Continue reading

86b – Multiple Hypothesis Testing

17 Apr 2013

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The hard part is actually changing your mind Original Text Continue reading

86a – Multiple Hypothesis Testing

10 Apr 2013

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Bayesian Calculations (for more on Bayes’ Theorem, see today’s production notes) Original Text   Continue reading

85b – Taboo Tradeoffs, Aftermath 3: Distance

03 Apr 2013

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Sometimes there are no second chances Original Text   Continue reading

84c & 85a – Taboo Tradeoffs, Aftermath 2 & Aftermath 3: Distance

27 Mar 2013

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Motivations for actions Original Text   Continue reading

84b – Taboo Tradeoffs, Aftermath 2

20 Mar 2013

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More details of Quirrell’s past Original Text Continue reading

83 & 84a – Taboo Tradeoffs, Aftermath 1 & 2

13 Mar 2013

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Self-doubt Original Text Continue reading

82 – Taboo Tradeoffs, Final

06 Mar 2013

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The value of a life Original Text   Continue reading

81 – Taboo Tradeoffs Part 3

27 Feb 2013

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Blood for blood, and gold for blood Original Text   Continue reading

80 – Taboo Tradeoffs Part 2: The Horns Effect

20 Feb 2013

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The Trial of Hermione Granger Original Text   Continue reading

79b – Taboo Tradeoffs, Part 1

13 Feb 2013

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Tracking down leads Original Text   Continue reading

79a – Taboo Tradeoffs, Part 1

06 Feb 2013

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Preparing Hermione’s Defense Original Text   Continue reading

78c – Taboo Tradeoffs, Prelude: Cheating

30 Jan 2013

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Forced Moves Original Text   Continue reading

78b – Taboo Tradeoffs, Prelude: Cheating

23 Jan 2013

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The secret of Potions Inventory (from the Strange Horizon’s podcast) Original Text Continue reading

78a – Taboo Tradeoffs, Prelude: Cheating

16 Jan 2013

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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

09 Jan 2013

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The Groundhog Day Attack Original Text   Continue reading

77a – Self Actualization, Aftermaths: Surface Appearances

02 Jan 2013

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The Phoenix’s Price Original Text Continue reading

Omake: Welcome To The Real World

26 Dec 2012

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A Very Neo Christmas Original Text   Continue reading

76 – Interlude with the Confessor: Sunk Costs

19 Dec 2012

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New perspectives on old ghosts Original Text   Continue reading

75 – Self Actualization Final, Responsibility

12 Dec 2012

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Moral Codes for Heroes and Gods Original Text Continue reading

74b – Self Actualization, Part 9, Escalation of Conflicts

05 Dec 2012

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On rituals and consequences Original Text Continue reading

74a – Self Actualization, Part 9, Escalation of Conflicts

28 Nov 2012

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Taking it up to 11 Original Text Continue reading

Omake: Rationalist Hamlet

21 Nov 2012

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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

14 Nov 2012

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Hidden Allies   Original Text Continue reading

72b – Self Actualization, Part 7, Plausible Deniability

07 Nov 2012

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Preparing for the next war   Original Text   Continue reading

72a – Self Actualization, Part 7, Plausible Deniability

31 Oct 2012

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Boss Fight   Original Text   Continue reading

71 – Self Actualization, Part 6

24 Oct 2012

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Looking for trouble   Original Text   Continue reading

70 – Self Actualization, Part 5

17 Oct 2012

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Protesting the Headmaster   Original Text Continue reading

69 – Self Actualization, Part 4

10 Oct 2012

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The Society for the Promotion of Heroic Equality for Witches is born   Original Text   Continue reading

68 – Self Actualization, Part 3

03 Oct 2012

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Trapped in Harry’s shadow   Original Text Continue reading

67 – Self Actualization, Part 2

26 Sep 2012

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Chaos reigns in the upper reaches of Hogwarts Today is Petrov Day. Happy Petrov Day!   Original Text Continue reading

66 – Self Actualization, Part 1

19 Sep 2012

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When in a hole, first stop digging.   Original Text Continue reading

65 – Contagious Lies

12 Sep 2012

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Escape Routes   Original Text   Continue reading

64 – Omake: Lord of the Rationality

05 Sep 2012

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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 ...

63c – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Aftermaths

29 Aug 2012

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Introspection   Original Text Continue reading

63b – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Aftermaths

22 Aug 2012

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Exercises in futility   Original Text   Continue reading

63a – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Aftermaths

15 Aug 2012

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Unforeseen consequences Original Text Continue reading

62 – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Final

08 Aug 2012

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Precautionary measures are taken Original Text   Continue reading

61 – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Part 11, Secrecy and Openness

01 Aug 2012

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The After Action Review   Original Text Continue reading

60 – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Part 10

25 Jul 2012

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An Interview In Isolation   Original Text Continue reading

59 – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Part 9, Curiosity

18 Jul 2012

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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 rid...

58 – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Part 8, Constrained Cognition

11 Jul 2012

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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 mi...

57 – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Part 7, Constrained Cognition

27 Jun 2012

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Staring down Death   Original Text Continue reading

56 – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Part 6, Constrained Optimization

20 Jun 2012

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Fear the Reaper, but don’t let it consume you   Original Text Continue reading

55 – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Part 5

13 Jun 2012

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The unforgiven   Original Text Continue reading

54 – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Part 4

06 Jun 2012

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A fulfillment of Doom   Original Text Continue reading

52 & 53 – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Parts 2 & 3

30 May 2012

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Into the mouth of madness   Original Text   Continue reading

51 – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Part 1

23 May 2012

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Preludes and preparations   Original Text   Continue reading

No New Episode – The Server Monk’s Prayer

17 May 2012

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The Server Monk’s Prayer, from Sean Kennedy’s “Tales of the Afternow”, read by Drake Walker. Did some quick googling after thi...

50 – Self Centeredness

09 May 2012

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You cannot simply say “Light”, you must discern what Light is   Original Text   Continue reading

49 – Prior Information

02 May 2012

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Elementary, my dear Potter   Original Text   Continue reading

48 – Utilitarian Priorities

25 Apr 2012

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Yes, The Lion King is a horror movie of relentless cannibalistic atrocity   Original Text   Continue reading

47b – Personhood Theory, part 2

19 Apr 2012

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Breaking the cycle of vengeance. Maybe.   Celebratory Trailer Original Text   Continue reading

47a – Personhood Theory, part 1

12 Apr 2012

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The poison in Slytherin House   Original Text   Continue reading

46 – Humanism, Part 4

05 Apr 2012

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Secrets, secrets, and more secrets   Original Text Continue reading

45 – Humanism, Part 3

28 Mar 2012

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EXPECTO PATRONUM   This art cannot go unshared (spoiler for this chapter) Original Text Continue reading

44 – Humanism, Part 2

21 Mar 2012

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The Dementation of Harry Potter   How do you pronounce “Accio”? Original Text   Continue reading

43 – Humanism, Part 1

14 Mar 2012

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The Day The Dementor Came To Hogwarts   Original Text   Continue reading

41 & 42 – Frontal Override & Courage

07 Mar 2012

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Sometimes you need to become a villain to force redemption. Are you more concerned with results, or how others will remember you?   Original Tex...

40 – Pretending To Be Wise, Part 2

29 Feb 2012

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On afterlives, and the wizards who think they believe in them   Original Text   Continue reading

39 – Pretending To Be Wise, Part 1

22 Feb 2012

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Speculation on motivations, both present and past   Hugo Awards Info Original Text   Continue reading

37 & 38 – Interlude: Crossing The Boundary & The Cardinal Sin

15 Feb 2012

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Encounters at Platform 9 3/4   Original Text   Continue reading

36 – Status Differentials

08 Feb 2012

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Guess who’s coming to dinner?   Original Text   Continue reading

35b – Coordination Problems, Part 3

01 Feb 2012

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A new player reveals himself on the game board   Original Text   Continue reading

35a – Coordination Problems, Part 3

25 Jan 2012

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E Pluribus Unum is one of the strongest spells of all   Original Text   Continue reading

34 – Coordination Problems, Part 2

18 Jan 2012

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Wherein everything goes according to plan. Someone’s plan, anyway.   Original Text   Continue reading

33 – Coordination Problems, Part 1

11 Jan 2012

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Descent into the Lair of Madness (32 was the Xmas Interlude chapter)   Original Text   Continue reading

31 – Working In Groups, Part 2

04 Jan 2012

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Applying the Methods to real life   Original Text     Continue reading

Xmas Interlude (32) – Personal Financial Management

29 Dec 2011

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You’re a mean one, Mister Grinch   Original Text   Continue reading

30 – Working In Groups, Part 1

21 Dec 2011

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Three armies enter The Forest. One army leaves.   Original Text   Continue reading

29b – Egocentric Bias, part 2

14 Dec 2011

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Plots and Allies   Original Text   Continue reading

28b & 29a – Reductionism, part 2 & Egocentric Bias, part 1

07 Dec 2011

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Reclaiming your life story after it’s been subsumed into Harry’s narrative   Original Text   Continue reading

28a – Reductionism, part 1

30 Nov 2011

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The Map is not the Territory   Stephen Colbert’s interview of Neil deGrasse Tyson: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXh9RQCvxmg Original Text...

No New Episode – Thanksgiving 2011

24 Nov 2011

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The podcast is taking a week off for the Thanksgiving holiday. We will return to regular weekly episodes next week.   Sphere of Stars   Cont...

27b – Empathy, part 2

16 Nov 2011

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Hell is a place on earth   Original Text   Continue reading

27a – Empathy, part 1

09 Nov 2011

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Visiting the sins of the fathers upon the sons   Original Text   Continue reading

26 – Noticing Confusion

03 Nov 2011

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It’s so cute when they think they’re people   Original Text   Continue reading

25 – Hold Off on Proposing Solutions

27 Oct 2011

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Friendship is magic… right?   Original Text   Continue reading

24 – Machiavellian Intelligence Hypothesis

20 Oct 2011

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His friends shall be his enemies, and his enemies shall be his friends   Original Text   Continue reading

23 – Belief in Belief

13 Oct 2011

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Be cautious when destroying everything that gives someone’s life a purpose   Original Text   Continue reading

22b – The Scientific Method, part 2

06 Oct 2011

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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

29 Sep 2011

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Stand back, Harry’s going to try Science!   Original Text     Continue reading

21a – Rationalization, part 1

22 Sep 2011

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The first meeting of the Bayesian Conspiracy   Original Text   Continue reading

20 – Bayes’s Theorem

15 Sep 2011

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Because if YOU were Lord Voldemort, YOU would have horcruxed the Pioneer plaque   Original Text     Continue reading

19b – Delayed Gratification, part 2

08 Sep 2011

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Learning to lose   Original Text   Continue reading

19a – Delayed Gratification, part 1

01 Sep 2011

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Quirrell reveals some of his past history   Original Text   Continue reading

18b – Dominance Hierarchies, part 2

25 Aug 2011

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Potter vs Snape: Round 2. FIGHT!! (tagteam with Dumbledore!)   Original Text   Continue reading

18a – Dominance Hierarchies, part 1

18 Aug 2011

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Potter vs Snape: Round 1. FIGHT!   Original Text     Continue reading

17b – Locating the Hypothesis, part 2

11 Aug 2011

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Called to Dumbledore’s office to receive is his father’s rock   Original Text     Continue reading

17a – Locating the Hypothesis, part 1

04 Aug 2011

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Because if YOU had a Time Turner, YOU’d use it to factor in polynomial time too   Original Text   Continue reading