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Mentioned in 6 episodes
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality
Book • 2015
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Mentioned in 6 episodes
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as the author of "Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality", a popular Harry Potter fanfiction that introduced her to the rationalist community.


Kelsey Piper

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Good Robot #1: The magic intelligence in the sky
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as an upcoming book excerpt.


Liz Franczak

51 snips
Episode 434: Evil Gods Must Be Fought: The Zizian Murder Cult [Part 1]
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who read Eliezer Yudkowsky's writing as part of getting into AGI safety.

Steven Byrnes

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The Man Who Might SOLVE AI Alignment — Dr. Steven Byrnes, AGI Safety Researcher @ Astera Institute
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as the main book that rationalist community reads.

Evan Ratliff

The Wild, Murderous Rampage of the Zizians
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in relation to the concept of 'hero license'.

Douglas Squirrel

Hero Licenses for All
Mentioned by Screwtape in a podcast about its 10 year anniversary.

“It’s been ten years. I propose HPMOR Anniversary Parties.” by Screwtape
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in relation to a discussion about decision theory.


Eneasz Brodski

127 - Executive Onslaught
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in relation to the podcast's discussion of rationalist topics and the extended rationalist ecosystem.


Eneasz Brodsky

228 – The Deep Lore of LightHaven, with Oliver Habryka
Mentioned by Raemon as a source of learning about defeating impossibility.

“Subskills of ‘Listening to Wisdom’” by Raemon
Recommended reading before diving into HPMOR to fully understand the references and avoid spoilers.

“HPMOR: The (Probably) Untold Lore” by Gretta Duleba, Eliezer Yudkowsky
Mentioned by Sonia Joseph, this fan fiction shares the same setup as the original Harry Potter.

Who are the Zizians?
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in relation to the Less Wrong community and the concept of "rationality".


Andrew Rose

Ep. 169: Fractal University, Scenius, and the future of higher ed. | Andrew Rose
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when discussing the influence of early sci-fi authors on Eliezer Yudkowsky.


Kelsey Piper

The magic intelligence in the sky | Good Robot
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as a work that prompted community meetups ten years after its final chapter.


Eneasz Brodski

129 - You're Fired!