

podcast – The Methods of Rationality Podcast
podcast – The Methods of Rationality Podcast
The internet's first source for Rationalist Fiction in audio format!
Episodes
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Sep 1, 2011 • 25min
19a – Delayed Gratification, part 1
Quirrell reveals some of his past history
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Aug 25, 2011 • 33min
18b – Dominance Hierarchies, part 2
Potter vs Snape: Round 2. FIGHT!! (tagteam with Dumbledore!)
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Aug 18, 2011 • 27min
18a – Dominance Hierarchies, part 1
Potter vs Snape: Round 1. FIGHT!
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Aug 11, 2011 • 50min
17b – Locating the Hypothesis, part 2
Called to Dumbledore’s office to receive is his father’s rock
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Aug 4, 2011 • 32min
17a – Locating the Hypothesis, part 1
Because if YOU had a Time Turner, YOU’d use it to factor in polynomial time too
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Jul 28, 2011 • 37min
16 – Lateral Thinking
Minions; lessons in violence; and the most dangerous student in the classroom
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Jul 21, 2011 • 24min
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
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SFX: White Board

Jul 14, 2011 • 30min
14 – The Unknown and the Unknowable
Quest loot!
& seeing oneself from the outside can be illuminating
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Jun 30, 2011 • 40min
13 – Asking The Wrong Questions
The Confrontation, The Apology, and The Game
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Jun 23, 2011 • 24min
12 – Impulse Control
Changing the distant past is easy if you get started early enough.
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