The Bayesian Conspiracy
A conversational podcast for aspiring rationalists.
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Sep 7, 2022 • 1h 59min
170 – By George, The Rent Is Too Damn High!
Eneasz drops a primer on Georgist Land Value Taxes. All increases in productivity will be capture by rising rents for as long as mankind exists, unless we find a way to prevent landlords from capturing all the benefits of rising … Continue reading →
Aug 24, 2022 • 2h 13min
169 – S&E BS re AGI
Steven and Eneasz discuss the latest timeline shifts regarding the advent of superhuman general intelligence. Then in the LW posts we got greatly sidetracked by politics (stupid mind-killer!). Links: Two-year update on my personal AI timelines on LessWrong Robert Wiblin … Continue reading →
Aug 10, 2022 • 2h 42min
168 – Unions Are Governments
We speak with Levi/Ferb, learning about labor law in the USA. Turns out it’s not what we thought. Links: What would a general strike look like today? Biden intervenes in railroad contract to block strike Truckers strike at Port of … Continue reading →
Jul 27, 2022 • 1h 42min
167 – Jugaad Ethics
A Jugaad is like a hack that combines a new thing that doesn’t work anymore with an old thing that sorta worked, as a temporary solution. Now do it for Ethics. (note: due to technical issue, the last 3 minutes … Continue reading →
Jul 13, 2022 • 1h 52min
166 – Getting Lucky
Luck is the most power force in the universe, and leaving power untapped is not very rational. Searching for Outliers How to Get Lucky Also mentioned: Feedback – It’s Probably Not Lithium The audio version of It’s Probably Not Lithium … Continue reading →
Jun 29, 2022 • 1h 32min
165 – DREAM: Dunbar Rules Everything Around Me
Dunbar’s Number is both the cause of and downfall of Human Civilization Low-Status degrades your health Your Book Review: The Dawn Of Everything Mentioned in the follow-ups section: Lithium suspect? AIs threaten proof-of-work The Mind Killer podcast 0:00:34 Feedback 0:11:58 … Continue reading →
Jun 15, 2022 • 1h 52min
164 – Pregnancy is Body Horror
Katrina is back!! We talk about how pregnancy isn’t super easy, and is borderline body horror. War In The Womb Expecting Better book Pregnant Women Are Smug Racial Differences in Maternal Mortality How Pregnancy Changes the Brain, and PubMed version … Continue reading →
Jun 1, 2022 • 1h 39min
163 – Effective Aesthetics
Étienne Fortier-Dubois argues that Effective Altruism has an Aesthetics problem But first! Some extended listener feedback Nuclear War is A-OK if you’re Russian State TV Three Bodies At Mitani A Guide To Asking Robots To Design Stained Glass Windows 00:42 … Continue reading →
May 18, 2022 • 1h 17min
162 – Roe No Mo’
Roe v Wade is going away. This sucks, but it’s not the end of the world. Polls show most Americans support allowing abortion in the first weeks, banning it in the last trimester. In state’s where it’s legal, one can … Continue reading →
May 4, 2022 • 1h 27min
161 – Restoring the Kingdom of Hawai’i
Not long ago, Hawai’i was a constitutional monarchy. A lot of Hawaiian residents want that restored. Travis Don Kailikea Paradea takes us through what happened, and what’s going down now. Recommended by Travis: The Legends and Myths of Hawaii The … Continue reading →
