The Bayesian Conspiracy
A conversational podcast for aspiring rationalists.
Latest episodes
Aug 11, 2021 • 2h 36min
143 – Crazy Like Us
We discuss the review of the book Crazy Like Us Also the highlights from the comments of the review Quick single-line spoiler for ep 3 of Loki occurs at 41:52 and lasts for ~20 seconds. Discussed in the show: The … Continue reading →
Jul 28, 2021 • 2h 33min
142 – Do This
We discuss Dan Sivers Do This Directives Mentioned: Dan’s interviews The Scout Mindset book Jace’s Funny Dance video An Alien God audio Hey look, we have a discord! What could possibly go wrong? Also merch! Rationality: From AI to Zombies, The … Continue reading →
Jul 14, 2021 • 2h 7min
141 – Raising Younglings
Velcro from the subreddit and discord joins us to offer a much-valued parent’s perspective on child rearing from the perspective of someone who’s actually reared children. Jace was out looking at tiny houses (it’s a thing, they’re adorable/awesome and you … Continue reading →
Jun 30, 2021 • 2h 8min
140 – Trigger Warning: Old Men Yelling at Clouds
There’s too many clouds, and they’re ruining stuff that’s good! Mentioned in this episode: Do This. Directives. A very early episode of ours about Feelings Top ACLU lawyer comes out as pro-book-burning Replatforming? Discusses the overview of the Dean of … Continue reading →
Jun 16, 2021 • 2h 58min
139 – Kids These Days
Running with the theme of childhood/adolescent responsibility, we start off with a brief live-feedback section from esteemed guest Charlie and then move on to discuss Johnathan Haidt and Greg Lukianov’s 2015 Atlantic essay (mostly informed by Haidt’s subsequent podcast appearances) … Continue reading →
Jun 2, 2021 • 3h 9min
138 – Are Teens People?
We discuss Robert Epstein’s “Teens 2.0” as he makes the Case Against Adolescence. Eneasz’s Highlights from Teens 2.o The Banned Goods Store How Adult Are You? test See also Youthfacts.org National Youth Rights Association Nurses on Young People, as seen … Continue reading →
May 19, 2021 • 2h 25min
137 – Can You Consent to Listening to this Episode?
Who can be allowed to choose their sex partners? 0:00 – 37:00 — Less Wrong Posts Discussion 37:03 – end — Main Subject Discussion Mentioned in this show: Worth The Candle & Not Everything Is A Clue Hey look, we … Continue reading →
May 5, 2021 • 2h 44min
136 – Obviously (and Legally) Murder
The Conspiracy is minus one Jace but plus one Justin (a defense lawyer) this episode! We discuss the legalities surrounding the convictions of Derek Chauvin – the cop who (literally and legally) murdered George Floyd. If you’re interested in a historical … Continue reading →
Apr 21, 2021 • 2h 37min
135 – Live Episode #2
This is the recording of the live episode we held on 4/18/2021. Things mentioned: Amazing Man 2: Love Conquers All BBC receives 109,741 complaints over Prince Philip coverage “My Immortal” As Alchemical Allegory The Count Censored The Venus Project Uncultured … Continue reading →
Apr 15, 2021 • 36sec
Live Episode Announcement
The Live Episode will be in our Discord this Sunday (April 18th) at 12:00 Noon Mountain Time (which is UTC -6). Anyone can join the audio channel and listen along. Anyone who wants to chat with us or ask questions … Continue reading →
