The Bayesian Conspiracy

Today we’re joined by special guest Alexander Wales! Where is the line between hiding information and censorship? Is censoring content ever desirable? What role does “cancel culture” play in this? Find discussion on these questions and more inside! Nominate What Lies Dreaming for a Dragon Award A Letter on Justice and Open Debate – Harper’s […]

Does Rationality improve life outcomes? How have we managed to do this show for like 4 years without hitting this question head on?! Tune in to find out! Nominate What Lies Dreaming for a Dragon Award Vice article on CFAR (Center for Applied Rationality) Related CFAR article from the New York Times My IRB Nightmare […]

Do BLM protests give people a correct impression of the fundamental problem with the police, and is that important as long as shit gets fixed? All sorts of disagreement today. Campaign Zero’s list of reforms. This is not actually a BLM list, as we had originally thought. The official BLM site has no policy demands […]

Wes joins Steven and Jace in order to to talk a bit about the current conversation around police brutality and help clarify some of the arguments in favor of Niceness from our last episode. I think we may have had some synchronization issues, as well as some background noise I tried to edit out. Here’s […]

For Niceness to triumph within the Heart of Darkness that is the internet, we gotta make an effort. The Evolution of Trust A Briefer History of Time Unweaving the Rainbow Key and Peele communicating via text Dan Dennett on Rappaport’s Rules Where ‘Grok’ comes from Hey look, we have a discord! What could possibly go wrong? […]

We got to see each other for the first time in months, AND Jace wasn’t there to keep us on track, so this went long. Whoops! Pitch Meeting The Virtue of Silence Hey look, we have a discord! What could possibly go wrong? Rationality: From AI to Zombies, The Podcast… and the other podcast LessWrong […]

Intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra   Follow us! RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkiller Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mind-killer/id1507508029 Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekm Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-mind-killer   News discussed:   Justin Amash is running for President The Transhumanist Party Power Problems’ discussion of the USS Roosevelt  The Supreme Court is taking another look at abortion rights Kevin Drum: We Are About to Commit Collective Suicide? John […]

Sorry for the delay on this one. We had some technical difficulties. Episodes will resume on their normal schedule, don’t worry. This episode we discuss the SSC post Socratic Grilling! We also talk about sea lioning We mentioned the other SSC post Black People Are Less Likely Hey look, we have a discord! What could […]

New intro/outro music: On Sale by Golden Duck Orchestra Follow us! RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/themindkiller Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mind-killer/id1507508029 Google: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iqs7r7t6cdxw465zdulvwikhekm Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/vvcmifu6   The Bayesian Conspiracy Reddit, featuring Sonarman720’s feedback from last episode News discussed: The Navy is now recommending that Capt. Crozier be reinstated Georgia is opening up some businesses Florida beaches are limiting the hours they are open State are forming regional coalitions to coordinate […]

What’s been getting the Conspirators through this lockdown? Steven: Hollow Knight Horizon Zero Dawn Kingdom Brooklyn 99 Better Call Saul Santa Clarita Diet Eneasz: Nier: Automata When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (Billie Eilish) Jace: What Remains of Edith Finch Baba is You Polyphasic Sleep Wobble Cushion Hey look, we have a […]