The Bayesian Conspiracy

Matt Freeman may be distant in body, but he is present in spirit Moridinamael’s A Dialogue on Rationalist Activism KatjaGrace’s Are ethical asymmetries from property rights? Yudkowsky’s Transhumanism as Simplified Humanism Very Bad Wizards ep 148 Am I Wrong? Moridinamael’s Spamming Micro-Intentions to Generate Willpower Crystal Society podcast The Society of Mind by Marvin Minsky – actually from 1988! Horizon Zero Dawn Undertale (and on Steam)

This episode has some audio quirks. We ended up having our recording software crash (but saved most of our audio) after about an hour and 15 minutes, so we have a tone shift at that point since we took a 20 minute break while we got our stuff back up and running. A Dialogue on Rationalist Activism – A dialogue-form essay Matt wrote the day after we recorded this episode We’ve Got Ward Doof Media Banned Things Store Policy Debates Should Not Appear One Sided Russia Rationalist Group Three Years Retrospective The Fugitive Slave Clause (Steven brought this up and wanted to make sure the facts were easy to find) Thomas’ Enchiridion Translation Kickstarter Current Unsong Audiobook Project (hasn’t posted since March 2017 and is on chapter 12) Big thanks to David for our intro music! Check out his music and VFX here! We’d like to thank creators of our new outro music from the Sumerki Project! Check out their stuff here!

A confluence of time-expensive events prevented us from recording an episode this week. However, since Shut Up And Do The Impossible: The Rational Fiction Online Anthology was just released, we’re podcasting a story from that anthology instead. This audio was first released at The Methods of Rationality podcast. Sword of Good original text Shut Up And Do The Impossible: The Rational Fiction Online Anthology Audio Music & FX credits The Methods of Rationality podcast

The discussion kicks off with listener feedback on homeschooling, sparking debates over biases and family dynamics. The value of prestigious institutions versus state schools is challenged, revealing surprising insights about networking and autonomy. The conversation flows to productivity tools, including a humorous take on modern and traditional agricultural practices. With discussions about procrastination and effective techniques like the Pomodoro method, the speakers share personal stories about task management and explore the dynamics of productivity in today’s digital age.

Eneasz is still allergic to mysticism, but he really likes thinking of society as a super-being that guides humans and cares about their actions. Does this foresay doom for our host? A correction: Eneasz made a joke about Calvanists being Catholics, which is the opposite of the truth, they’re a sect of Protestantism. Oops! Outside the Laboratory Newcomblike Problems Are the Norm The Intelligent Social Web Kensho The Tyranny of Biology

It’s only almost as crazy as it sounds. A bunch of links to help you get started on Magick! UltraCulture’s guide: The Complete Psychonaut Field Manual: A Cartoon Guide to Chaos Magick RUNE SOUP links: All things Sigils Sigils Reboot: How to Get Big Magic From Little Squiggles Very Bad Company – Occultism and Power Even a Really Big Map Is Not the Territory Why Belief is the Wrong Word to Use The Other Middle Pillar: An Org Chart of Practical Magic The Slate Star Codex post we mention. (Buckle up, this one is weird) Universal Love, Said the Cactus Person David’s email, if you want to get in touch for real estate purposes: dydavidyoussef@gmail.com

Alexander Wales and DayStar Eld discuss rational fiction, exploring topics like rational world building, character rationality, fan fiction, and the creation of a rationalist fiction anthology. They analyze 'The Martian', 'Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality', and other works, highlighting the importance of logical narratives and realistic character behavior.

This episode is a bit unusual in that our pre-recording mic check conversation sort of kept going into a conversation we felt was worth sharing. We redacted some of the personal identifiable info and names of actual people, so if the conversation earlier on sounds sort of disjointed, that’s because it is. Steven also didn’t start moderating his freakishly fast speaking speed until a while into the episode. Sorry for those of you who listen to the show at a fast rate. Why Nerds Are Unpopular Five Minute Peterson Video from u/Operation-Question on the subreddit. Thanks! Google Assistant Demo Video Minimum Viable Superorganism Sam Harris Podcast on Cops and stuff Big thanks to David for our intro music! Check out his music and VFX here! We’d like to thank creators of our new outro music from the Sumerki Project! Check out their stuff here!

We speak with Serge Faguet about biohacking. The lowest hanging fruit is, of course, sleep and exercise. Going beyond that, Serge mentioned: 23 And Me for DNA sequencing Promethease for further DNA analysis Life Extension Foundation for supplements Oura Ring for sleep analysis Three deep-dive articles by him: I’m 32 and spent $200k on biohacking. How to biohack your intelligence| How I set and execute 50-year goals We are not medically trained and this is not medical advise. Take responsibility for your own hacking. Also mentioned: The Bottom Line Big thanks to David for our intro music! I’ll add a link here for his stuff when I track it down. We’d like to thank creators of our new outro music from the Sumerki Project! Check out their stuff here!

We speak with Anthony Aguirre of Metaculus. Try out Metaculus, it’s neat and helps one train their calibration. Future of Life Institute Rat Chat: Maps vs Buttons; Nerds vs Normies Big thanks to David for our intro music! I’ll add a link here for his stuff when I track it down. We’d like to thank creators of our new outro music from the Sumerki Project! Check out their stuff here!