Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality
Eliezer Yudkowsky, Eneasz Brodski; ty to JK Rowling
This is an alternate universe story, where Petunia married a scientist. Harry enters the wizarding world armed with Enlightenment ideals and the experimental spirit.
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Jan 13, 2025 • 1h 8min
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch 04: Phantasmal Knowledge Discussion
Welcome back to PKD! Brian and Steven discuss Barney’s trip down depression lane. Come back next week for chapters 9 and 10! Also, did you happen across this looking for HPMoR stuff? Find it here. Continue reading
Jan 6, 2025 • 1h 26min
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch 03: Parallel Knowledge Dimensions
Welcome back to PKD! Brian and Steven continue their exploration the layers of madness that is the mind of Philip K. Dick. Come back next week for chapters 7 and 8! Also, did you happen across this looking for HPMoR stuff? Find it here. Continue reading
Dec 30, 2024 • 1h 9min
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch 02: Psychedelic Kindred Dreams
Welcome back to PKD! Brian and Steven continue their exploration of the real and surreal while enjoying some psychedelic plants. Come back next week for chapters 5 and 6! Also, did you happen across this looking for HPMoR stuff? Find it here. Continue reading
Dec 23, 2024 • 59min
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch 01: Pioneering Key Discourse
Welcome back to PKD! Brian and Steven dive deep into the Earth’s surface to survive the first two chapters of The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch! Come back next week for chapters 3 and 4. Also, did you happen across this looking for HPMoR stuff? Find it here. Continue reading
Dec 9, 2024 • 1h 52min
Man in the High Castle 07: Plunge into Kindred Dimensions
Welcome back to PKD! Brian and Steven wrap up their reading of Man in the High Castle with the last 3 chapters. Things get exciting, then surreal, then weird, then even weirder, and everyone lives happily ever after. Come back in a week (or two) for the first two chapters… Continue reading
Dec 2, 2024 • 59min
Man in the High Castle 06: Persistence Knows Defiance
Welcome back to PKD! Brian and Steven continue their reading of Man in the High Castle, chapters 11 and 12. Stuff is getting real, people are getting shot, the Nazis are coming! Come back next week for the last 3 chapters! Also, did you happen across this looking for HPMoR… Continue reading
Nov 25, 2024 • 1h 9min
Man in the High Castle 05: Postmodern Kafkaesque Drive
Welcome back to PKD! Brian and Steven continue their reading of Man in the High Castle. Tensions continue to rise, super secrets are hinted at, and Julianna is planning to visit the guy who’s name is the the name of the thing (she wants to visit the Man in the… Continue reading
Nov 11, 2024 • 51min
Man in the High Castle 04: Post-Knowledge Dystopia
Welcome back to PKD! Brian and Steven continue their reading of Man in the High Castle. Couple of not too exciting chapters, but tension seem to be rising. Couple back next week for chapters 9 and 10! Also, did you happen across this looking for HPMoR stuff? Find it here. Continue reading
Nov 4, 2024 • 1h 26min
Man in the High Castle 03: Power Keeps Distorting
Welcome back to PKD! Brian and Steven continue our reading of Man in the High Castle. We get the name of the thing in this one and everyone loses their mind when the German Chancellor dies. Come back next week for chapters 7 and 8! Also, did you happen across… Continue reading
Oct 30, 2024 • 2min
Significant Digits audio is here!
AskWho is bringing Significant Digits into audio format via AI narration. The first episode is live today, and he’ll be doing one a week until completion. He’s using an AI-clone of my (Eneasz’s) voice for the bulk of it, which caused me some small amount of existential panic you can… Continue reading
