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.
Episodes
Mentioned books
May 9, 2022 • 2h 18min
Not Everything Is A Clue – Ch 209-212
Chapters 209-212 – The Dragon In The Stories Tim Curry goes to SPACE! Hyperrealism Learn To Read, Kid, But Don’t Fall In Love For next week — 213-216 213. The Endless Toil 214. Glass Houses 215. Post 216. Bureaucratic Melees Worth the Candle on Amazon (ebook and audio!) Cakoluchiam’s stellar… Continue reading
May 2, 2022 • 2h 24min
Not Everything Is A Clue – Ch 206-208
Chapters 206-208 – Hitting The Slopes BTS Is That Your True Rejection? Folding Ideas on Ludonarrative Dissonance Three Worlds Collide – the story with the Super Happy aliens (also in audio form) The Bayesian Conspiracy episode on The “Do This” Directives For next week — 209-212 209. Orison 210. Push… Continue reading
Apr 25, 2022 • 1h 59min
Not Everything Is A Clue – Ch 203-205
Chapters 203-205 – I Got 99 Problems, and I’m All Of Them Porcupine Tree – A Smart Kid (song) Why You Should Trust Trust and Distrust Distrust For next week — 206-208 206. Parallel Lines 207. An Elevated Monologue 208. On the Merits of Eternal Suffering Worth the Candle on… Continue reading
Apr 18, 2022 • 55min
Not Everything Is A Clue – Ch 200-202
Chapters 200-202 – Think Like a Dinosaur The Prestige spoilers end at 1:18:11 The Bayesian Conspiracy episode 158 – Can Monarchy Save Us From Fascism? For next week — 200-202 203. Where the Streets Run Red 204. Open Veins 205. A Bloody Mess Worth the Candle on Amazon (ebook and… Continue reading
Apr 11, 2022 • 2h 24min
Not Everything Is A Clue – Ch 196-199
Chapters 196-199 – Let’s Call Them… Sneezes For next week — 200-202 200. Feeling Blue 201. The Aviary 202. Star Pupil Worth the Candle on Amazon (ebook and audio!) Cakoluchiam’s stellar Character Sheet Steven’s Predictions – Everything is a Clue Worth the Candle can be read at AO3 or RoyalRoad. You can support this… Continue reading
Apr 4, 2022 • 3h 1min
Not Everything Is A Clue – Ch 192-195
Chapters 192-195 – We choose to try to sympathize with, and humanize, the Fucking Penndraigs not because it is easy, but because it is hard! Podcasts spawned from the Discord: 2 Rash 2 Unadvised – read through of Ada Palmer’s Terra Ignota series Shaping Exercises 101 – read through of… Continue reading
Mar 31, 2022 • 1h 52min
Not Everything Is A Clue – Ch 188-191 decrackled
This is a decrackled version of the previous episode. Content is identical, but the audio has been filtered to remove the crackle. It still isn’t easy to listen to, and we apologize for that. When time permits, a fully remastered version will be released. Thanks to David Gruwier for providing… Continue reading
Mar 28, 2022 • 1h 52min
Not Everything Is A Clue – Ch 188-191
Chapters 188-191 – Totally Legal and Awesome My Dick, by Mickey Avalon (extremely bad taste, and offensive, you’ve been warned) For next week — 192-195 192. Cooldown 193. Coda I 194. Coda II 195. Family Worth the Candle on Amazon (ebook and audio!) Cakoluchiam’s stellar Character Sheet Steven’s Predictions –… Continue reading
Mar 21, 2022 • 2h 38min
Not Everything Is A Clue – Ch 185-187
Chapters 185-187 – Hallelujah, It’s Raining Men Eneasz’s latest story – We Shall Not All Sleep But We Shall All Be Changed is in Dark Matter Magazine Issue 008 I See Dead Kids Seeing Like a State Mu For next week — 188-191 188. Common Law 189. B-Side 190. To… Continue reading
Mar 14, 2022 • 2h 43min
Not Everything Is A Clue – Ch 181-184
Chapters 181-184 – Seeing The Sausage (…being made) Unsong For next week — 185-187 185. Mirror Room 186. Paladin 187. Penndraig’s Rules of Order Worth the Candle on Amazon (ebook and audio!) Cakoluchiam’s stellar Character Sheet Steven’s Predictions – Everything is a Clue Worth the Candle can be read at AO3 or RoyalRoad.… Continue reading
