Best Podcast The Methods Of Rationality Podcast Podcasts (2024)

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Roslyn Weiss to explore her translation of Hasdai Crescas's Light of the Lord. We delve into the initial inspiration behind her translation project and the challenges she faced in capturing Crescas's philosophical nuances in English. Dr. Weiss provides insight into Crescas’s difficult life and the historical co…

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216 – On Dying (And Cryonics) 2:28:27

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Rachel Zuber joins us to talk about hospice work, dying in America, and why she’s less optimistic about cryonics now. LINKS All the Living and the Dead Caitlin Doughty on YouTube CI cryonics case reports Places of Death in the US Prev Episodes – Cryonics pt 1 and pt 2 w Robert McIntyre, and Cryo with Rudi Hoffman Bentham’s Bulldog on the Best Argum…

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Bayes Blast 31 – Blowing Hot Air (Free Version) 18:33

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Brandon comes back to explain how wind works. Steven and Brandon are not the two you want if you want to quickly get to the point so this went on for a good while. It’s an awesome conversation and Patrons and Substack supporters will have access to the whole thing. https://earth.nullschool.net/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss…

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Fallout 08 – Ad Victoriam 1:21:27

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Steven and Eneasz wrap up their discussion on the Fallout TV show and plan out future content.By The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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Fallout 08 – Ad Victoriam 1:21:27

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Steven and Eneasz wrap up their discussion on the Fallout TV show and plan out future content.By podcast – The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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215 – Rationalism and Religion, with Brandon Hendrickson 2:18:59

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Brandon Hendrickson takes over the podcast! He interrogates Eneasz about his past, and this crazy rationalist religion idea, and introduces a vast knowledge base of secular religion development. LINKS Brandon’s substack, The Lost Tools of Learning Simple square visualization to understand Bayes Theorem SA – Yes We Have Noticed The Skulls That’s Mod…

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Update Episode: The Global Cryonics Summit in Miami 5:00

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In this quick update episode, Max and Daniel take a break from their usual guest format to update you on the Global Cryonics Summit in Miami this July 20th and 21st. Take a quick listen and then check out the show notes for details. If you haven't purchased your tickets yet, you can grab them at GlobalCryonicsSummit.com. Show Notes: The event will …

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Significant Digits: (Chapter 3) (Pt 1) 30:44

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Villager Voices: Voice Actor Plays Minecraft: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq2PktkOVbs All rights belong to J.K Rowling. This is a Harry Potter fan fiction written by Alexander Davies and is a sequel to Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality. I am Jack Voraces, a professional audiobook narrator: https://www.audible.com/search?searchNarrator…

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Fallout 07 – Gettin’ Some Head 51:34

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Enjoy the 7th episode of Uranium Fever! Everyone’s always trying to get some head. In this case it’s more literal.By podcast – The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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Fallout 07 – Gettin’ Some Head 51:34

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Enjoy the 7th episode of Uranium Fever! Everyone’s always trying to get some head. In this case it’s more literal.By The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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Fallout 07 – Gettin’ Some Head 51:34

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Enjoy the 7th episode of Uranium Fever! Everyone’s always trying to get some head. In this case it’s more literal.By The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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Significant Digits: (Chapter 2) 31:20

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Villager Voices: Voice Actor Plays Minecraft: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq2PktkOVbs All rights belong to J.K Rowling. This is a Harry Potter fan fiction written by Alexander Davies and is a sequel to Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality. I am Jack Voraces, a professional audiobook narrator: https://www.audible.com/search?searchNarrator…

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214 – Is Death Good? Simone and Malcolm Collins return!

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The Collinses are back to address follow-up questions, like why is death good? Does population density reduce fertility? Is demographic collapse still a problem? Are child support laws bad? A great discussion is had by all. LINKS Based Camp Three World’s Collide, novella by Eliezer Yudkowsky YIMBYism in California is doing very well! AskWho Casts A…

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Significant Digits (Chapter 1) 37:17

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Villager Voices: Voice Actor Plays Minecraft: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq2PktkOVbs All rights belong to J.K Rowling. This is a Harry Potter fan fiction written by Alexander Davies and is a sequel to Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality. I am Jack Voraces, a professional audiobook narrator: https://www.audible.com/search?searchNarrator…

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Fallout 06 – The One-Eyed Monster 1:10:07

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Our heroes get trapped by evil mutants! Plus we get some ghoulishly awesome flashbacks from before the end of the world. Don’t forget to check out AskWho’s awesome Substack. Eneasz recommended this reading of a book review of the Old Testament and it’s awesome.By The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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Fallout 06 – The One-Eyed Monster 1:10:07

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Our heroes get trapped by evil mutants! Plus we get some ghoulishly awesome flashbacks from before the end of the world. Don’t forget to check out AskWho’s awesome Substack. Eneasz recommended this reading of a book review of the Old Testament and it’s awesome.By The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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Fallout 06 – The One-Eyed Monster 1:10:07

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Our heroes get trapped by evil mutants! Plus we get some ghoulishly awesome flashbacks from before the end of the world. Don’t forget to check out AskWho’s awesome Substack. Eneasz recommended this reading of a book review of the Old Testament and it’s awesome.By podcast – The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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Fallout 05 – Lying Isn’t Nice 50:37

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Eneasz and Steven chat about the fifth episode of the Fallout tv show. Remember when we thought we’d keep these around 15 minutes each? Ha!By The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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Fallout 05 – Lying Isn’t Nice 50:37

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Eneasz and Steven chat about the fifth episode of the Fallout tv show. Remember when we thought we’d keep these around 15 minutes each? Ha!By podcast – The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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Fallout 05 – Lying Isn’t Nice 50:37

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Eneasz and Steven chat about the fifth episode of the Fallout tv show. Remember when we thought we’d keep these around 15 minutes each? Ha!By The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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213 – Are Transformer Models Aligned By Default?

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Our species has begun to scrute the inscrutable shoggoth! With Matt Freeman LINKS Anthropic’s latest AI Safety research paper, on interpretability Anthropic is hiring Episode 93 of The Mind Killer Talkin’ Fallout VibeCamp 0:00:17 – A Layman’s AI Refresher 0:21:06 – Aligned By Default 0:50:56 – Highlights from Anthropic’s Latest Interpretability Pap…

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Fallout 04 – Golden Rule, Motherfucker 51:53

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This episode gets us back into awesome character stuff and we had a blast (bomb pun intended).By The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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Fallout 04 – Golden Rule, Motherfucker 51:53

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This episode gets us back into awesome character stuff and we had a blast (bomb pun intended).By podcast – The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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Fallout 04 – Golden Rule, Motherfucker 51:53

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This episode gets us back into awesome character stuff and we had a blast (bomb pun intended).By The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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Fallout 03 – Getting a Head in Life 40:11

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This was more of a plot moving episode and less of a deep diving conversation starter, but we still found some stuff to talk about. I hope you enjoy the transition between the main episode and the last few minutes – the sophisticated among you will get it. ;)By The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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Fallout 03 – Getting a Head in Life 40:11

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This was more of a plot moving episode and less of a deep diving conversation starter, but we still found some stuff to talk about. I hope you enjoy the transition between the main episode and the last few minutes – the sophisticated among you will get it. ;)By podcast – The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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Fallout 03 – Getting a Head in Life 40:11

2M ago40:11

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This was more of a plot moving episode and less of a deep diving conversation starter, but we still found some stuff to talk about. I hope you enjoy the transition between the main episode and the last few minutes – the sophisticated among you will get it. ;)By The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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212 – Feedback Extravaganza 1:40:29

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A bit of a change of pace this episode. Eneasz and Steven catch up on some feedback we’ve had piling up for the last several weeks. Always feel free to call us out on any bullshit we say or if you have anything you want to add to our discussions. Chat with us and a ton of awesome people on our Discord server, comment on the episode here, email us a…

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Fallout 02 – Luck of the Draw 1:07:08

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Eneasz and Steven continue the discussion about the Fallout tv show and digress hard about the role of luck in our life circumstances. The outro song is from The Righteous Gemstones sung by Walton Goggins. :)By The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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Fallout 02 – Luck of the Draw 1:07:08

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Eneasz and Steven continue the discussion about the Fallout tv show and digress hard about the role of luck in our life circumstances. The outro song is from The Righteous Gemstones sung by Walton Goggins. :)By podcast – The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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Fallout 02 – Luck of the Draw 1:07:08

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Eneasz and Steven continue the discussion about the Fallout tv show and digress hard about the role of luck in our life circumstances. The outro song is from The Righteous Gemstones sung by Walton Goggins. :)By The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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Episode 93: Rabbi Chaim Eisen "Jewish Philosophy Matters" 1:22:46

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In this episode, we engage with the profound insights of Rabbi Chaim Eisen on the complex topic of free will in the context of modern science and Jewish philosophy. Our discussion opens with a look at the consensus in contemporary science, as popularized by figures like Sam Harris and Robert Sapolsky, which suggests that our actions are largely det…

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Fallout 01 – Okie Dokie! 35:48

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Eneasz and Steven wanted to chat about the new and awesome Fallout tv series. We were under the delusion we could keep this to like 15 minutes but you know us and that was never going to happen.By The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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Fallout 01 – Okie Dokie! 35:48

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Eneasz and Steven wanted to chat about the new and awesome Fallout tv series. We were under the delusion we could keep this to like 15 minutes but you know us and that was never going to happen.By The Methods of Rationality Podcast

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