89 – Is Rationalism Being Co-opted by the Alt-Right?

We talk with David about his question on our subreddit. There’s a lot of other comments and thoughts about the subject at that thread, which you can read here.

Sorry about the lateness of this episode, just some growing pains.

Related Links:

Scott Alexander on the economic costs of racism

Jordan Peterson 12 rules for life & maps of meaning

Raymond Arnold call to action 

The Pi Day HPMOR wrap announcement

It’s hard work and sacrifice living in an Amish Paradise

Kevin Kelly (founder of Wired, not Popular Science) about the Amish

– also his book, what technology wants 

Dunbar’s Number (where you can only keep track of about 100 friends)

Rationality: From AI to Zombies, The Podcast… and the other podcast

LessWrong posts Discussed in this Episode:

Scope Insensitivity

One Life Against The World

Next Episode’s Sequence Posts:

Risk-Free Bonds Aren’t

Correspondence Bias



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!