The Bayesian Conspiracy
A conversational podcast for the less hardcore rationalist, who wants to level-up their rational skills while having fun.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 90 minutes
- Episodes
- 312
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
50 – Approaching Rationality with Kyle Moore
In this episode we have our sound engineer Kyle Moore on the show. I thought it would be fun to talk with someone who sort of has to listen to the show and get their take on it. The conversation was,…
01:53:57 |
Wed 20 Dec 2017
49 – Spirituality via Drugs
Make me one with everything.
We went a little off-format for this one.
Peter Singer – All Animals Are Equal (pdf)
Scott Alexander tries to do a study, but it’s unethical…
Eliezer Yudkowsky on Joy In …
We went a little off-format for this one.
Peter Singer – All Animals Are Equal (pdf)
Scott Alexander tries to do a study, but it’s unethical…
Eliezer Yudkowsky on Joy In …
01:32:53 |
Wed 06 Dec 2017
48 – Cryonics 2 – Lacuna Matata (with Robert McIntyre)
We speak with Robert McIntyre, winner of the Small Animal Brain Preservation Prize, about recent advances in brain preservation.
A pretty good introduction to connectomics is this TED Talk by Sebasti…
A pretty good introduction to connectomics is this TED Talk by Sebasti…
01:37:55 |
Wed 22 Nov 2017
47 – Post Scarcity
If this episode sounds a little sub-par, it’s because Steven edited it since Kyle was on vacation. Let his reputation remain intact!
Check out Naveen Mishra on twitter! @urstrulymishra
Life 3.0 by …
Check out Naveen Mishra on twitter! @urstrulymishra
Life 3.0 by …
01:28:17 |
Wed 08 Nov 2017
46 – Social Media and Outrage Culture
The Only Way to Win is Not to Play
Major source used by Eneasz – Our Mind Can Be Hijacked
Meditations on Moloch
A recent Molochian short story Eneasz likes – Three Bodies at Mitanni
The Two Income Tr…
Major source used by Eneasz – Our Mind Can Be Hijacked
Meditations on Moloch
A recent Molochian short story Eneasz likes – Three Bodies at Mitanni
The Two Income Tr…
01:31:06 |
Wed 25 Oct 2017
45 – Cryptocurrencies
A quick primer, and what do they have to do with EA?
Bitcoin mining takes off in Venezuela due to hyperinflation of the local currency and nearly-free electricity.
China is starting to shut down lega…
Bitcoin mining takes off in Venezuela due to hyperinflation of the local currency and nearly-free electricity.
China is starting to shut down lega…
02:02:47 |
Wed 11 Oct 2017
44 – Burning Man
Eneasz talks about his first Burning Man experience
Sorry this is late. Please accept a 167 minute episode as apology?
And 9/26 is Petrov Day!
The 10 Principles of Burning Man, at the official Burnin…
Sorry this is late. Please accept a 167 minute episode as apology?
And 9/26 is Petrov Day!
The 10 Principles of Burning Man, at the official Burnin…
02:46:58 |
Thu 28 Sep 2017
43 – Parenting as a Rationalist
We speak with aspiring rationalists with children.
Our previous episode pondering children – Kids, These Days
Louis C.K. has a bunch of stuff on parenting
I Wonder by Annaka Harris, a book on emotion…
Our previous episode pondering children – Kids, These Days
Louis C.K. has a bunch of stuff on parenting
I Wonder by Annaka Harris, a book on emotion…
01:56:29 |
Wed 13 Sep 2017
42 – Emotionally Charged Discussion
Julia Galef’s ‘Update Project‘. Check out some of the other links on her website too.
Steven: “There’s a ton of content and techniques in this area that I wanted to cover and didn’t get a chance to. …
Steven: “There’s a ton of content and techniques in this area that I wanted to cover and didn’t get a chance to. …
01:30:36 |
Wed 30 Aug 2017
41 – Ritual and Spirituality
More ritual than spirituality, honestly. We were aiming for both, but caught up in ritual. Perhaps we’ll revisit the spirituality aspect in a future episode!
Melting Asphalt on Religion, Politics, an…
Melting Asphalt on Religion, Politics, an…
01:54:41 |
Wed 16 Aug 2017
40 – Making Humans Legible
You can’t control (well) what you can’t count
Samzdat’s posts that served as the basis of much of this episode:
Man as a Rationalist Animal, and
The Meridian of Her Greatness.
Also: The Use and Abuse…
Samzdat’s posts that served as the basis of much of this episode:
Man as a Rationalist Animal, and
The Meridian of Her Greatness.
Also: The Use and Abuse…
01:43:32 |
Wed 02 Aug 2017
39 – Transhumanism (pt 2)
Under the Aegis of Transhuman Spiderman + Other Considerations (and Listener Feedback Catch-up)
Fiction
The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect, by Roger Williams
The Golden Age, by John C Wright
Utopia…
Fiction
The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect, by Roger Williams
The Golden Age, by John C Wright
Utopia…
01:59:22 |
Wed 19 Jul 2017
38 – Transhumanism (pt 1)
Going beyond our meat-suits
Transhumanism as Simplified Humanism text. Also available in audio here, starting at 6:52
Eneasz with PZ Meyers, Eliezer Yudkowsky, and David Brin: The Immortality Debate
…
Transhumanism as Simplified Humanism text. Also available in audio here, starting at 6:52
Eneasz with PZ Meyers, Eliezer Yudkowsky, and David Brin: The Immortality Debate
…
01:40:26 |
Wed 05 Jul 2017
37 – AlphaGo Returns
AlphaGo is back. Patrick talks about its latest accomplishments, its future, and other topics in game advances.
Our first AlphaGo episode (a very early one, sorry about the audio quality)
News of the…
Our first AlphaGo episode (a very early one, sorry about the audio quality)
News of the…
01:20:54 |
Wed 21 Jun 2017
36 – The Other Kind of Drugs
All the cool kids are doing podcasts about drugs, so…
The DARE program’s lack of efficacy (see also: Wikipedia page on DARE studies)
How to get addicted to heroin without really trying. Eneasz though…
The DARE program’s lack of efficacy (see also: Wikipedia page on DARE studies)
How to get addicted to heroin without really trying. Eneasz though…
01:38:44 |
Wed 07 Jun 2017
35 – Your Brain on Nootropics
** Fixed the audio. Please re-download for the correct episode. **
Drugs that boost mental performance for dummies.
Did caffiene help kickstart the Enlightenment era?
FOR SCIENCE!
/r/nootropics for y…
Drugs that boost mental performance for dummies.
Did caffiene help kickstart the Enlightenment era?
FOR SCIENCE!
/r/nootropics for y…
01:49:32 |
Wed 24 May 2017
34 – Lies, All Lies!
Slate Star Codex article – You Kant Dismiss Universalizability
Wikipedia page on the Revelation Principle
Eliezer’s post on LessWrong – Ends Don’t Justify Means (Among Humans)
Another LessWrong post …
Wikipedia page on the Revelation Principle
Eliezer’s post on LessWrong – Ends Don’t Justify Means (Among Humans)
Another LessWrong post …
01:46:23 |
Wed 10 May 2017
33 – MIRI, and EA meta-discussion
We talk with Tsvi from MIRI
Game-playing algorithm that pauses Tetris
“On The Origin of Circuits“, discussing a chip hardware evolution experiment
MIRI’s technical research agenda overview
Alignment …
Game-playing algorithm that pauses Tetris
“On The Origin of Circuits“, discussing a chip hardware evolution experiment
MIRI’s technical research agenda overview
Alignment …
01:27:19 |
Wed 26 Apr 2017
32 – Who’s Afraid of AI?
The Logical Fallacy of Generalizing from fictional evidence
Genie Button Though Experiment
Wait but Why on AI Part 1 and Part 2
The Downfall meme we mentioned. This is Steven’s favorite version.
Yudk…
Genie Button Though Experiment
Wait but Why on AI Part 1 and Part 2
The Downfall meme we mentioned. This is Steven’s favorite version.
Yudk…
02:04:47 |
Wed 12 Apr 2017
31 – Digital Rights and Privacy
Who can access the external part of your brain that you carry around in your pocket? What rights do you have to it? With Chase.
Police demand audio records from the Echo of a murder victim, Amazon di…
Police demand audio records from the Echo of a murder victim, Amazon di…
01:21:35 |
Wed 29 Mar 2017
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