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
Bayes Blast 40 – HPMOR 10 Year Anniversary Parties
Want to run an HPMOR Anniversary Party, or get notified if one’s happening near you? Fill this out!
00:11:57 |
Fri 21 Feb 2025
231 – SuperBabies, with Gene Smith
Gene Smith on polygenic screening; gene editing to give our children the happiest, healthiest, best lives they can live; and if we can do this in adults as well. Plus how this will interface with the…
01:48:31 |
Wed 19 Feb 2025
Bayes Blast 39 – Ladylike for Autistics
Eneasz tells Jen about Sympathetic Opposition’s How and Why to be Ladylike (For Women with Autism), and the podcast takes a 1-episode break
00:22:00 |
Wed 05 Feb 2025
230 – Making Dating Not Suck with Jacob Falkovich
Jacob Falkovich on finding a good match and selfless dating
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SecondPerson.Dating – why dating sucks and how you will unsuck it
Jacob’s post on soccer player skill distribution
Go Fuck Someone
Se…
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SecondPerson.Dating – why dating sucks and how you will unsuck it
Jacob’s post on soccer player skill distribution
Go Fuck Someone
Se…
01:21:24 |
Wed 22 Jan 2025
Bayes Blast 38 – Shitcoins
How shitcoins work, plus the Dumb Money movie about the GameStop squeeze.
00:04:08 |
Tue 21 Jan 2025
Bayes Blast 37 – Kill Your Friend’s Cat
Why you definitely should kill your friend’s cat if you promised to kill your friend’s cat. (+Q&A)
This is a lightning talk given at the Rationalist MegaMeetup 2024.
Based on this Twitter Poll
This is a lightning talk given at the Rationalist MegaMeetup 2024.
Based on this Twitter Poll
00:06:31 |
Mon 13 Jan 2025
229 – Integrating Emotions
Eric discusses integrating our emotions via observation and adjustment. His free course is at EnjoyExisting.org or email him – [email protected]
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EnjoyExisting.org
Ugh Fields
You Have Two Bra…
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EnjoyExisting.org
Ugh Fields
You Have Two Bra…
01:26:37 |
Wed 08 Jan 2025
LW Census 2024
If you haven’t yet, go fill out the 2024 LW Census.
Right here.
Right here.
00:01:07 |
Sat 28 Dec 2024
228 – The Deep Lore of LightHaven, with Oliver Habryka
Oliver tells us how Less Wrong instantiated itself into physical reality, along with a bit of deep lore of foundational Rationalist/EA orgs.
Donate to LightCone (caretakers of both LessWrong and Ligh…
Donate to LightCone (caretakers of both LessWrong and Ligh…
02:06:28 |
Tue 24 Dec 2024
227 – Longevity, Aimed Communities, Network States, with Zoe Isabel Senon
We talk to Zoe Isabel Senon about longevity, recent advances, longevity popup cities & group houses, and more (not necessarily in that order). Spoiler: Eneasz is gonna die. 🙁 Also we learn about Netw…
01:46:12 |
Wed 11 Dec 2024
226 – The Illusion of Moral Decline
We discuss Adam Mastroianni’s “The Illusion of Moral Decline”
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The Illusion of Moral Decline
Touchat Wearable Blanket Hoodie
Lighthaven – Eternal September
Our episode with Adam on The Rise and …
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The Illusion of Moral Decline
Touchat Wearable Blanket Hoodie
Lighthaven – Eternal September
Our episode with Adam on The Rise and …
01:38:49 |
Fri 29 Nov 2024
225 – Live at Lighthaven!
Enjoy the public conversations we had the pleasure of having at our live show at Lighthaven in Berkeley. Special thanks to Andrew, Matt, J, Ben and Garrett!
Due to the nature of this recording, it’s …
Due to the nature of this recording, it’s …
02:38:42 |
Thu 14 Nov 2024
Bonus? The 10-Finger Demon
A hypothetical about a finger-collecting demon throws Eneasz for a major loop.
00:53:32 |
Sun 10 Nov 2024
Live Show At Lighthaven
If you’re near Berkeley on 11/13/24 at 4pm, come see us! Address and info at this link. We’ll take a few questions from email at [email protected] please let us know if you’re a sup…
00:00:49 |
Fri 08 Nov 2024
224 – Cringe Gates and Cultural Drift
We discuss Eneasz’s Shrimp Welfare Watches The EA Gates, briefly touch on Hanson’s Cultural Drift, and tackle a lot of follow-ups and feedback.
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Shrimp Welfare Watches The EA Gates (also at Twit…
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Shrimp Welfare Watches The EA Gates (also at Twit…
01:41:37 |
Wed 30 Oct 2024
Bayes Blast 36 – AI Grifters in Birmingham
AskWho just attended a “lecture” by AI Grifter Tania Duarte
Slide
The “TESCREAL” Bungle by Ozy Brennan
AskWho Casts AI podcast
Slide
The “TESCREAL” Bungle by Ozy Brennan
AskWho Casts AI podcast
00:13:08 |
Wed 23 Oct 2024
223 – Going Back to the Classics
Classic, season one adventure this week! Eneasz and Steven have a loosely structured conversation about the sequences’ value, the virtue of silence, scissor statements, and the value of philosophy.
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02:06:50 |
Mon 14 Oct 2024
Bonus – Discord Culture (preview)
Eneasz chats with TBC Discord member Delta about the cultivation of small online cultures. Get the full episode via our Patreon or our SubStack!
00:16:43 |
Mon 14 Oct 2024
Bayes Blast 35 – Disproving The Blindsight Thesis
GPT-o1 demonstrates the Blindsight thesis is likely wrong.
Peter Watts on Blindsight
Andrew Cutler on origins of consciousness part 1 and part 2
Thou Art Godshatter
Peter Watts on Blindsight
Andrew Cutler on origins of consciousness part 1 and part 2
Thou Art Godshatter
00:09:10 |
Sun 13 Oct 2024
Bayes Blast 34 – Content Moderation is Infosec
Steven wanted to share an interesting idea from an article that draws a neat parallel between content moderation and information security.
The post discussed here is Como is Infosec.
The post discussed here is Como is Infosec.
00:15:29 |
Sun 06 Oct 2024
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