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
141 – Raising Younglings
Velcro from the subreddit and discord joins us to offer a much-valued parent’s perspective on child rearing from the perspective of someone who’s actually reared children. Jace was out looking at tin…
02:06:48 |
Wed 14 Jul 2021
140 – Trigger Warning: Old Men Yelling at Clouds
There’s too many clouds, and they’re ruining stuff that’s good!
Mentioned in this episode:
Do This. Directives.
A very early episode of ours about Feelings
Top ACLU lawyer comes out as pro-book-burni…
Mentioned in this episode:
Do This. Directives.
A very early episode of ours about Feelings
Top ACLU lawyer comes out as pro-book-burni…
02:07:44 |
Wed 30 Jun 2021
139 – Kids These Days
Running with the theme of childhood/adolescent responsibility, we start off with a brief live-feedback section from esteemed guest Charlie and then move on to discuss Johnathan Haidt and Greg Lukiano…
02:57:39 |
Wed 16 Jun 2021
138 – Are Teens People?
We discuss Robert Epstein’s “Teens 2.0” as he makes the Case Against Adolescence.
Eneasz’s Highlights from Teens 2.o
The Banned Goods Store
How Adult Are You? test
See also Youthfacts.org
National Yo…
Eneasz’s Highlights from Teens 2.o
The Banned Goods Store
How Adult Are You? test
See also Youthfacts.org
National Yo…
03:09:02 |
Wed 02 Jun 2021
137 – Can You Consent to Listening to this Episode?
Who can be allowed to choose their sex partners?
0:00 – 37:00 — Less Wrong Posts Discussion
37:03 – end — Main Subject Discussion
Mentioned in this show:
Worth The Candle & Not Everything Is A Clue
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02:24:31 |
Wed 19 May 2021
136 – Obviously (and Legally) Murder
The Conspiracy is minus one Jace but plus one Justin (a defense lawyer) this episode! We discuss the legalities surrounding the convictions of Derek Chauvin – the cop who (literally and legally) murd…
02:44:24 |
Wed 05 May 2021
135 – Live Episode #2
This is the recording of the live episode we held on 4/18/2021.
Things mentioned:
Amazing Man 2: Love Conquers All
BBC receives 109,741 complaints over Prince Philip coverage
“My Immortal” As Alchemi…
Things mentioned:
Amazing Man 2: Love Conquers All
BBC receives 109,741 complaints over Prince Philip coverage
“My Immortal” As Alchemi…
02:36:45 |
Wed 21 Apr 2021
Live Episode Announcement
The Live Episode will be in our Discord this Sunday (April 18th) at 12:00 Noon Mountain Time (which is UTC -6). Anyone can join the audio channel and listen along. Anyone who wants to chat with us or…
00:00:36 |
Thu 15 Apr 2021
134 – We’ve Got Class
The gang discusses class in America, and Scott Alexander’s Modest Proposal to destroy American politics.
Source posts: Fussell On Class, and A Modest Proposal For Republicans: Use The Word “Class”
Al…
Source posts: Fussell On Class, and A Modest Proposal For Republicans: Use The Word “Class”
Al…
02:10:04 |
Wed 07 Apr 2021
133 – Is Libertarianism a Gateway Drug to Anarcho-Capitalism?
David is back for us to pester him with questions about Libertarianism, and he tries to turn us all into Anarchists!! (not really (but he wouldn’t mind))
SPOILER WARNING! This episode contains spoile…
SPOILER WARNING! This episode contains spoile…
02:20:23 |
Wed 24 Mar 2021
132 – Mind Killed by Libertarianism
The trio unites with the Mind Killers to get mind killed on Libertarianism!
Not mentioned in the episode, but worth putting here – SSC’s Anti-Libertarian FAQ
Elinor Ostrom’s book – Governing the Com…
Not mentioned in the episode, but worth putting here – SSC’s Anti-Libertarian FAQ
Elinor Ostrom’s book – Governing the Com…
02:38:25 |
Wed 10 Mar 2021
131 – Feedback Grab Bag
We catch up on some feedback and address a handful of items that have been banging around.
“We Change Our Minds Less Often Than We Think”
How to eat nature balls (The Universal Edibility Test)
Martyr…
“We Change Our Minds Less Often Than We Think”
How to eat nature balls (The Universal Edibility Test)
Martyr…
02:09:18 |
Wed 24 Feb 2021
130 – The Cause of the Hate Revolution (or: Hate is the New Sex)
2/3rds of the Conspiracy discusses “Hate is the New Sex”
What You Can’t Say, by Paul Graham – audio at Second Ennumerations
Scissor’s Statements coined at SSC post “Sort By Controvertial”
Bird’s Aren…
What You Can’t Say, by Paul Graham – audio at Second Ennumerations
Scissor’s Statements coined at SSC post “Sort By Controvertial”
Bird’s Aren…
02:15:14 |
Wed 10 Feb 2021
129 – Sympathy For The Devil
We talk with Lucien Greaves, co-founder of The Satanic Temple. We discuss seperation of church & state, abortion rights, and the value of federal religious recognition.
Baphomet
Satanic Aborition Ri…
02:21:45 |
Wed 27 Jan 2021
128 – The Q-Coup
We had a topic for this week, but it was prempted by the spectacle of a headlong collision between a delusional mob and harsh reality.
Footage from inside the mob as it storms the capital building
Ri…
Footage from inside the mob as it storms the capital building
Ri…
01:59:40 |
Tue 12 Jan 2021
127 – All About Aging with Richard Acton
Richard Acton answered our plea for an expert in the field of aging science! He’s Post-doctoral researcher and bioinformatician at CECAD, A Cluster of Excellence Aging research institute at the Univ…
01:55:22 |
Wed 30 Dec 2020
126 – LessWrong 2.0 and Books
The conspirators are joined by Ben and Oliver from the LessWrong team. In addition to standing up a new and improved platform for LessWrong and revitalizing the community, they’ve compiled about 40 …
02:21:22 |
Wed 16 Dec 2020
125 – Hacking Away at Careers
The conspirators share potential weaknesses in the career-distribution system that too many people don’t exploit. With the usual amount of meandering along the way.
80,000 hours
Two articles from T…
02:14:34 |
Wed 02 Dec 2020
124 – Longevity
A listener wants to know if we can reach life extension escape velocity.
LessWrong open thread on “true” life expectancy, and post on Three Open Problems in Aging
The SENS Research Foundation
Elysiu…
02:08:31 |
Wed 18 Nov 2020
123 – Stuff Has Been Weird Lately
The trio, like the rest of the country, has been under a bit of stress lately. We spend some time venting and talking about framing devices to cope with the state of the world, then move onto lighter…
02:04:34 |
Wed 04 Nov 2020
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