The Bayesian Conspiracy

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We talk more with Brandon Hendrickson about his ACX-contest winning book review of The Educated Mind by Kieran Egan. Also discussions of rationality, post-rationalism, and more.

The winning book review in its original text (also in audio (itunes, spotify))
Brandon’s substack – The Lost Tools of Learning
Science Is Weird – a sprawling online science course that helps kids fall in love with the world

OTHER LINKS

Lost Tools – Your Solar System Is Wrong
Evil: Inside Human Violence and Cruelty
What Lies Dreaming
The Real Fanfic is the friends we made along the way

0:00:23 – The Educated Mind
2:20:00 – Less Wrong Posts
2:36:07 – Thank the Patron
2:37:40 – Guild of the Rose Update

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We are talking poly again, with Aella and Yassine.

NOTE –

LINKS
Why Your Polyamorous Friend’s Relationship Sucks by Aella
The Amory Spectrum by Aella
Yassine’s The Bailey podcast episode on polyamory with Aella
Contra Aella on Polyamoric Lexicality by Yassine
Cuckoldry as Status Jockeying by Yassine
Yassine – XTwitter, SubStack, Podcast
Aella – XTwitter, SubStack, KnowingLess

0:00:23 – Polyamory
1:15:48 – Guild of the Rose Update
1:17:35 – Less Wrong Posts
1:30:21 – Thank the Patron

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Two smaller episodes dropped as one – The History of the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, and Reflections on Steven’s Jury Experience

LINKS
We Tuskegeed My Dad
Unraveling the Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis
SNL skit Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Enhancement Drug
196 – Steven Goes To Court
Erik Hoel on the Threat to Humanity from AI

0:00:23 – Tuskegee failed Blast
0:35:56 – Jury Extended Discussion
1:19:27 – Guild of the Rose Update
1:20:50 – Feedback
1:24:41 – Less Wrong Posts
1:46:01 – Thank the Patron

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We talk with Charlie and Alex about going to Burning Man to help prep Steven to maybe go next year

LINKS

You Will Be Miserable, And It Will Set You Free – Eneasz’s post on Burning Man
Burning Man Survival Guide
The Time I Failed To Join A Cult – look at the fun you could be having at Burning Man
You can’t reach the brain through the ears
MythMakers are dicks and stole a sword from it’s rightful wielder!!! THEY HAVE NO HONOR!! RAID THEIR BASES! BLAST THEIR DUDES! Facebook Instagram Instagram of their Bullshit Quest(!!) Website

The Real Fanfic Is The Friends We Made Along The Way – Latest Story from Eneasz

0:00:23 – Chat with Charlie
1:14:57 – Chat with Alex
1:47:12 – Guild of the Rose Update
1:49:42 – Thank the Patron

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How non-expert dudes caught bad dudes.