The Bayesian Conspiracy

Mar 08 2025 294 ep. 91 mins 45.6k
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A conversational podcast for the less hardcore rationalist, who wants to level-up their rational skills while having fun.

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Bayes Blast 41 – AI Action Plan

Mar 08 2025 4 mins  
The White House wants to hear from you regarding what it should do about AI safety. Now’s your chance to spend a few minutes to make someone read your thoughts on the subject! Submissions are due by midnight EST on March 15th. Submit your comments the the White House here Check out NarrowPath

232 – The Milton Friedman Theory of Change, with John Bennett

Mar 05 2025 91 mins  
John Bennett discusses Milton Friedman‘s model of policy change. LINKS The Milton Friedman Model of Policy Change John Bennett’s LinkedIn Friedman’s “Capitalism and Freedom” Preface Ross Rheingans-Yoo on Thalidomide at Complex Systems, and at his blog “Every Bay Area Walled Compound” Trace on the FAA hiring scandal What We Owe the Future (W

Bayes Blast 40 – HPMOR 10 Year Anniversary Parties

Feb 20 2025 11 mins  
Want to run an HPMOR Anniversary Party, or get notified if one’s happening near you? Fill this out!

231 – SuperBabies, with Gene Smith

Feb 19 2025 108 mins  
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 AI future.   LINKS How To Make Super Babies How to have Polygenically Screened Children Significantly Enhancing Adult Intelligence With Gene Editing May Be Possible Meiosis is all

Bayes Blast 39 – Ladylike for Autistics

Feb 05 2025 22 mins  
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

230 – Making Dating Not Suck with Jacob Falkovich

Jan 22 2025 81 mins  
Jacob Falkovich on finding a good match and selfless dating LINKS SecondPerson.Dating – why dating sucks and how you will unsuck it Jacob’s post on soccer player skill distribution Go Fuck Someone Selfless Dating Consensual Hostility (re consent culture) steelmanning Monogamy A recent(ish) TBC episode on polyamory Eneasz on finding partners that like the opposite sex De

Bayes Blast 38 – Shitcoins

Jan 20 2025 4 mins  
How shitcoins work, plus the Dumb Money movie about the GameStop squeeze.

Bayes Blast 37 – Kill Your Friend’s Cat

Jan 12 2025 6 mins  
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

229 – Integrating Emotions

Jan 08 2025 86 mins  
Eric discusses integrating our emotions via observation and adjustment. His free course is at EnjoyExisting.org or email him – [email protected] LINKS EnjoyExisting.org Ugh Fields You Have Two Brains – Eneasz spends more words on this emotion-brain speculation at this blog LessWrong/Lighthaven Donations – you have until Jan 13! 00:00:05 – Integrating Emotions

LW Census 2024

Dec 28 2024 1 mins  
If you haven’t yet, go fill out the 2024 LW Census. Right here.