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The Bayesian Conspiracy

The Bayesian Conspiracywww.thebayesianconspiracy.com
A conversational podcast for aspiring rationalists.
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Episodes

4 – AlphaGo, with Patrick Chapin

Patrick Chapin (of Top Level Podcast) joins us as a guest-host to talk about AlphaGo’s recent victory over Go master Lee Sedol. We get a primer on how AlphaGo works, a recap of all five games in the match, and … Continue reading →

Mar 23, 20161 hr 13 min

3 – Interview with Eliezer Yudkowsky

We welcomed the one, the only, Eliezer Yudkowsky to the Bayesian Conspiracy for a quick chat. His latest project is Arbital, an ambitious effort to solve online discussion. It is focusing on solving online explanation. They want to do for difficult explanations – and … Continue reading →

Mar 16, 201657 min

2 – What is this “Sanity Waterline” you speak of?

Can the Sanity Waterline be raised? Should it be? And just what does that mean anyway? Based on the post “Raising The Sanity Waterline” Also relevant to today’s discussion: Joy In The Merely Real, Christian Bale Did Nothing Wrong, and You … Continue reading →

Mar 02, 20161 hr 3 min

1 – What Use is Rationality?

We spent the hour trying to answer a question posed to Eneasz regarding his work with the Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality Podcast. Here is the query (with pleasantries removed): Is there evidence that a rational approach to … Continue reading →

Feb 18, 20161 hr 9 min
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