Eliezer Yudkowsky, Eneasz Brodski; ty to JK Rowling

Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality

Society EN ↓ 523 episodes

This is an alternate universe story, where Petunia married a scientist. Harry enters the wizarding world armed with Enlightenment ideals and the experimental spirit. Updated every Wednesday morning.

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Author

Eliezer Yudkowsky, Eneasz Brodski; ty to JK Rowling

Category

Society

Podcast website

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Latest episode

Oct 9, 2026

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Episodes

119a – Something to Protect: Albus Dumbledore 21.10.2015

Last Words Original Text

117 & 118 – Something to Protect: Minerva McGonagall & Something to Protect: Professor Quirrell 07.10.2015

In Memoriam Original Text

115b & 116 – Shut Up and Do The Impossible Pt 2 & Aftermath: Something to Protect, Pt 0 23.09.2015

Guiding the Narrative Original Text

114 & 115a – Shut Up and Do The Impossible, Pt 1 & Pt 2 09.09.2015

(black robes, falling) Original Text  

113 – Final Exam 26.08.2015

Final Exam Original Text The restrictions list in Production Notes (back one post)

112 – Failure, Pt2 19.08.2015

The Apocalypse of Potter Original Text

111b – Failure, Pt1 12.08.2015

The Sparkly Unicorn Princess reborn Original Text

111a – Failure, Pt1 29.07.2015

The Dark Lord reborn Original Text

109b & 110 – Reflections, Pt 1 & Pt 2 15.07.2015

Surprise, Mugglefugger! Original Text

109a – Reflections, Pt 1 01.07.2015

Noitilov detalo partxe tnere hoc ruoy tu becafruoy ton wo hsi Original Text

108c – The Truth, Pt 5, Answers and Riddles 17.06.2015

Why Voldemort? Original Text Hey, I briefly appear in this music video parody a group of my friends made. :)

108b – The Truth, Pt 5, Answers and Riddles 03.06.2015

Plots upon plots Original Text

108a – The Truth, Pt 5, Answers and Riddles 20.05.2015

Origins Original Text

106 & 107 – The Truth, Pt 3 & 4 06.05.2015

Speed-running Dumbledore’sThird Floor Corridor Original Text

105 – The Truth, Pt 2 22.04.2015

Bargaining with the Devil Original Text

104b – The Truth, Pt 1, Riddles and Answers 08.04.2015

The Watcher in the Dark Original Text  

104a – The Truth, Pt 1, Riddles and Answers 25.03.2015

Thresholds Rationality: From AI to Zombies is available here Original Text

Red Legacy, part 2 11.03.2015

Madness? This is Arkhipov! Original Text

Red Legacy, part 1 25.02.2015

Trying to do science in a hostile environment. Original Text

103 – Tests 11.02.2015

Reality isn’t fair Original Text

sam513 & Valuable Humans In Transit 07.01.2015

Two stories by Sam Hughes. Sam Hughes writes and blogs at  qntm.org , and may be best know for Ra . Note: I AM PUBLISHED!!   Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine , Feb 2015 issue. The story is “Red Legacy” on page 48. Some notes, as well as links to different e-formats, are over at my personal blog . Original Text: sam513 Valuable Humans In Transit

Essays 4 17.12.2014

Strengths and Weaknesses Full Text: Your Strength as a Rationalist Universal Fire Fake Explanations Tsuyoku Naritai! (I Want To Become Stronger)

Words of Love, Soft and Tender 03.12.2014

Strange new creatures in the forest Original Text  

Nineteen Neighty-Four (part 2 of 2) 19.11.2014

Everything Falls Apart Hear more of Ginny’s singing here (see production notes for more details). Original Text

Nineteen Neighty-Four (part 1 of 2) 05.11.2014

Seeds of Insurrection As mentioned in the episode –  Floornight , by nostalgebraist. Original Text

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