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

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Latest episode

Oct 9, 2026

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Episodes

63c – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Aftermaths 29.08.2012

Introspection   Original Text

63b – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Aftermaths 22.08.2012

Exercises in futility   Original Text  

63a – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Aftermaths 15.08.2012

Unforeseen consequences Original Text

62 – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Final 08.08.2012

Precautionary measures are taken Original Text  

61 – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Part 11, Secrecy and Openness 01.08.2012

The After Action Review   Original Text

60 – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Part 10 25.07.2012

An Interview In Isolation   Original Text

59 – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Part 9, Curiosity 18.07.2012

Science – It’s a lot more difficult than waving a wand, but it works when wands fail, just like if a broom failed you could still try riding a rocket   Original Text  

58 – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Part 8, Constrained Cognition 11.07.2012

The Escape   If you haven’t seen Army of Darkness yet, you now have weekend plans. It’s great fun, and runs at just an hour and 15 minutes. Here’s a clip of the scene containing the quoted line. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFriRcIwqNU Original Text

57 – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Part 7, Constrained Cognition 27.06.2012

Staring down Death   Original Text

56 – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Part 6, Constrained Optimization 20.06.2012

Fear the Reaper, but don’t let it consume you   Original Text

55 – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Part 5 13.06.2012

The unforgiven   Original Text

54 – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Part 4 06.06.2012

A fulfillment of Doom   Original Text

52 & 53 – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Parts 2 & 3 30.05.2012

Into the mouth of madness   Original   Text  

51 – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Part 1 23.05.2012

Preludes and preparations   Original Text  

No New Episode – The Server Monk’s Prayer 17.05.2012

The Server Monk’s Prayer, from Sean Kennedy’s “Tales of the Afternow”, read by Drake Walker. Did some quick googling after this was recorded and found: iTunes has been around since 2001. However podcasting did not become a thing until 2004. iTunes added podcast support in June 2005. Tales from the Afternow launched on June 24, 2002.

50 – Self Centeredness 09.05.2012

You cannot simply say “Light”, you must discern what Light is   Original Text  

49 – Prior Information 02.05.2012

Elementary, my dear Potter   Original Text  

48 – Utilitarian Priorities 25.04.2012

Yes, The Lion King is a horror movie of relentless cannibalistic atrocity   Original Text  

47b – Personhood Theory, part 2 19.04.2012

Breaking the cycle of vengeance. Maybe.   Celebratory Trailer Original Text  

47a – Personhood Theory, part 1 12.04.2012

The poison in Slytherin House   Original Text  

46 – Humanism, Part 4 05.04.2012

Secrets, secrets, and more secrets   Original Text

45 – Humanism, Part 3 28.03.2012

EXPECTO PATRONUM   This art cannot go unshared (spoiler for this chapter) Original Text

44 – Humanism, Part 2 21.03.2012

The Dementation of Harry Potter   How do you pronounce “Accio” ? Original Text  

43 – Humanism, Part 1 14.03.2012

The Day The Dementor Came To Hogwarts   Original Text  

41 & 42 – Frontal Override & Courage 07.03.2012

Sometimes you need to become a villain to force redemption. Are you more concerned with results, or how others will remember you?   Original   Text    

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