Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality

76 – Interlude with the Confessor: Sunk Costs 19.12.2012 18:57 ↓

New perspectives on old ghosts Original Text  

75 – Self Actualization Final, Responsibility 12.12.2012 37:49 ↓

Moral Codes for Heroes and Gods Original Text

74b – Self Actualization, Part 9, Escalation of Conflicts 05.12.2012 36:51 ↓

On rituals and consequences Original Text

74a – Self Actualization, Part 9, Escalation of Conflicts 28.11.2012 29:40 ↓

Taking it up to 11 Original Text

Omake: Rationalist Hamlet 21.11.2012 5:24 ↓

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Regular shows resume next week. Original Text Full Tragedy of Hamlet and the Philosopher’s Stone .

73 – Self Actualization, Part 8, The Sacred and the Mundane 14.11.2012 34:27 ↓

Hidden Allies   Original Text

72b – Self Actualization, Part 7, Plausible Deniability 07.11.2012 26:57 ↓

Preparing for the next war   Original Text  

72a – Self Actualization, Part 7, Plausible Deniability 31.10.2012 29:24 ↓

Boss Fight   Original Text  

71 – Self Actualization, Part 6 24.10.2012 30:13 ↓

Looking for trouble   Original Text  

70 – Self Actualization, Part 5 17.10.2012 34:54 ↓

Protesting the Headmaster   Original Text

69 – Self Actualization, Part 4 10.10.2012 22:30 ↓

The Society for the Promotion of Heroic Equality for Witches is born   Original Text  

68 – Self Actualization, Part 3 03.10.2012 32:48 ↓

Trapped in Harry’s shadow   Original Text

67 – Self Actualization, Part 2 26.09.2012 24:27 ↓

Chaos reigns in the upper reaches of Hogwarts Today is Petrov Day . Happy Petrov Day!   Original Text

66 – Self Actualization, Part 1 19.09.2012 12:43 ↓

When in a hole, first stop digging.   Original Text

65 – Contagious Lies 12.09.2012 32:23 ↓

Escape Routes   Original Text  

64 – Omake: Lord of the Rationality 05.09.2012 12:27 ↓

I’m at WorldCon over the Labor Day weekend, so there’s not really a new episode today. However I did record the first of the Alternative Parallels from Chapter 64. Regular episodes will resume next week.   Original Text  

63c – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Aftermaths 29.08.2012 44:14 ↓

Introspection   Original Text

63b – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Aftermaths 22.08.2012 26:04 ↓

Exercises in futility   Original Text  

63a – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Aftermaths 15.08.2012 30:24 ↓

Unforeseen consequences Original Text

62 – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Final 08.08.2012 35:21 ↓

Precautionary measures are taken Original Text  

61 – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Part 11, Secrecy and Openness 01.08.2012 42:24 ↓

The After Action Review   Original Text

60 – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Part 10 25.07.2012 28:50 ↓

An Interview In Isolation   Original Text

59 – The Stanford Prison Experiment, Part 9, Curiosity 18.07.2012 30:17 ↓

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 31:01 ↓

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 30:02 ↓

Staring down Death   Original Text