The next Decoding episode target is Sean Carroll and Matt has suggested a solo episode he did on AI.
Sean Carroll was Matt's suggestion partly because Sean might serve as a 'good' version of a modern secular guru. I (Chris( have not listened...
2024-01-17 02:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostBy our nature, we are somewhat allergic to sincere self-reflecting but since we had the rare opportunity to meet face to face and were in a rather inspiring setting, we thought what the hell!
So this is what passes for Matt and me having a s...
2024-01-15 08:02:22 +0000 UTC View PostBy our nature, we are somewhat allergic to sincere self-reflecting but since we had the rare opportunity to meet face to face and were in a rather inspiring setting, we thought what the hell!
So this is what passes for Matt and me havi...
2024-01-15 07:25:53 +0000 UTC View PostWe have coming up a variety of content recorded in a peaceful Japanese ryokan, where we did indeed engage in outdoor forest bathing (soaking in all those negative ions).
But while we get that content in order, we need to tell you about a ver...
2024-01-15 05:35:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone,
Thought you might enjoy some behind-the-scenes news that Matt and I will be meeting up for the first time in person next week. Matt is over for a family trip to Japan and we are planning to meet up a couple of times during his ...
2024-01-04 22:42:42 +0000 UTC View PostSam was decoded but how does he rank on the Gurometer? Join us, clear your mind, and realise the answer was inside you all along.
2023-12-27 03:23:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Final DTG content for the year.
Sam Harris gets put into the Gurometer.
Audio version to follow later today.
2023-12-26 07:27:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone,
The end of 2023 looms and we've had a final burst of content.
We have plans for 2024, including an in person meetup in Japan.
If you'd like to come chat to us about any of it, you are welcome tomorrow.
The tim...
2023-12-25 03:49:36 +0000 UTC View PostHere is an advance release of a forthcoming Decoding on one Sam Harris. A polarising figure with fans and detractors, see how he fares when entered under the Guru microscope. Also featuring Chris Williamson! More detailed show notes will accompany...
2023-12-23 04:33:06 +0000 UTC View PostWe are back again with a mini-decoding of a segment from Huberman's recently released episode on "The Causes & Treatments for Autism" with Dr. Karen Parker. In particular we are interested in the discussion he had relating to vaccines and auti...
2023-12-21 10:09:13 +0000 UTC View PostHere we are with what is fast becoming the most popular annual tradition within the DTG ritual calendar... the annual Guru quiz with quizmaster extraordinaire, Helen Lewis. We also spend some time to get the low down on her experiences at the ARC ...
2023-12-20 07:45:04 +0000 UTC View Post
As we approach the end of the year we are engaging in our favourite DtG tradition: having a chat with Helen and taking her entertaining Guru quiz.
Who is the Decoding champion this year? Matt or Chris? Join us to find out.
We will have...
2023-12-19 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostIn this bonus episode of Decoding Academia, we take a look at a recent paper 'The Illusion of Moral Decline' by Adam Mastroianni and Daniel Gilbert. They examine if Moral Decline really is an illusion: Are the kids alright or are we on the precipi...
2023-12-15 23:49:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Yes that's right it's time.
A full length Decoding of Sam Harris based on an interview conducted by Chris Williamson.
I think this interview does a good job of highlighting the duality of Sam.
It is certainly not as vapid as the ...
2023-12-15 02:40:09 +0000 UTC View PostWe hope back on the horror train to try and quantify just how little enjoyment we extracted from the Red Scare podcast... then we focus on the Gurometer and see how Anna and Dasha score. Spoiler... they are not that high!
Also featurin...
2023-12-12 13:27:49 +0000 UTC View Post
A new Gurometer episode on everyone's favourite Red Scare hosts. Also featuring... waffle about a nootropic drink, discussion about whether Chris is the bad one, next guru and all the usual Gurometer goodness. Audio version outputting now!
2023-12-12 13:25:20 +0000 UTC View PostIn today's joyous episode, we dive into the neurodiverse, postmodern hipsterism, and ironic trad conservatism of the popular 'Red Scare' podcast featuring the avant-garde novelist Tao Lin. Get ready for hours of transgressive insights, indep...
2023-12-07 12:09:54 +0000 UTC View PostFor those of you who like your Gurometer optimised in audio format here you go!
Let's see precisely how many gurograms there are in these two hunky scientists.
2023-11-25 04:47:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Red Scare was on our to-do list as many people requested we cover them and we like to break up the endless parade of narcissistic middle-aged men.
I do not know if this was the best option for a 'break'.
To provide a spoiler, we do not...
2023-11-24 08:35:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone,
For the next Decoding Academia, we are going to look at a pre-replication crisis paper that got quite a bit of attention at the time....
2023-11-20 01:27:38 +0000 UTC View Post
So some people were having issues with ads on the YouTube video version. Others just prefer audio so here is a link to the audio version.
We discuss a lot of things but gurus and critical approaches to content are top of the agenda. 2023-11-20 01:17:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone,
Thought some of you might enjoy this. I recently recorded an extended interview/discussion with the Norwegian Comedian Dag Sørås. He has posted the video up on YouTube and the audio on his feed. I'll share both here.
We...
2023-11-19 10:19:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Imagine almost one week's advance notice on a live hang out!
Galaxy Brain Gurus we look back to optimising our protocols together.
Hope to see some of you there.
If you want to see the precise timing converted to your timezone ju...
2023-11-10 21:52:27 +0000 UTC View Post
We add one more quantifiable metric for our optimiser bros to consider.
Unedited and RAW!
Audio coming shortly...
2023-11-10 21:39:10 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
Sorry this one took so long.
Matt and I had deadlines and all the usual academic guff that gets in the way.
The episode will come out on the main feed later today but since it is ready in audio format now. I thought...
2023-11-09 03:24:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone,
Here is an edited freely available preview of the Decoding Academia content that is usually restricted to those in the $5 tier and above.
We discuss a neat behavioural economics study from a couple of years ago that you c...
2023-10-30 23:45:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Just a quick note to say we are in the process of finishing off an episode we previously planned as a Decoding Academia. We are covering Peter Attia and Andrew Huberman and a recent episode they covered discussing two studies.
It is fair to ...
2023-10-28 04:47:07 +0000 UTC View PostKatalin Kariko and Drew Weissman were awarded Nobel Prize awards for developing the technology which led to Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines. Predictably, this did not go down well with some of the gurus because (of course) they felt that they...
2023-10-21 04:34:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone,
A short discussion before the weekend of the absolutely insane reaction of Robert Malone and Bret Weinstein to the announcement that the Nobel Prize was going to two actual scientists instrumental in the development of mRNA vac...
2023-10-20 07:11:37 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone,
We are burrowing into our next decoding but in the meantime here is an interview episode with Julia Ebner.
You may have listened to this a few weeks ago and if so, just remember you have bookmarks in all good podcast p...
2023-10-14 22:06:12 +0000 UTC View Post