I know many people must have been waiting eagerly to get their hands on clips of Contrapoint's ironic self deprecation or Douglas Murray's upper crust guffaws. Well now you can they are uploaded in the folder. Enjoy all ye who would enter!
2021-01-28 04:51:27 +0000 UTC View Post
The first DTG AMA/Live hang out thing, in which we focus on the suggested topic of social media platforms and the issues surrounding de-platforming/moderation. With additional insights offered by two of our Patreon Galaxy Brain Gurus: Madhav &...
2021-01-28 04:42:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone,
As mentioned on the Murray episode the next guru we are focusing on is Nassim Taleb. He was one of the OG figures we discussed back when we were just working on ideas for a paper. He's definitely an interesting figure and slight...
2021-01-27 06:06:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone,
We are still getting our collective intellects around the Patreon system and associated plug ins & related services. Accordingly you can find here the relevant details of an upcoming AMA/live hang out that we are planning fo...
2021-01-26 04:46:04 +0000 UTC View PostHi folks,
So Matt and I had a chat about this and thought the thing which makes most sense is for us to do is record a livestream thing, which Galaxy Brain Gurus can access if they happen to be free and feel like joining in, OR we wil...
As promised, here is the full raw recording of our interview with Thi Nguyen who has done a host of great work on topics like Echo Chambers, Filter Bubbles, Moral outrage porn, Gamification in social media, and much much more.
Matt and I rea...
2021-01-22 06:02:27 +0000 UTC View PostHey Guys,
Another day, another update.
Murray episode is on the editing block and we are on track to release LATE today. We also just recorded an extended interview with the philosopher Thi Nguyen which covered echo chambers, online ga...
2021-01-22 00:59:35 +0000 UTC View PostAt last we have finished the Murray episode recording. It is currently an unwieldy 3hrs 15mins! So now begins the fun work of editing down to a more manageable length.
The next guru we are planning to cover Nassim Nicolas Taleb because he is...
2021-01-19 06:41:12 +0000 UTC View Post
What's this?
Gurus PM without Matt?!?
Chris has done the unthinkable and cheated on a sleeping Matt with with his long suffering friend, collaborator, and Patreon member- the psychologist Rohan Kapitany. They cast an analytical eye thr...
2021-01-18 16:04:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi guys,
Chris here... Just thought I'd give you a behind-the-scenes update on the Murray episode progress. We've recorded about 30% so far and I've finished with time stamping and clipping BUT I've also been hit by some fairly time sensitiv...
2021-01-15 01:17:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Matt and I try to save ourselves from doom scrolling Twitter and discuss the Capitol Invasion and its relation to some of the partisan Guru & conspiracy dynamics we regularly cover. Sorry about the annoying conference flipping video style. Ama...
2021-01-08 01:28:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi guys,
So just a behind-the-scenes update. The Douglas Murray interview we are using is 4 hours(!) so it is taking Matt and me a bit longer to get through and clip. In part because it is so tiring to listen to Eric and Douglas back pat eac...
2021-01-05 05:21:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Chris makes Matt stay up way too late to discuss the potential features that will make up the Gurometer. This is the kind of sleep-deprived conversations that only Patrons deserve to hear. Any suggestions/comments on the potential metrics discusse...
2020-12-30 15:47:06 +0000 UTC View PostSorry for the delays folks but new episode is out! Editing and technical issues made this one take a bit longer than we intended but hope people find it worth the wait.
This one was actually fun!
Next up Douglas Murray. Thinking of the...
2020-12-28 07:38:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone,
Since it's the end of 2020 we thought we would sit down an have a chat about the past, present, and future of Decoding The Gurus.
As it is a video and we have no ability (or desire) to edit there is also some 'fascinating...
2020-12-24 03:26:19 +0000 UTC View Post
This episode has now been recorded and is in the editing studio (AKA GarageBand).
It was refreshing to cover someone who was actually enjoyable to listen to.
We decided to do the Justice Part 1 video (screenshot above). Thi...
2020-12-24 03:08:34 +0000 UTC View PostIn an effort to make the shout outs a little bit entertaining I made some short bumpers that we will play. If you listen to the Knowledge Fight podcast then you get the idea and also know where I am stealing it from.
If you want to hear the ...
2020-12-22 19:07:32 +0000 UTC View PostSome of you may have already downloaded/listened to the episode and if so, you probably noticed some audio issues with things being a bit out of sync at times and responses overlapping. These are the joys of home-brew sound editing. I've fixed the...
2020-12-18 19:59:51 +0000 UTC View PostJust for a little behind the curtain update...
Matt and I are still busy editing the interview we did with Daniel Gilbert on the...
2020-12-18 01:02:20 +0000 UTC View Post
For those of you who are either not on Twitter or missed it I thought I would share this sketch by one of our own (Gretchen Koch). Really impressive art and it made my morning...
2020-12-18 00:53:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone,
We decided to test out some video features by doing a test run 'short' video talking about the 'Just Asking Questions' technique with specific reference to a recent DarkHorse podcast on vaccine safety by Bret Weinstein and Heat...
We never intended Decoding the Gurus to be only about people we dislike or disagree with and so after Twitter polling we've decided to turn our attention to someone we anticipate having a more positive time with: Natalie Wynn AKA Contrapoints.
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I sometimes get sent Weinstein fan art, I just wanted to share this with all of you. That's all!
- Chris
2020-12-12 22:37:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks everyone for signing up! We really appreciate the support, as Matt recently expressed via DM 'it is genuinely validating'.
We are still working out how to manage everything on here but one of our main goals (besides breaking even fina...
2020-12-12 22:33:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is the folder for all the Guru clips. At present there is only the clips from the first episode there but it will shortly be full of them all. Think of it as your own one stop shop for profound insight. Maybe you can make a regular meditation...
2020-12-11 03:04:47 +0000 UTC View PostFirst, please accept our sincerest thanks for joining!
The podcast is a labour of love for us and has already exceeded our expectations in terms of audience size and levels of engagement. We would be happy doing this with five people l...
2020-12-10 19:50:11 +0000 UTC View Post