Hi everyone,
I'm (Chris) just testing out some software for less formal quick streaming things. Will be live for about 30 mins tonight (11.30pm JST). If anyone wants to have a chat about gurus/DTG/conspiracy theories/whatever, come and show up.
No tier restrictions on this! Click on the link above to see the time converted to your timezone.
2022-08-13 23:05:39 +0000 UTC View PostThis is partly to let you know what we have planned and also to serve as a reminder for me and Matt what we have arranged. As always these will change depending on unexpected events/subject to availability but they will all probably happen someday...
- Knowledge Fight guys (podcasters) on Alex Jones as guru and trial stuff
*confirmed but no date set yet, super exci...
2022-08-09 23:27:36 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone,
We are getting back to things after the illnesses and have decided to indulge Matt's love of sensemaking by making the next Decoding episode that triple threat 'Making Sense of Sensemaking' video with Daniel Schmachtenberger, Jordan Hall, and Jamie Wheal.
The link is here for those who want to play along:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Es_WTEgZHE
*WARNING* It is tough to...
2022-08-08 07:14:21 +0000 UTC View PostHey guys,
Thought you might like to know what is up.
Recently, Chris' whole family got sick so he was housebound on nurse duty, then Matt got jealous and decided he would get sick himself.
So both of us got a bit crushed due to limited working time.
Nonetheless, we had the Robert Wright episode in for editing and so it just came out on the main feed.
Our upcoming recording schedule looks something like this:
1. Decoding Academia episode on 'Are Republicans ...
2022-08-01 05:35:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey,
For the Galaxy Brain Gurus there is a live hang out planned for tomorrow at a slightly different time than usual.
3.10pm in Japan, 2.10pm in Australia and click the link above to discover what that translates to in your region!
We will discuss Alex Jones, the long overdue InfoHorse episode, our recent travails, and anything else you would like.
Come one, come all!
2022-08-01 05:16:52 +0000 UTC View Post
It's fair to say we were not big fans of Jordan's new content but maybe you disagree or think we missed something?
Any comments/feedback are welcome!
2022-07-25 01:40:46 +0000 UTC View PostUnfortunately due to time of recording there is no Matt but hopefully some of you still find this informative.
Elgen is a second generation (ex-)member of the Unification Church (the Moonies).
We discuss the recent shooting in Japan and how it relates to the Unification Church's activities in Japan and broader afield.
2022-07-23 00:24:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Unfortunately due to time of recording there is no Matt but hopefully some of you still find this informative.
Elgen is a second generation (ex-)member of the Unification Church (the Moonies).
We discuss the recent shooting in Japan and how it relates to the Unification Church's activities in Japan and broader afield.
2022-07-22 23:54:09 +0000 UTC View PostHere is the audio version of the interview.
Covers our episode, the mystery of consciousness, and the Ukraine & Russia conflict (and the nature of apologetics).
Feedback welcome!
2022-07-22 07:49:05 +0000 UTC View Post
More of a discussion than a right to respond but nonetheless I think we cover a lot of ground.
Long discussion on consciousness and then Ukraine/Russia conflict and the nature of apologetics.
Feedback welcomed!
2022-07-22 07:03:58 +0000 UTC View PostWe will have a Guru right to reply with Bob VERY SOON.
Any burning questions you might have would be good to hear.
Things we will cover:
- Our episode on Bob
- Consciousness and whether it is mysterious
- Bob's commentary on the Russian invasion and cognitive empathy
2022-07-21 07:40:32 +0000 UTC View PostWe are still in our tech season but need some help deciding on the next Tech guru.
Our current contenders are listed below, vote for who you would like to see next!
2022-07-21 06:33:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi guys,
We are interrupting the tech season with one of these new fangled 'shorter' format episodes to cover the content linked above by Jordan Peterson.
As predicted, and despite best intentions, the episode is around 2hrs long. We will edit down a bit and release this weekend.
For those of you who enjoy playing along in advance see the video linked above 'Message to the Christian Churches'. It is only 10 mins long... but he packs a lot in.
Thanks as always for...
2022-07-21 06:27:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone,
Just sharing some behind-the-scenes planning as we discuss:
- Some new formatting ideas
- Our release schedule
- An upcoming guru right-to-reply
- Our next tech guru
- Chris' productivity routine
Thoughts, comments, and complaints all welcome!
2022-07-13 10:58:21 +0000 UTC View PostEarly release should be up on the bonus feed soon too.
As always feedback welcome!
2022-07-08 22:37:42 +0000 UTC View Post
The episode is out at last!
Thoughts, comments, criticisms welcome!
2022-07-08 08:39:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Just a quick update on overdue episode progress.
We have everything recorded and are about 50% through editing.
The raw length was somewhere around four hours so a lot of cutting to do.
We are anticipating having it out this weekend.
Thanks for your patience!
2022-07-02 02:41:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Want to engage in post-game chatter with us when the Lex Fridman episode drops? Chastise us for our bad time management? Hear about Chris' latest Twitter feuds or Matt's new VR exercise routine?
Come one and all... on Friday, July 1st... at 9am JST or find what that means in your local time by clicking on the link above.
or at least all of those in the Galaxy Brain tier.
2022-06-27 06:14:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone,
Apologies are in order.
We wanted to get the Lex episode out this weekend but it just wasn't possible with our work & life schedule (mostly mine).
We will get it out this week and hopefully earlier rather than later but appreciate your patience.
In general, we've been a bit less active than usual this past 1-2 months because of deadlines and teaching dut...
2022-06-27 06:02:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone,
Just a heads up for the forthcoming episode we are using the video linked above and the longer interview with Jonathan Haidt that can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0un-l1L8Zw
This should give us a good mix of guru-ish content and one of Lex's better interview episodes (plus a tech themed topic and a guru-ish guest).
If you have anything else you want us to...
2022-06-15 05:23:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone,
The person who set up the Discord (Alex) has now also with the help of his significant other created a Google Form to record audience ratings on the Gurometer.
Even better, the results are fed into a separate form and averages are visualised here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h_5gfI1AOEgkcbyvcdckG4_miavYUKJLN-...
2022-06-14 07:11:31 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone,
Just an update on what is forthcoming.
We should have the Nathan Allebach episode released this week, and the full episode includes a mini-decoding of Jonathan Pageau now as part of the intro.
Also this week we will have another Decoding Academia episode with Matt's pick.
The following week we are hoping to have out the episode we recorded with Gideon MK responding to Bret & Alexandros' episode on the TOGETHER trial. Although, it depends on how long th...
2022-06-08 06:04:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Was playing about in R the other day and decided to make a visualisation of the Gurometer scores. Shared here for the non-Twitterati!
Bear in mind:
1) The scores are from the episode we did, not necessarily an up to date reflection.
2) This is based on Gurometer metrics, which basically count ‘Bad Secular Guru’ characteristics (though Moon’s scores suggest traditional Gurus max out the score).
2022-06-04 06:24:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello one and all,
For any Galaxy Brain members so interested our end of month hang-out will be tomorrow morning (Japan & Australia time). Matt may have to flee to a meeting mid way through so hopefully someone else turns up or I'll be on my own.
All Galaxy Brain takes welcome! Click link above and you should get the time translated to your own Timezone.
Ciao!
2022-06-01 03:13:41 +0000 UTC View Post
What happens when you try to jointly rate a tech guru and a cult leader on the Gurometer?
Join us and find out... this time with video.
2022-06-01 03:09:22 +0000 UTC View PostWe are behind on our Gurometer ratings so we catch up with a two-fer episode. Reverend Moon & Jaron Lanier: quite a pair to contrast.
Join us to find out if the science of gurometry can handle the variance!
2022-06-01 02:38:02 +0000 UTC View Post
A new episode released and a Decoding Academia episode. This time on a comparative study looking at imitation in chimpanzees and humans.
For those interested, the paper is attached below.
This is a great paper and a nice example of good evolutionarily informed research.
Enjoy!
*Audio version coming later today.
2022-05-20 23:04:03 +0000 UTC View PostOne more question for you all.
We have the monthly hangouts for the Galaxy Brains and those will continue but we had some requests for some to be scheduled at times that suit European folk better.
In addition to that we've been experimenting with platforms were we can do short/more informal discussion things, where people can interact or listen or lecture us or whatever.
Chris has tried Twitter spaces when he needs to keep himself stimulated on late night commutes. He has al...
2022-05-16 07:30:41 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone,
You may have noticed we did not release an episode over the weekend. That was due to Matt and I being crushed with various work deadlines, including an article we agreed to write for an outlet taking a look at the IDW's trajectory.
We have recorded:
- The Mickey Inzlicht Interview on the Replication Crisis
- The Nathan Allebach Interview on Weird Twitter & Steak Umms
- An interview with Gideon MK on the TOGETHER Trial & Ivermectin Advocates
...
2022-05-16 07:20:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone,
No, we have not bumped our planned Jaron Lanier episode again.
Yes, we do have another episode planned. This Friday we will record an interview with Gideon MK (the Health Nerd on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GidMK) on the recently published TOGETHER trial and more broadly dealing with Ivermectin advocates/the anti-vaccine community.
We are going to use some clips to illustrate relevant points an...
2022-05-09 06:25:50 +0000 UTC View Post