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 & Chris!
Thanks for coming guys- was fun!
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 slightly outside of the culture wars, he has also blocked BOTH of us on Twitter. So there is a first!
At the minute we are looking at this interview: https://www.youtube....
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 for Thursday morning 9.30-10.30AM (Japan time) which should be evening time on Weds (US) and late night on Weds (UK).
In line with our tiers, Galaxy Brain Gurus can drop in if they happen to be free. Otherwise we will record the stream and releas...
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 will just waffle on some requested topic and release the video afterwards.
Given our locations the likely time for this will be early morning for us which would be evening in the US (around 7pm NY Time or midnight in the UK).
Matt's out in t...
2021-01-23 05:22:07 +0000 UTC View Post
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 really enjoyed this and think Thi has some great insights!
We will edit down the audio and release on the main feed next week but you lucky people get the advance video version, which includes such highlights as Chris flubbing the pronunciat...
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 gamification, guru-follower dynamics, and the complexities of discussing conspiracy theories.
Thi is great and I would really recommend everyone check out his talks you can find on YouTube if you haven’t already.
We will edit the audio an...
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 so commonly requested and we want to get out of the culture war space for a bit after Murray and Eric. Any suggestions for content to focus on is greatly appreciated!
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 through the Gurus of old and take the Gurometer out for its first spin.
What will Matt make of this stunning betrayal?
Find out next time (or when he wakes up)!
P.S. Quality of video is currently SD (and is pretty hard to watch!) but...
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 sensitive requests from my actual job, so I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do the normal Friday recording session today. If not, that means the episode won't get released until early next week as I can't really record at the weekend due to my ever pre...
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. Amateur that I am, I forget to change the recording settings. Anyway, be forewarned this is part potentially interesting content but part mental therapy!
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 each other incessantly for long stretches. So to avoid a week's delay on a release we are going to put out a special episode this week on the Gurometer and then release the Murray episode next week.
The Gurometer episode will follow up on the disc...
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 discussed are welcome!
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 3hr interview he did with our favourite guru Eric Weinstein. But not sure if Matt will agree to suffer through it... let’s see!
Anyway, thanks everyone for your patience! 🙏
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' extended discussions about Japanese vending machine coffee, my unstable wifi, and bad psychology papers. These are the deep insights you miss with the edited episodes.
Any feedback on potential Gurumetric measures or any other topics is welco...
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). This is not a very famous episode, nor the subject of much controversy, but I do think it is representative of her output in general.
We likely will cover her again and maybe then turn to some of her more controversy generating episodes but for no...
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 clips in advance of the episode, they are attached below (hopefully). I'm kinda proud of them especially the Galaxy Brain one because who doesn't want to hear more Scott Adams chuckle. It also took me way too long to find the specific clip of Bret sa...
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 issues and am about to re-release the episode so if you want a better sounding version I would suggest deleting and re-downloading.
Sorry for the inconvenience!
Also, the episode contains fake news given that we now have 35 patrons and t...
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 dynamics and content shared on Eric's Discord community. We have about 40 minutes left to clean up.
I had planned to release an unedited version of the interview here but we actually are not cutting much content out aside from random tec...
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!
- Chris
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 Heather Heying. Predictably, this 'short' test ended up almost an hour long... sorry!
Also, if you ever wanted to know what we look like, now you can!
Any feedback welcome!
'Enjoy'
2020-12-15 22:23:26 +0000 UTC View Post
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.
We realise she does not style herself as a Guru and is fairly self deprecating but we also agree with people who have suggested she is regarded by a fair amount of her fans as a quasi-guru. We will likely end up interrogating our labelling in the...
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 financially) was to create a space where we could engage with folks interested in the topic and perhaps delve into some broader content.
On that topic, we wanted to give some advance announcement about a special episode that we are currently prepar...
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 practice around perusing clips and pondering the wisdom contained? Or, alternatively, maybe you just really like reliving painful moments. Either way this is the content for you!
Enjoy...
UPDATE 13/12/20: All clips up to episode 7 are n...
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 listening but it's been extremely fulfilling to see the audience grow significantly beyond that lofty goal and the episodes reaching people we would not have anticipated.
We genuinely appreciate any and all contributions to support the podcast a...
2020-12-10 19:50:11 +0000 UTC View Post