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 guru...
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 avai...
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 ...
Hey 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 himse...
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 d...
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...
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)...
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)...
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....
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...
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 despit...
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 ne...
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% th...
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?&nb...
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 ...
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:
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 ...
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 a...
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 w...
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 thro...
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...
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 belo...
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 be...
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 writ...
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 ...
2022-05-09 06:25:50 +0000 UTC View Post