Decoding The Gurus

Supplementary Material 30: Decoding Irish Stew, Owl Hate, and Hypothetical Avoidance

Prepare for a hearty mix of culinary tips, avoidance of hypothetical scenarios, and the usual guru grievances. Will Jordan Peterson ever admit he's a Christian? Is it ever truly possible to underst...

Eric Weinstein vs. Sean Carroll: Pomp & Fury

In this medium-decoding episode, Matt and Chris turn their attention to an unlikely venue for cutting-edge theoretical physics: Piers Morgan Uncensored. There, Eric Weinstein, renegade gen...

Next Required Reading- Buddhism: A Journey through History

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Dr. K Returns: Enlightenment for $10,000?

Matt and Chris swore they were done with Dr. K. After three full episodes exploring his blend of Twitch therapy, Ayurvedic wisdom, and guru-flavoured self-help, they were out. Finished. Enlightened...

Supplementary Material 29: Sensemaking Evolved Relationship Constellations, Woke Lucifer, and Cancerous Outrage

We enter the ontological in-between to try and spin up our paradigms to understand the next stage in relationship technology, the horrific damage of modern medicine, how Lucifer connects with woken...

Billionaire Besties: How Tech Titans Save the World (While Complaining About Food Stamps)

Fresh from unbuckling their seat belts on the Gliding Guru luxury jet and tying up the show’s totally-not-tax-deductible mega-yacht, our decoders are starting to feel a surprising pang o...

Advanced Gurometry Recalibrations: A Tune-Up on Moral Grandstanding

In this very special 'Gurometer Tune-Up Edition' of Decoding the Gurus, our resident Gurometricians, Chris and Matt, embark on the riveting task of recalibrating the highly sensitive Gurometer ...

Supplementary Material 28: The Ultimate Geometric Unifying Cognitive-Theoretic Iceberg

We exercise our ethnographic muscles as we revel in the esoteric dynamics of Australian Pool Culture, the mysteries of Eric Weinstein's theories as revealed by Curt Jaimungal, and the contradiction...

Required Readings: Cod

For those of you who 'enjoyed' reading Cod the live stream book discussion for Revolutionary Genius tier and above is scheduled for next week on Friday 9am JST. If you want that converted into your...

Gurometer: Gary Stevenson

The podcast arrives at 'late stage' Gary discourse as Matt and Chris attempt to enter the man, the myth, and the legend, Gary Stevenson, into a reductive classification system (that once again incl...

Heterodox Hypocrisy: Joe Rogan & Dave Smith vs Douglas Murray vs Sam Harris

Douglas Murray brought rare confrontational energy to a recent Joe Rogan appearance, raising important points about balance, expertise, conspiracy theories, and platform responsibility. But given h...

Gary Stevenson: The People's Economist

In this episode, Matt and Chris take a look at one of the UK’s most compelling economic crusaders: Gary Stevenson, aka Gary’s Economics. A millionaire trader turned YouTube firebrand, ...

Sabine is just asking questions: Academia, is it Communism?

Sabine is just asking questions about whether Academia is Communism and we need to defund it, so together with guest Mickey Inzlicht, we ask our own questions about YouTube incentives and Sabine's ...

Sensemaking 3.0: Evolution with Mickey Inzlicht

Guest co-host Mickey Inzlicht joins the decoders to discuss the rebranding of Rebel Wisdom to Kainos. They explore the highly practical idea of solving the eternal Meaning Crisis with the help of a...

Source Material for Next Decoding: Gary's Economics

It was requested and this is what Matt suggested as source material, I presume he is including the other two parts but this is what he said to post up. We will cover other stuff but if you think th...

DTG April Live Hang Out

We are aproaching the end of the first quarter and it is time for our shareholder report.

If you are one of the elite Galaxy Brain tier please join us for a discussion of dividend distributio...

Supplementary Material 27: Joe Rogan vs. Douglas Murray vs. Sam Harris vs. DTG

Supplementary Material 27

00:00 Introduction & Australian Holidays

03:53 James Lindsay's New Revelations

07:20 Michael O'Fallon's Conspiracy Hipsterism

Interview on Curiousity Porn Podcast

We were interviewed by another academic-themed podcast about predictable topics. Might be of interest to some!

Decoding the Uncomfortable Conversation with Josh Szeps (Video)

In this stunning crossover episode, Matt and Chris are joined by Australian 'media personality' and podcast host Josh Szeps for a joyful discussion of podcasts, gurusphere, and general media dynami...

How much of a Neoliberal Shill are you?

If you listen to the Quiz & Manuscript bonus episode, you can hear Matt's specially crafted quiz t...

Quizzes & Manuscripts: The Neoliberal Shill Quiz & DTG Book Project Unveiled

In this bonus episode, Matt and Chris take a ruthlessly calibrated political‑science quiz to pinpoint, once and for all, their exact level of neoliberal shill‑hood. Are they the Logos channelli...

Gurometer of Sabine Hossenfelder & John Vervaeke

In this episode, Matt and Chris do speed data entry and high-level calibrations to get John Vervaeke and Sabine Hossenfelder entered into the Gurometer simultaneously. Can the Gurometer handle the ...

Gurometer: Michael Shellenberger

The Guru Decoders are back to try and silence Michael Shellenberger before he foils all their nefarious plans. Obviously, the only machine powerful enough for this fiendish task is the Gurometer. J...

Next Decoding Academia Article: Amir, D., & Firestone, C. Is visual perception WEIRD? The Müller-Lyer illusion and the Cultural Byproduct Hypothesis.

Next week, we will examine a paper that sparked a minor academic storm by questioning the widely held belief that culture strongly shapes how people perceive the Müller‑Lyer illusion.

The ...

Michael Shellenberger: Conspiratorial Propaganda

In this episode, Matt and Chris pour themselves a stiff drink and slip into the fever‑dream crossover of Jordan Peterson and Michael Shellenberger, a conversation that opens with the cl...

Decoding the Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps

In this stunning crossover episode, Matt and Chris are joined by Australian 'media personality' and podcast host Josh Szeps for a joyful discussion of podcasts, gurusphere, and general media dynami...

Lex Fridman and Douglas Murray on Ukraine: Can a Man of Peace Understand War?

Lex Fridman, the brave man of peace, brings his signature blend of naive platitudes and faux centrism to the Ukraine war. Joined this time by Douglas Murray, who, despite his usual faults, actually...

Supplementary Material 26: Flint Dibble Interview, Bonding over Outgroup Hate, and Manly Sycophancy

We project our insecurities onto the gurusphere, wallowing in our inadequacy to bond over shared hatred of outgroups... and interview Flint Dibble along the way.

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