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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 understand Sam Harris AND still disagree with him? And where does Joe Rogan's primal hate for owls com...
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 genius and uber guru, squares off with Sean Carroll, an actual physicist and popular science communicator, in what ...
Next Required Reading- Buddhism: A Journey through History
Well, well, it looks like our Patreon members are cultivated individuals who wish to read something intellectually stimulating and informative hence, it is with great pleasure that I announce, "Buddhism: A Journey through History" by Donald Lopez Jr. as our next Required Reading!It's a h...
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 enough.But like all good spiritual journeys, there’s always a relapse.Yes, they’re back with Dr. K...
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 wokeness, and the joys of bonding over outgroup hate. This one is a doozy...Sources- Next Required Reading- ...
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 of solidarity with their old pal Gary. Nothing like a little jet-lagged luxury to sharpen one’s sense of wealth...
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 tool. With the finesse of master craftsmen, they make subtle adjustments to align the missing moral...
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 contradictions of MAGA cultists.Sources- The Fifth Column #502 - The Second Battle of Batya (w/ Batya Ungar-Sarg...
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 timezone, just click the link above. If you cannot make it, the recording will be available af...
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 includes no mention of inequality). The gurometer was not built to handle this level of elite educa...
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 his own partisan biases, dismissal of experts, and promotion of dubious figures, he’s a flawed messeng...
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, Gary’s message is simple and potent: wealth inequality is spiralling, the ultra-rich are hoarding everything, ...
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 hyperbolic tendencies.Source: Sabine Hossenfelder- Should we defund academia? 00:00 Academic Corrup...
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 new sensemaking ingredient... Art!
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 there is something very important/other relevant material to look at please post below. We anticipate thi...
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 distributions, future expansion opportunities, and cost-saving plans.Time is set for 1pm JST on Tuesday 29th April but ju...
Supplementary Material 27: Joe Rogan vs. Douglas Murray vs. Sam Harris vs. DTG
Supplementary Material 27 00:00 Introduction & Australian Holidays03:53 James Lindsay's New Revelations07:20 Michael O'Fallon's Conspiracy Hipsterism09:41 Trump, Bukele, and Transparent Conspiracies11:53 The Whitehouse declares the Lab Leak is a FACT14:42 The conspiracy leak treadmill: U...
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 dynamics. As you might imagine, we discuss issues around the heterodox sphere, cultures of criticism,...
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 to quantify how much of a neoliberal shill you are. You can score between 0 and 10. If you completed it, what did you score? Answer below!
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 channelling Thatcher’s shade, or undercover saboteurs plotting capitalism’s demise? Tune in to find out.But ...
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 combined power of a disgruntled physicist (Sabine) and an Analogic Dialogic Reasoner (Vervaeke)? Join u...
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. Join us as we feed in Shellenberger's essence and recite the necessary incantations to entrap him fo...
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 paper in question is : Amir, Dorsa & Firestone, Chaz (forthcoming). Is visual perception WEIRD? The Müller-Ly...
Michael Shellenberger: Conspiratorial Propaganda
In this episode, Matt and Chris pour themselves a stiff drink and slip into the fever‑dream crossover of JordanPeterson and MichaelShellenberger, a conversation that opens with the claim that WesternEurope is now the single greatest threat to free speech; yes, croissants and GDPR apparently out‑...
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 dynamics. As you might imagine we discuss issues around the heterodox sphere, cultures of criticism, ...
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 pushes back on Lex’s Putin apologetics. A rare case of Lex getting challenged on his path to podcast...
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.Supplementary Material 2600:00 Introduction and Greetings01:53 Ol' Squeaky and Lex's horny poems05:11 Eric Weinstein is still waiti...
Gurometer: Chris Langan
You might think this update is a little overdue—but that’s only if you’re not accounting for the sheer recalibration required to fit a 200 IQ into the Gurometer. Frankly, it just wasn’t designed for that kind of mental horsepower. And to make matters worse, the only two Gurometricians in exi...
Flint Dibble and the Underground Pyramids: Debunking Joe Rogan... Again
Guess who's back? Flint returns to unravel the mysteries of pyramid pseudoscience and dissect Joe Rogan's newest batch of 'insights.' It was past the senior decoder's bedtime, so only Chris was in attendance, but try not to hold that against the episode!
