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Episode Synopsis
We talk about Cultural Evolution, and why it is so terrible.
Links:
The Secret to Our Success:
SSC
The Book
Melting Asphalt on Prestige Versus Dominance
I, Pencil (About How No One Can Make a Pencil Anymore)
Caveman Sci-Fi
The Mr. Rogers Documentary
Hey look, we have a discord! What could possibly go wrong?
LessWrong posts Discussed in this Episode:
Risk-Free Bonds Aren’t
Correspondence Bias
Next Episode’s Sequence Posts:
Are Your Enemies Innately Evil?
Two More Things to Unlearn from School
Big thanks to David for our intro music! Check out his music and VFX here!
We’d like to thank creators of our new outro music from the Sumerki Project! Check out their stuff here!
Links:
The Secret to Our Success:
SSC
The Book
Melting Asphalt on Prestige Versus Dominance
I, Pencil (About How No One Can Make a Pencil Anymore)
Caveman Sci-Fi
The Mr. Rogers Documentary
Hey look, we have a discord! What could possibly go wrong?
LessWrong posts Discussed in this Episode:
Risk-Free Bonds Aren’t
Correspondence Bias
Next Episode’s Sequence Posts:
Are Your Enemies Innately Evil?
Two More Things to Unlearn from School
Big thanks to David for our intro music! Check out his music and VFX here!
We’d like to thank creators of our new outro music from the Sumerki Project! Check out their stuff here!
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