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One woman's quest to understand the Harry Potter fanfic that created the modern world.
Interactive transcripts by Regina: https://hpmoralor.sepionics.com/
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S1E6 Ep. 6: ...And Lose My Calm
In the second part of chapter 6, Harry descends into multiple black rages, Yudkowsky finally demonstrates a good example of the planning fallacy, and a plot twist is introduced. Anthea is dispirited,…
S1E5 Ep. 5: How I Learned to Start Worrying ...
In the first part of chapter 6, Harry enlightens McGonagall about the planning fallacy via an incredibly maladaptive coping mechanism. Elisa, Jake, and Anthea are forced to question the limits of…
S1E4 Ep. 4: The EA Stands For Ethical Arbitrage
In chapters 4 and 5, Harry becomes fabulously wealthy and meets Draco Malfoy. Anthea, Elisa, and Jake are joined by Ernie to discuss effective altruism, the fundamental attribution error, and being…
S1E3 Ep. 3: Stand By Me
In chapter 3, Harry learns about Death Eaters, and the hosts rescue jokes from a burning podcast.CONTENT WARNING: discussion of real life violence and sexual violence from 40:15-51:46. Continuing…
S1E2 Ep. 2: Wingardium Leviscrewyou
In chapter 2, a woman turns into a cat. Anthea and Regina discuss the pros and cons of reasoning from first principles, the collision of the profound and the mundane, and a cool Bavarian.Citations…
S1E1 Ep. 1: A Podcast of Very Low Probability
Anthea introduces Jake and Elisa to the world of Rationality, Eliezer Yudkowsky, and HPMoR. A surprising level of empathy for Petunia Evans emerges.Citations and further readingHarry Potter and the…
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HPMoR and the Limits of Rationality has published 6 episodes since March 2026, covering topics in Arts, Books.
HPMoR and the Limits of Rationality is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 1h 34m.
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