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Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality
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Warning: the following links may contain spoilers.Table of Contents
- Chapter 1: A Day of Very Low Probability
- Chapter 2: Everything I Believe Is False
- Chapter 3: Comparing Reality To Its Alternatives
- Chapter 4: The Efficient Market Hypothesis
- Chapter 5: The Fundamental Attribution Error
- Chapter 6: The Planning Fallacy
- Chapter 7: Reciprocation
- Chapter 8: Positive Bias
- Chapter 9: Title Redacted, Part I
- Chapter 10: Self Awareness, Part II
- Chapter 11: Omake Files 1, 2, 3
- Chapter 12: Impulse Control
- Chapter 13: Asking the Wrong Questions
- Chapter 14: The Unknown and the Unknowable
- Chapter 15: Conscientiousness
- Chapter 16: Lateral Thinking
- Chapter 17: Locating the Hypothesis
- Chapter 18: Dominance Hierarchies
- Chapter 19: Delayed Gratification
- Chapter 20: Bayes's Theorem
- Chapter 21: Rationalization
- Chapter 22: The Scientific Method
- Chapter 23: Belief in Belief
- Chapter 24: Machiavellian Intelligence Hypothesis
- Chapter 25: Hold Off on Proposing Solutions
- Chapter 26: Noticing Confusion
- Chapter 27: Empathy
- Chapter 28: Reductionism
- Chapter 29: Egocentric Bias
- Chapter 30: Working in Groups, Pt 1
- Chapter 31: Working in Groups, Pt 2
- Chapter 32: Interlude: Personal Financial Management
- Chapter 33: Coordination Problems, Pt 1
- Chapter 34: Coordination Problems, Pt 2
- Chapter 35: Coordination Problems, Pt 3
- Chapter 36: Status Differentials
- Chapter 37: Interlude: Crossing the Boundary
- Chapter 38: The Cardinal Sin
- Chapter 39: Pretending to be Wise, Pt 1
- Chapter 40: Pretending to be Wise, Pt 2
- Chapter 41: Frontal Override
- Chapter 42: Courage
- Chapter 43: Humanism, Pt 1
- Chapter 44: Humanism, Pt 2
- Chapter 45: Humanism, Pt 3
- Chapter 46: Humanism, Pt 4
- Chapter 47: Personhood Theory
- Chapter 48: Utilitarian Priorities
- Chapter 49: Prior Information
- Chapter 50: Self Centeredness
- Chapter 51: Title Redacted, Pt 1
- Chapter 52: The Stanford Prison Experiment, Pt 2
- Chapter 53: The Stanford Prison Experiment, Pt 3
- Chapter 54: The Stanford Prison Experiment, Pt 4
- Chapter 55: The Stanford Prison Experiment, Pt 5
- Chapter 56: TSPE, Constrained Optimization, Pt 6
- Chapter 57: TSPE, Constrained Cognition, Pt 7
- Chapter 58: TSPE, Constrained Cognition, Pt 8
- Chapter 59: TSPE, Curiosity, Pt 9
- Chapter 60: The Stanford Prison Experiment, Pt 10
- Chapter 61: TSPE, Secrecy and Openness, Pt 11
- Chapter 62: The Stanford Prison Experiment, Final
- Chapter 63: TSPE, Aftermaths
- Chapter 64: Omake Files 4, Alternate Parallels
- Chapter 65: Contagious Lies
- Chapter 66: Self Actualization, Pt 1
- Chapter 67: Self Actualization, Pt 2
- Chapter 68: Self Actualization, Pt 3
- Chapter 69: Self Actualization, Pt 4
- Chapter 70: Self Actualization, Pt 5
- Chapter 71: Self Actualization, Pt 6
- Chapter 72: SA, Plausible Deniability, Pt 7
- Chapter 73: SA, The Sacred and the Mundane, Pt 8
- Chapter 74: SA, Escalation of Conflicts, Pt 9
- Chapter 75: Self Actualization Final, Responsibility
- Chapter 76: Interlude with the Confessor: Sunk Costs
- Chapter 77: SA, Aftermaths: Surface Appearances
- Chapter 78: Taboo Tradeoffs Prelude: Cheating
- Chapter 79: Taboo Tradeoffs, Pt 1
- Chapter 80: Taboo Tradeoffs, Pt 2, The Horns Effect
- Chapter 81: Taboo Tradeoffs, Pt 3
- Chapter 82: Taboo Tradeoffs, Final
- Chapter 83: Taboo Tradeoffs, Aftermath 1
- Chapter 84: Taboo Tradeoffs, Aftermath 2
- Chapter 85: Taboo Tradeoffs, Aftermath 3, Distance
- Chapter 86: Multiple Hypothesis Testing
- Chapter 87: Hedonic Awareness
- Chapter 88: Time Pressure, Pt 1
- Chapter 89: Time Pressure, Pt 2
- Chapter 90: Roles, Pt 1
- Chapter 91: Roles, Pt 2
- Chapter 92: Roles, Pt 3
- Chapter 93: Roles, Pt 4
- Chapter 94: Roles, Pt 5
- Chapter 95: Roles, Pt 6
- Chapter 96: Roles, Pt 7
- Chapter 97: Roles, Pt 8
- Chapter 98: Roles, Final
- Chapter 99: Roles, Aftermath
- Chapter 100: Precautionary Measures, Pt 1
- Chapter 101: Precautionary Measures, Pt 2
- Chapter 102: Caring
- Chapter 103: Tests
- Chapter 104: The Truth, Pt 1, Riddles and Answers
- Chapter 105: The Truth, Pt 2
- Chapter 106: The Truth, Pt 3
- Chapter 107: The Truth, Pt 4
- Chapter 108: The Truth, Pt 5, Answers and Riddles
- Chapter 109: Reflections
- Chapter 110: Reflections, Pt 2
- Chapter 111: Failure, Pt 1
- Chapter 112: Failure, Pt 2
- Chapter 113: Final Exam
- Chapter 114: Shut Up and Do The Impossible
- Chapter 115: Shut Up and Do The Impossible, Pt 2
- Chapter 116: Aftermath, Something to Protect, Pt 0
- Chapter 117: Something to Protect: Minerva McGonagall
- Chapter 118: Something to Protect: Professor Quirrell
- Chapter 119: Something to Protect: Albus Dumbledore
- Chapter 120: Something to Protect: Draco Malfoy
- Chapter 121: Something to Protect: Severus Snape
- Chapter 122: Something to Protect: Hermione Granger