Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2025-03-20
Books mentioned on Part Four: The Zizian Murder Spree (or Exactly How Harry Potter Fanfic Killed A Border Patrol Agent)
Robert concludes the story of the Zizians with a spree of horrific violent crimes and deaths, culminating in a shoot out with the Border Patrol in Vermont of all places. See omnystudio.
Robert Evans discussed Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality by Eliezer Yudkowsky.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality
Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality by Eliezer Yudkowsky is a massive, widely read piece of fan fiction that reimagines the original wizarding universe through the lens of scientific rationality and critical thinking.
Discussed“On her blog when discussing theoretical acts of deadly violence, Ziz referred to what she called Quirrel's algorithm from the Harry Potter rationalist fan pick these people all love. And she quoted this line from the book describing the mental state she believed was necessary to survive a life-threatening situation.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Animorphs - The Android
“Did you ever read anamorphs as a book, David? Wow. Yes. Great. That's what that's a reference to is those worms that control your brain.”
Passing Goosebumps
“Oh man. All they got to do is hit goosebumps and they I know. I know.”