Required Readings: Buddhism - A Journey Through History
In this episode of "Decoding Academia: Required Readings", Chris and Matt take a joint stroll through the history of Buddhism through Donald S. Lopez Jr.'s latest book, 'Buddhism: A Journey Through Hi...
2 Juli 202528min
Mind, Culture & Visual Illusions: Dorsa Amir and Chaz Firestone on Visual Illusions
In this academic-themed interview episode of Decoding the Gurus, Matt and Chris sit down to chat with Dorsa Amir and Chaz Firestone (@chazfirestone) about their recent paper 'Is Visual Perception WEIR...
1 Juli 20251h 6min
Supplementary Material 32: A Shower of Bastards
We wallow in the mud with some of the worst gurus of the gurusphere. Join us and lament the guru paradise that we all live in.Supplementary Material 3200:00 Introduction and Banter01:22 Old Squeaky an...
28 Juni 202537min
Matthew McConaughey: Selling is Love!
In this episode, Matt and Chris try to get from where they are to where they want to be, accepting their hidden strengths and dismantling their egos as they immerse themselves fully in the wild world ...
23 Juni 20253h 30min
Decoding Academia 33: The Great Müller-Lyer Debate from Fish Tanks to Eye Operations *Patreon Preview*
Welcome to another enlightening episode of Decoding Academia. In this bonus preview of our highly secretive Patreon content, we are discussing a controversial paper by Dorsa Amir and Chaz Firestone th...
14 Juni 20251h 2min
Supplementary Material 31: Aquatic Nightmares, Strategic Obliviousness, & Race Realists
We venture into the darker corners of the gurusphere and marvel at some very, very brave individuals, their valiant efforts to play devil's advocate, and some world-class discourse surfing skills. Joi...
13 Juni 202546min
Shamanism and the Art of Charismatic Otherness with Manvir Singh
The Decoders welcome back cognitive anthropologist Manvir Singh for a continued exploration into the social and cognitive dimensions of shamanism. Building upon their earlier conversation, this episod...
7 Juni 20251h 21min
Trump vs. Elon: The Gurusphere Reacts
There’s been a disturbance in the Gurusphere. Two of its central objects of worship are feuding. The guru’s guru, Elon Musk, and the MAGA God-King, Donald Trump, have finally turned on each other, tra...
7 Juni 202525min
