Decoding The Gurus

We reach new levels of insight with this one! pca.st/episode/eb5a56…

Out now for Patreon members... coming soon for the rest of you. patreon.com/DecodingTheGur…

PICARD: Data, shields up DATA: Brilliant! Shields can reduce damage we sustain. Not immunity. Not hubris. Just prudence. It's not precaution—it's strategy. [camera shakes] WORF: HULL BREACHES ON NINE DECKS DATA: Here's what happened: you told me to raise shields, and I didn't

@nick_gilpin_ Exactly. He says zero, others say a tiny tiny tiny bit. The positions really aren’t that far apart — why don’t we split the difference?

@GurusPod Casually drop that those boulders he climbs might have a liiiitle bit of consciousness in them

Thinking about raising the issue of consciousness in this week’s SM with Chris, just to feel something

@GurusPod This is just the sort of thing a p-zombie would Tweet in order to convince people it is truly conscious.

The latest Science Couterpunch just landed! 👊 This week we chatted to the awesome @C_Kavanagh and @ArthurCDent from @GurusPod about influencers, grifters, secular gurus and how we can more successfully traverse the infosphere! Enjoy! Full link: youtube.com/watch?v=zFfIfh…

Had a nice chat about secular gurus and all that stuff with @SpencrGreenberg on his Clearer Thinking podcast. Might be of interest to some! podcast.clearerthinking.org/?ep=306

Now out for everyone. Our exciting episode on Ken Wilber and spiral dynamics. pca.st/episode/219af7…

Out now for Patreon members and coming soon for the rest of you… Ken Wilber! patreon.com/posts/15361907…

Oh sure you’re all looking at the USA but missing the real story here 😢

Video version of our chat with Kevin Mitchell (@WiringTheBrain) on Autism and Gut Microbiome research now up on YouTube. youtu.be/edeeGrCygPg

Love this clip from today. Triggernometry has a climate change denialist Ian Plimer on to set him up with softballs. Their "pushback" questions are always "why do those lying climate change scientists disagree with you?" Then after he lays out a series of false, debunked, and misleading claims, they follow it up with a "how could anyone disagree with the obvious truths you are spouting?"

A Pentagon-affiliated physicist just casually explained how to build a wormhole to another star system. Episode with Eric Davis and Eric Weinstein out now for members. Public release tomorrow Sunday March 8th.

Part 1 of our Blindboy episode is out now. For those who can’t wait a week Part 2 is already up on Patreon. pca.st/episode/8c3011…

"Mastering Inauthenticity & Coercion with #NXIVM's #KeithRaniere" Decoding the Gurus @GurusPod 7 Mar 2026 [2:45:43] #Cult s.cultpodcasts.com/noV_tXeCTUaWqP… youtube.com/watch?v=eZ2I_F…

A rare episode in which we heartily encourage you to follow the work of the person we are covering. decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm/episode/open-s…

One of my new year resolutions is to update my online MOOC. The first has been online for a decade, and around 7000 people enroll each year. That is a lot, and it is worth updating. I will combine both MOOCs into one, update everything, and align it with my free textbook.

Sam Harris and the Problem of Criticising "Friends" youtu.be/QmqOrLrRoSA?si…

Want a replication themed Christmas Quiz? Then join us here... with special guests from across the psychology podcast world. decoding-the-gurus.captivate.fm/episode/the-re…

Dr. Damania:  You and I are both vaccinated... I can say with confidence because I’ve looked at the data, like our chances of giving each other COVID are- Dr. Bhattacharya:  Are zero. Dr. Damania: Pretty much zero…