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Harry Potter and Methods of Rationality
Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 12:00 pm
by SerScot
Anyone else seen this? It seems like a cross between Harry Potter and the "Prince of Nothing" series:
www.fanfiction.net/s/5782108/1/Harry_Po ... ationality
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 12:17 pm
by Linna Heartbooger
YES, I'm enjoying it a lot!
(You're getting a response here one year after you posted.)
I just started reading it within the last few weeks, thanks to my hubby.
...Even though I haven't read HP.
I actually just looked in this sub-forum to see if anyone else had seen it!
The guy who writes it, "Less Wrong" / Eliezer Yudkowsky, is actually... a really brilliant academic who's concerned that people seldom practice rational methods of decision-making.
So "HP MOR" like an extended parable (I think?) to (hopefully) train its readers to be rational.
It's also hilarious, and pretty fun.
Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 6:49 pm
by Savor Dam
I discovered this fanfic about a month ago and have been really enjoying it. Well written, obviously from someone who understands JKR's style. A great concept, with Harry coming to Hogwarts already firmly grounded in scientific methods and applying them to his training in magic. Wicked humor!
I have to confess that when I read this story, I hear Harry speaking in Beorn's voice...
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 11:46 pm
by Menolly
Going to finally take a look at this. I finished Gravid and am caught up on my games and boards for now, so will see if this grabs me enough to fill my time to read, when I have it.
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 9:48 pm
by Menolly
I can never remember what little blurbs at the start of a chapter in a story is called, but this one at the beginning of chapter 14
definitely caught my eye...
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 4:42 am
by Avatar
Obviously a Chrons fan.
--A
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2013 5:17 am
by Savor Dam
Menolly wrote:I can never remember what little blurbs at the start of a chapter in a story is called, but this one at the beginning of chapter 14
definitely caught my eye...
The term for those chapter-head quotes is
epigraph.
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2014 9:44 pm
by Linna Heartbooger
My reaction is the opposite..... "Nyooooooooo!"
Otoh, I have been a total slacker with the rationality studies/edutainment. :/
I think even my hubby is behind by a few episodes by now.
Are you folks all up to date?
Umm, and is hpmor completed btw?