Every two weeks we surprise Chana with a new guest from the EA/rationalist-sphere and sometimes even the buttoned-up AI Safet– ahem– AI Security field. Chana tells us how to live and think; Matt does all the work; occasionally a joke gets cracked; complaining is unceasing.
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March 15, 2026
<p>Matt wants to find out why people like him and it turns out that Chana is even more interested in that question. On the way, we coin some new terminology and learn about triangles. We then talk around Amanda Askell’s Paladin, Pacifist, Soldier, Scout post like we haven’t read it, because we didn’t. </p><p><br></p><p>LINKS</p><p>The 30-60-90 Triangle: https://mathworld.wolfram.com/30-60-90Triangle.html</p><p>Secular academy in Rome where you must speak Latin: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accademia_Vivarium_Novum"><u>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accademia_Vivarium_Novum</u></a></p><p>Regis High School in New York: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regis_High_School_(New_York_City)"><u>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regis_High_School_(New_York_City)</u></a></p><p>Amanda’s blog we talked around: <a href="https://askellio.substack.com/p/paladin-pacifist-soldier-scout"><u>https://askellio.substack.com/p/paladin-pacifist-soldier-scout</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>As always, you can email in questions and comments at mattandchana@gmail.com</p><p><br></p>
March 1, 2026
<p>Matt has a lousy AI & economics theory that goes nowhere, but we elegantly pivot to talking about human zoos, early internet scholarship, babies taking their first baths, and how important it is that we “take all the galaxies and do all the stuff.” Also, should we trade with ants?</p><p>Apologies for the audio (again) – Matt will do his pre-checks in the future to make sure the individual mics are working.</p><p>LINKS</p><p>OWID productivity charts (turns out I have a professional editor now): https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/labor-productivity-per-hour-pennworldtable?tab=lineIf anyone builds it, everyone dies: https://www.amazon.com/Anyone-Builds-Everyone-Dies-Superhuman/dp/0316595640We don’t trade with ants: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/wB7hdo4LDdhZ7kwJw/we-don-t-trade-with-antsAgainst Neutrality about Creating Happy Lives: https://joecarlsmith.com/2021/03/14/against-neutrality-about-creating-happy-livesOn Future People, Looking Back on 21st Century Longtermism: https://joecarlsmith.com/2021/03/22/on-future-people-looking-back-at-21st-century-longtermism</p><p>As always, you can email in questions and comments at mattandchana@gmail.com</p>
February 17, 2026
<p>Chana interrogates Matt (because Matt hadn't prepared anything), so of course she still does most of the talking. Nevertheless, we learn about Matt's childhood, romantic strategies, and the ten characters he plays in real life, plus we hear from Chana's secret admirer. LINKSWhen “Yang” Goes Wrong: https://joecarlsmith.com/2024/01/08/when-yang-goes-wrongAella on seduction: https://aella.substack.com/p/good-at-sex-sex-as-a-status-gameBrangus on seduction: https://ratorthodox.substack.com/p/branguss-10-rules-for-sleeping-withNorm Macdonald's humor: https://youtu.be/tm-uISr3OWw?si=S8na0ypgkcEir0W5On Sincerity: https://joecarlsmith.com/2022/12/23/on-sincerityAs always, you can email in questions and comments at mattandchana@gmail.com</p>
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