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Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality

by Eliezer Yudkowsky · 2015

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Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality is a work of alternate-universe Harry Potter fan-fiction wherein Petunia Evans has married an Oxford biochemistry professor and young genius Harry grows up fascinated by science and science fiction. When he finds out that he is a wizard, he tries to apply scientific principles to his study of magic, with sometimes surprising results.

Genre
fantasyfantasyMore like thisLess of thisscience fictionscience fictionMore like thisLess of thishumorhumorMore like thisLess of thisadventureadventureMore like thisLess of thisurban fantasyurban fantasyMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2010s2010sMore like thisLess of this
Subject
philosophyphilosophyMore like thisLess of thissciencescienceMore like thisLess of thispsychologypsychologyMore like thisLess of thisself-helpself-helpMore like thisLess of this
Audience
young adult
Length
epic · 2007 pages

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