„Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality isn’t primarily interested in teaching readers the “what” of science, even though it is liberally sprinkled with interesting facts about genetics, game theory, quantum mechanics, and psychology, among other things. Instead, as the title suggests, it’s about the “how” of science, conceived of not in the narrow sense of research in a laboratory, but in the broader sense of the process of figuring out how anything in the world works.” Julia Galef: Teaching the Scientific Method, with Magic. 3 Quarks Daily, 2011-03-21. [dostęp 2011-06-27]. (ang.).
Daniel Snyder: 'Harry Potter' and the Key to Immortality. The Atlantic, 2011-07-18. [dostęp 2011-07-29]. Cytat: "Methods of Rationality caused uproar in the fan fiction community, drawing both condemnations and praise on Harry Potter message boards like DarkLordPotter for its blasphemous—or brilliants—treatment of the canon... Methods of Rationality remains one of the most popular stories on FanFiction.net, with more than 13,000 reviews." (ang.).
