Jonathan_Graehl comments on Harper's Magazine article on LW/MIRI/CFAR and Ethereum - Less Wrong
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Where do you think that Eliezer's body language is described as remarkably odd? If you mean "He wore glasses, had a short, dark beard, and his heavy body seemed slightly alien to him.", I'm not sure.
It might be a reference to the way Eliezer talks about his body and ideas about cryonics that only the brain matters.
The "slightly alien" thing and this:
You can (or could) watch EY debating (e.g. w/ that presumptuous jaron lanier guy) over videoconference and like many less-polished speakers he has some visible tics while searching for a thought or turn of phrase while feeling under the gun + not wanting to lose his turn to speak.