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Introducing Episode 10: “Anybody Can Win, but Everybody's Gonna Lose” from Against the Rules with Michael Lewis.Follow the show: Against the Rules with Michael LewisPerhaps you have someone in your life who’s prone to sports gambling. Michael Lewis has someone. So he comes up with a scheme to “inoculate” his 17-year-old son against the lure of placing bets online. All the while, Lewis tries to craft the perfect “master class” for would-be gamblers to understand the dangers of what they might be getting themselves into. Here's his reading list: The Logic of Sports Betting by Matt Davidow and Ed Miller Stephen Pinker’s Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters Weapons of Math Destruction by Cathy O’Neil See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is an independent podcast episode not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in conjunction with the host podcast feed or any of its media entities. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the creators and guests. For any concerns, please reach out to team@podroll.fm.

Steven Pinker is a Canadian-American cognitive psychologist, psycholinguist, popular science author and Harvard College Professor. One of the world's leading authorities on language and the mind, he is an advocate of evolutionary psychology and the computational theory of mind. Pinker has written many books for general audiences including The Blank Slate (2002), Enlightenment Now (2018) and his most recent, Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters - is available here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08WK3JNLT/ Check out more of Steven's work: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B000AQ3GGO/ SPONSOR: Qualia Senolytic. Go to Qualialife.com/TRIG for up to 50% off and use code TRIG at checkout for an additional 15% off.  Join our Premium Membership for early access, extended and ad-free content: https://triggernometry.supercast.com OR Support TRIGGERnometry Here: Bitcoin: bc1qm6vvhduc6s3rvy8u76sllmrfpynfv94qw8p8d5 Music by: Music by: Xentric | info@xentricapc.com | https://www.xentricapc.com/ YouTube: @xentricapc  Buy Merch Here: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/shop/ Advertise on TRIGGERnometry: marketing@triggerpod.co.uk Join the Mailing List: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/#mailinglist Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media:  https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod/ https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod/ About TRIGGERnometry:  Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I spoke on Human Rationality and Academic Freedom at the Dissident Dialogues event in New York this year. Drawing from my book, Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters, I explore why rational thinking is essential yet slowly becoming elusive in our society.Today we have what Dan Kahan calls expressive rationality which is allegiance to a social group, and right or left wing political loyalty - both of which often interfere with reasoned study and dialogue.In an era where academic freedom is under threat, with individuals being canceled or fired for expressing their views, it is crucial to protect and develop our institutions of reason. #Rationality #AcademicFreedom #DissidentDialogues#Rationality #AcademicFreedom #DissidentDialogues #pinker #cognitivepsychology #podcast #psychology #science #stevenpinker #motivation #success #mindset #sound #mind #brain #imagination #languagedevelopment #language #words #magic #memorizing #social #mechanism #humanbehavior #fear #expressions #music #universal #genetics #equalitynow Follow me: Twitter: https://bitly.ws/3eEx6 Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/Stevenpinkerpage/?_rdc=1&_rdr Website: https://stevenpinker.org/

Steven Pinker is a world-renowned cognitive psychologist, and is widely regarded as one of the most important public intellectuals of our time. His work delves into the complexities of cognition, language, and social behavior, and his research offers a window into the fundamental workings of the human mind.  Pinker, who is the author of nine books including Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism and Progress and Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters, approaches his work with a kind of data-driven optimism about the world that has set him apart from the chorus of doomer voices we hear so much from in our public discourse.    Today, we talk to Pinker about why smart people believe stupid things, the psychology of conspiracy theories, free speech and academic freedom, why democracy and enlightenment values are contrary to human nature, the moral panic around AI, and much more. The Free Press earns a commission from any purchases made through Bookshop.org links. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Patreon: https://bit.ly/3v8OhY7 Sean Carroll is Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University and fractal faculty at the Santa Fe Institute. He is also host of Sean Carroll's Mindscape, a terrific show (that influenced the birth of Robinson's Podcast) about science, society, philosophy, culture, arts, and ideas. Daniel Dennett is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Tufts University, where he was co-director of the Center for Cognitive Studies and the Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy. He is one of the most recognized philosophers today, and has made major contributions to the philosophy of mind and biology, among other areas, and is known as one of the Four Horsemen of Atheism. Steven Pinker is Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. He is an experimental cognitive psychologist, prominent public intellectual, and best-selling author who writes on language, mind, and human nature. This is Sean's third appearance on the show. He was one of the guests—along with David Albert of Columbia University—on episode 106, which covers the Many-Worlds theory of quantum mechanics, entropy and Boltzmann Brains, and the fine-tuned universe. He was also on episode 118 with Slavoj Žižek on quantum physics, the multiverse, time travel, and a whole lot more. This is Dan's second appearance on the show, as on episode 194 he and Robinson spoke about consciousness, free will, and the evolution of minds. Finally, Steve is returning for another centennial episode, as he and Robinson discussed rationality, enlightenment, and free speech on episode 100. But in this episode of Robinson's Podcast (the two hundredth!), Sean, Dan, Steve, and Robinson discuss artificial intelligence, large language models, and whether or not they threaten democracy or even civilization itself, parapsychology and the laws of physics, panpsychism and consciousness, some of the philosophical lessons of Darwinian thought, and the relationship between science and philosophy. Dan's latest book is I've Been Thinking (W. W. Norton, 2023), Steve's latest book is Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters (Penguin, 2022), and Sean's next book, Quanta and Fields: The Biggest Ideas in the Universe (Penguin, 2024), will be coming out on May 14, 2024.  Sean's Website: https://www.preposterousuniverse.com Sean's Twitter: https://twitter.com/seanmcarroll Quanta and Fields (The Biggest Ideas in the Universe): https://a.co/d/gfMDLQo Sean's Paper on QFT and Supervenience: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2101.07884.pdf I've Been Thinking: https://a.co/d/ahMEC0G Steven's Website: https://stevenpinker.com Steven's Twitter: https://twitter.com/sapinker Rationality: https://a.co/d/9N2uFyr Robinson's Podcast #106 - David Albert & Sean Carroll: Quantum Theory, Boltzmann Brains, & The Fine-Tuned Universe: https://youtu.be/U6ZtmGIhIhU Robinson's Podcast #118 - Slavoj Žižek & Sean Carroll: Quantum Physics, the Multiverse, and Time Travel Robinson's Podcast #194 - Daniel Dennett: Consciousness, Free Will, and the Evolution of Minds: https://youtu.be/9bZcBh0qtKo OUTLINE 00:00 In This Episode… 00:59 Introduction 6:11 Will Large Language Models End Civilization? 13:42 Are Large Language Models a Threat to Democracy? 22:53 Could AI Destroy the Job Market?  28:14 On Parapsychology and the Violation of Physics 40:23 The Parable of the Bathtub 01:03:45 Physical Causation and the Law of Sufficient Reason 01:09:23 On Emergence and Real Patterns 01:14:48 Is Consciousness an Illusion? 01:27:13 The Darwinian Lesson 01:31:50 Does Physics Show that the Universe is Conscious? 1:44:36 What is Philosophy? Robinson's Website: http://robinsonerhardt.com Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University. Join him in conversations with philosophers, scientists, weightlifters, artists, and everyone in-between.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robinson-erhardt/support

Rupert Sheldrake is a biologist and author of 9 books and over 100 scientific papers. A critic of what he sees as the scientific establishment's dogmatic dedication to materialism, he is perhaps best known for his theory of “morphic resonance,” via which information and activity can be transferred across space and time. Rupert joins the show to discuss being branded a heretic, how to test for telepathy, his advice for young scientists, and MUCH more! Important Links: Rupert's Website Rupert's Banned TED Talk The Science Delusion; by Rupert Sheldrake A New Science of Life; by Rupert Sheldrake Dogs That Know When Their Owners Are Coming Home: And Other Unexplained Powers of Animals; by Rupert Sheldrake Is The Sun Conscious?; by Rupert Sheldrake (Journal of Consciousness Studies) Show Notes: The Apostate of Scientism The Origins of Scientism How to Achieve a Phase Change in the Sciences Testing for Telepathy & Incentivizing Intuition Structural Resistance to Panpsychism When Science Gets Personal Loosening the Grip of Determinism Advice for Young Scientists Rupert as Emperor of the World MORE! Books & Articles Mentioned: The Science Delusion; by Rupert Sheldrake New Science of Life; by Rupert Sheldrake Dogs That Know When Their Owners Are Coming Home: And Other Unexplained Powers of Animals; by Rupert Sheldrake Is The Sun Conscious?; by Rupert Sheldrake The New Inquisition: Irrational Rationalism and the Citadel of Science; by Robert Anton Wilson Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters; by Steven Pinker The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature; by Steven Pinker Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds and Shape Our Futures; by Merlin Sheldrake The End of Faith; by Sam Harris The Fifth Science; by Exurb1a What the Tortoise Said to Achilles; by Lewis Carroll Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance; by Robert M. Pirsig The (Mis)Behaviour of Markets: A Fractal View of Risk, Ruin and Reward; by Benoit B. Mandelbrot & Richard L. Hudson The Structure of Scientific Revolutions; by Thomas Kuhn

In this episode of the 18Forty Podcast, we talk to Harvard Divinity School visiting scholar Rabbi David Wolpe, MIT PhD student Talia Khan, and Harvard professor Steven Pinker about the new reality for Jews in higher education.Since Simchas Torah, the hostile discourse regarding Israel has become something that no Jewish student can ignore. Jewish families have been asking: Is it even worth it to send our sons and daughters to these colleges? In this episode we discuss:Is it better for Jews to change the system from within, or without?What has changed about the Jewish experience at American colleges since Oct. 7?What is the way forward regarding free speech and Jewish rights on campus?Tune in to hear a conversation about how we might work toward a reimagined and refocused higher education.Interview with David Wolpe begins at 4:27.Interview with Talia Khan begins at 29:30.Interview with Steven Pinker begins at 1:05:12.Named The Most Influential Rabbi in America by Newsweek and one of the 50 Most Influential Jews in the World by The Jerusalem Post, David Wolpe is a visiting scholar at Harvard Divinity School and the Max Webb Rabbi Emeritus of Sinai Temple, a Conservative shul in Los Angeles. Rabbi Wolpe previously taught at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in New York, the American Jewish University in Los Angeles, Hunter College, and UCLA. He is the author of eight books, including the national bestseller Making Loss Matter: Creating Meaning in Difficult Times. His new book is titled David, the Divided Heart.Talia Khan is an MIT graduate student in mechanical engineering, the president of the MIT Israel Alliance, and a Fulbright Brazil alumna.Steven Pinker is the Johnstone Family Professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University. He conducts research on language, cognition, and social relations, writes for publications such as the New York Times, Time and The Atlantic, and is the author of twelve books, including The Language Instinct, How the Mind Works, The Blank Slate, The Stuff of Thought, The Better Angels of Our Nature, The Sense of Style, Enlightenment Now, and Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters.References:“On the Hatred of Jews” by David J. WolpeIsrael: An Echo of Eternity by Abraham Joshua Heschel O Jerusalem! by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre “When Calls for Jewish Genocide Can Cost a University Its Government Funding” by Michael A. Helfand“A five-point plan to save Harvard from itself” by Steven PinkerThe Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan HaidtThe Canceling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Rikki Schlott The Constitution of Knowledge by Jonathan Rauch

Steven Pinker is Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. He is an experimental cognitive psychologist who writes on language, mind, and human nature. In this episode—the hundredth of Robinson's Podcast (!)—Robinson and Steve talk about his recent book Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters (Penguin, 2022), which is linked below. More particularly, they discuss rationality's evolutionary basis, how it is subverted by conspiratorial thinking and other dimensions of the “mythology mindset”, how it relates to enlightenment and human progress, and the state of free speech at Harvard and in the academic world at large. Rationality: https://a.co/d/9N2uFyr Steven's Website: https://stevenpinker.com Steven's Twitter: https://twitter.com/sapinker OUTLINE 00:00 In This Episode… 00:58 Introduction 06:31 The Importance of Rationality 10:16 The Connection Between Language and Rationality  14:18 Rationality and Human Progress 20:09 The Evolution of Rationality and Irrationality 34:08 Conspiracy Theories and the Mythology Mindset 40:13 The Madness of Crowds 49:42 Free Speech, Enlightenment, and Rationality 55:55 Free Speech Versus Social Justice 01:03:03 Academic Freedom at Harvard Robinson's Website: http://robinsonerhardt.com Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University. Join him in conversations with philosophers, scientists, weightlifters, artists, and everyone in-between.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robinson-erhardt/support

Over the course of its history, DevRel has changed and evolved, both in the day-to-day responsibilities but also in the identify of what DevRel is. External influences as well as internal influences have changed the definitions, expectations, and roles within DevRel, for better and for worse. in this episode, we'll talk about * what's working * what's not working * how we can move forward to a future where DevRel makes sense. Checkouts Ben Greenberg * Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters (https://stevenpinker.com/publications/rationality-what-it-why-it-seems-so-scarce-and-why-it-matters) by Steven Pinke Jason Lengstorf * The Range (https://davidepstein.com/the-range/) Mia Moore * Chickpea Magazine (https://chickpeamagazine.com/): A whole foods vegan lifestyle magazine & blog Wesley Faulkner * Crossing the Chasm: Marketing and Selling Disruptive Products to Mainstream Customers (https://www.amazon.com/Crossing-Chasm-3rd-Disruptive-Mainstream/dp/0062292986) by Geoffrey A. Moore PJ Hagerty * Music League (https://musicleague.com/) Mary Thengvall * Whalebone Magazine (https://whalebonemag.com/): “a community of like-minded individuals who all believe that being delightfully disoriented and putting some fun into the world isn't the worst way to spend some time.” Enjoy the podcast? Please take a few moments to leave us a review on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/community-pulse/id1218368182?mt=2) and follow us on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/3I7g5WfMSgpWu38zZMjet?si=565TMb81SaWwrJYbAIeOxQ), or leave a review on one of the other many podcasting sites that we're on! Your support means a lot to us and helps us continue to produce episodes every month. Like all things Community, this too takes a village. Artwork photo by Jackson Simmer (https://unsplash.com/@simmerdownjpg?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText) on Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/@simmerdownjpg?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText) Special Guests: Ben Greenberg, Jason Lengstorf, and Mia Moore.

This month, we are diving into the important and currently hot topic of artificial intelligence. Do we think rising platforms like ChatGPT are going to be running the world anytime soon? Does technology not only have the ability to be intelligent, but also rational? In this episode we get the pleasure of discussing these issues with Steven Pinker, an experimental cognitive psychologist and a popular writer on language, mind, and human nature. Listen to the conversation and find out what happens when an expert on the human mind sits down to discuss intelligence in machines with two data scientists! Our Guest: Dr. Steven Pinker is the Johnstone Family Professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University. He conducts research on language, cognition, and social relations; writes for publications such as the New York Times, The Guardian, Time, and The Atlantic; and is the author of twelve books, including The Language Instinct, How the Mind Works, The Blank Slate, The Stuff of Thought, The Better Angels of Our Nature, The Sense of Style, Enlightenment Now, and Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters.

Steven Pinker is an experimental psychologist who conducts research in visual cognition, psycholinguistics, and social relations. He grew up in Montreal and earned his BA from McGill and his PhD from Harvard. Currently Johnstone Professor of Psychology at Harvard, he has also taught at Stanford and MIT. He has won numerous prizes for his research, his teaching, and his books, including The Language Instinct, How the Mind Works, The Blank Slate, The Better Angels of Our Nature, The Sense of Style, and Enlightenment Now. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences, a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, a Humanist of the Year, a recipient of nine honorary doctorates, and one of Foreign Policy's “World's Top 100 Public Intellectuals” and Time's “100 Most Influential People in the World Today.” He was Chair of the Usage Panel of the American Heritage Dictionary, and writes frequently for the New York Times, the Guardian, and other publications. His twelfth book, published in 2021, is called Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters.https://stevenpinker.com/Works mentioned in the podcastMetaphors we live by - George Lakoff and Mark Johnsonhttps://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/M/bo3637992.htmlThe Architecture of Complexity — Herbert Simon on Watchmaking, Hierarchies, and Decomposable Systemshttps://athenarium.com/the-architecture-of-complexity-herbert-simon/Alexander Luriahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Luria#Main_areas_of_researchMusic - Bach: Mass in B MinorMonteverdi Choir & John Eliot Gardinerhttps://music.apple.com/nz/album/j-s-bach-mass-in-b-minor-bwv-232/1053521016

Given the amount of crises facing us at the moment with the horrors war and threat of war from Russia and China, climate change, political dysfunction, even the news that polio is back, we thought it was about time we speak with someone who has a very positive outlook in these circumstances. Cognitive Psychologist Professor Stephen Pinker, author of ‘Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters', writes optimistically about the world, human beings and our capacity for improvement progress. Professor Pinker spoke to Today's Justin Webb about why we should ignore the newspaper headlines and look at the opportunities that can be found in the chaos of today's world. (Image: Steven Pinker, Credit: Jeff Overs BBC)

Welcome to the Counterweight podcast, where we talk about how we can strive for a world in which freedom and reason are at the forefront of all human society. In this week's podcast, we speak with Steven Pinker, Johnstone Family Professor in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University, and author of 12 books, including The Language Instinct, Enlightenment Now, and Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters. In the podcast, we discuss reason, rationality, enlightenment values, and their interplay with the polarisation that is affecting our communities today.

General Visit Steven's website, which includes information about all his books, including his latest, ‘Rationality', and how to purchase them: https://stevenpinker.com/ Follow Steven on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sapinker Timestamps 00:00 Opening and introduction. 2:17 The conventional wisdom that humans are irredeemably irrational is wrong: rationality is actually prevalent and innate. Iona reads passages from Steven's newest book ‘Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters' about the “scientific mindset” of hunter-gatherers. 8:09 The evolution of human rationality - our “environmental/ecological rationality.” The “premature consensus” that humans are fundamentally irrational. But why are we so bad at dealing with logical problems in the modern world? How to reconcile this apparent paradox - a new conceptualisation of human rationality: we become expert logicians when logical problems are presented in concrete, human-relevant ways and when we are pursuing goals. 18:32 William James's example of Romeo and Juliet as rational actors pursuing a goal (as opposed to iron filings attracting each other). 20:07 An analogy with quantum theory's unintuitiveness. The mismatch between our ancestral environment(s) and our modern environment(s): we didn't evolve to apply the tools of science. The roots and varieties of irrationality. 24:18 How does ‘Rationality' relate to Steven's other work? What is the common thread throughout all of his work? 34:30 On lightly held irrational beliefs - distal vs. testable beliefs, the “willing suspension of disbelief”, and indulging in irrationality. Why do we hold such beliefs? Why does fiction appeal to us? The Enlightenment paradigm of verifying one's beliefs - revolutionary and almost unique in history, a mindset that we are not adapted to. 45:47 The real meaning of David Hume's famous statement that “Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions, and can never pretend to any other office than to serve and obey them.” 47:57 How do we get an ought from an is? How can morality be derived from rationality? Iona reads a passage from ‘Rationality' dealing with these questions. Steven explains his view of how reason relates to ethics. 53:55 How can reason be justified in the first place? Isn't it circular to justify reason using reason? 58:19 Base rates and group differences - does a contradiction between rationality and morality lie here? 1:06:29 Difficulties in defining categories and the family resemblances solution. Iona reads a passage about pattern-finding, stereotypes, and fairness from ‘Rationality.' Using abstract rules to set aside stereotypes for purposes of law, morality, etc. Logic vs. rationality. 1:12:48 Rationality's relationship to progress. Many social justice movements have begun with appeals to rationality and logical coherence: how can a society claim, for example, to be against absolute monarchy yet allow men to have total power over their wives? How rationality is a good guide to which movements for change deserve support. 1:19:01 How highfalutin methods of logic and reasoning are in fact at the centre of our everyday lives - we just formalise them and we need to apply them more at all levels. 1:24:07 The current “pandemic of poppycock” - is Steven optimistic about the future of rationality? 1:27:18 Iona reads a passage from the end of ‘Rationality.' 1:28:55 Last words and outro.

Our guest this week is Steven Pinker. Steven is a cognitive psychologist, psycholinguist, popular science author, and public intellectual. He has won numerous prizes for his research, his teaching, and his books, including The Language Instinct, How the Mind Works, The Blank Slate, The Better Angels of Our Nature, The Sense of Style, Enlightenment Now, and most recently, Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters. In this episode we speak with Steven about his books, the public's responses to them, and whether those books have had a positive effect. We talk about the euphemism treadmill and whether we can ever escape it, the misunderstandings of terms like optimism and idealism, the tensions between human nature and the potential for progress, social media and the ways we can improve it, and how we can all be more rational. Announcement : We're excited to share that members of FAIR Community can now submit questions for upcoming Q&A episodes of FAIR Perspectives. To ask questions about FAIR, the pro-human movement, the podcast and more, sign up for FAIR Community at fairperspectives.org.  

This episode is a session from Jaipur Lit Fest 2022 Digital Edition. "Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters" - Steven Pinker in conversation with Mihir S. Sharma

Michael speaks with Steven Pinker about his book, "Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters." The pair discuss who decides rationality, the prevalence of confirmation bias and tribalism, and the strength in changing one's mind when presented with new evidence.

Are we living through a moral panic about Social Media? Many folks are concerned about misinformation while for others censorship is the main concern. Social media companies seem stuck in a dilemma where they're damned whatever they do. Does the magnitude of the problems measure up to the handwringing on either side? Is our ability to make sense of things lost in this hall of mirrors?  Some argue that algorithms create asymmetries between enfeebled humans and awesome AIs. Others say these concerns are overblown and that partisans are scapegoating social media companies for the failures of legacy governance.  Join us for what turned out to be, in moments, a heated exchange. You will not be bored. Strap in and hang on. (And of course: like, share, and hit subscribe.) The Facebook Files - Wall Street Journal The Social Dilemma Limbic Hijacking Operant conditioning chamber aka “skinner box” Filter Bubble Propaganda by Edward Bernays  “We shape our tools and our tools shape us” Marshall Macluhan Critical Theory A Propoganda Model by Noam Chomsky B.F.  Skinner Blank Slate Evolutionary Psychology IQ and susceptibility to misinformation Propaganda A/B split testing  Click-through rate Search engine optimization (SEO) Conversion rate optimization (SRO) Online Advertising networks and Ad exchanges Unexplainability and Incomprehensibility of AI GPT-3 RSS Newsreader Moral panic Steel Man Argument Viral phenomenon Hooked: How to Build Habit Forming Products by Nir Eyal Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life also by Nir Eyal Nudge theory Clickbait NPR Bias Instagram in the News: Mental Health Risks for Teen Girls Conspiracy theory Internet meme Political polarization Understanding the Blue Church by Jordan Hall A brief explanation of the cathedral by Curtis Yarvin The Prussion Welfare State High modernism Technocracy FDR's Fireside Chats Psychographic segmentation Facebook needs, wants, must have regulation, Zuckerberg says Regulatory capture Deregulation of the Radio Broadcast Industry Big 3 TV Networks Walter Cronkite Citizen journalism Cyperphunk manifesto Socrates on writing Print and the persecution of witches Spiral Dynamics Plato's Authoritarianism Public choice theory Platonism Relativism Rawls' Reasonable Pluralism Daniel Schmactenberger Occam's Razor Lab-leak vs zoonotic origins of SARS-Cov-2 Crony Capitalism Chinese Communist Party - The Great Firewall Elizabeth Warren Call on Facebook to Stop the Deliberate Spread of Disinformation Frances Haugen The Hypocrisy of The Social Dilemma Tristan Harris Cambridge Analytica Controversy Sensemaking in the Era of Authoritarian Media by Max Borders Hot to make your iphone black & white Less Wrong Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters by Steven Pinker Sequences by Eliezar Yudkowsky Critical thinking The dubious rise of ivermectin as a Covid-19 treatment, explained by Kelsey Piper Bayesian inference The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth by Jonathan Rauch CGP Grey Kurzgezagt Prediction Market Distributed ledger & blockchain Falsifiability Open Science

Michael speaks with Steven Pinker about his book, "Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters." The pair discuss who decides rationality, the prevalence of confirmation bias and tribalism, and the strength in changing one's mind when presented with new evidence.

When confronted with significant decisions, our thoughts frequently stand in the way of rational decision-making. Today's episode of Grow Money Business features John Howe, a finance professor at the University of Missouri. He is an award-winning educator and researcher with expertise in investments, behavioral economics, household finance, corporate finance, and corporate governance. He is also the author of the book The Foolish Corner: Avoiding Mind Traps in Personal Financial Decisions. Throughout this episode, he shares his expertise and wisdom on behavioral economics, focusing specifically on the behavioral biases we all have regarding investing. [03:36] Behavioral Economics – Prof. Howe discusses his background, career, and current activities. [07:23] Kahneman's Nobel Price - Behavioral economics is a field of study that lies at the nexus of economics and psychology. Prof. Howe discusses how the Nobel laureate's teaching of behavioral economics impacts his teachings. [10:53] Diversified Portfolios – Prof. Howe highlights the importance of diversifying one's investments. [15:00] Confirmation Bias – Confirmation bias is a term that refers to our natural predisposition to be receptive to new information that confirms our existing beliefs. Prof. Howe explains how confirmation bias affects the decisions we make on a day to day basis. [20:19] Transitions – Individuals frequently undergo transitions, such as selling a business they have built over the years or acquiring another. Prof. Howe shares his insights on what should be considered during such a transition. [26:43] More on Biases – Prof. Howe explains the reason behind biases by presenting examples from evolutionary psychology. [30:00] Reproducibility – One of the trademarks of the scientific method is the ability to replicate an experiment and obtain the same results. Prof. Howe broadly discusses the reproducibility issue in psychological research. [40:49] Better Decisions - Prof. Howe explains how being well informed on biases can help us making better decisions in the future. [49:31] The Future - Prof. Howe discusses the current research going in the field, as well as the future of behavioral economics. [57:59] Research - Prof. Howe shares the current scientific issues that pique his interest. [01:02:29] Mental Health - Prof. Howe shares his observations concerning the state of mental health in the United States and the way it affects people's financial decisions. [01:06:28] Gamblers – Prof. Howe outlines his view on gambling and how this relates to the human capacity for pattern recognition [01:08:52] Books – Prof. Howe shares several books that are worth reading.   Resources: Connect with Professor John Howe: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/john-howe-1013498/ Newsletter: johnhowe.substack.com/welcome   Mentioned in the episode: Your body language may shape who you are | Amy Cuddy: youtube.com/watch?v=Ks-_Mh1QhMc The Foolish Corner: Avoiding Mind Traps in Personal Financial Decisions: amazon.com/Foolish-Corner-Avoiding-Financial-Decisions/dp/099851070X Science Fictions: How Fraud, Bias, Negligence, and Hype Undermine the Search for Truth: amazon.com/Science-Fictions-Negligence-Undermine-Search/dp/1250222699 Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters: amazon.com/Rationality-What-Seems-Scarce-Matters/dp/0525561994 Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics: amazon.com/Misbehaving-Behavioral-Economics-Richard-Thaler/dp/039335279X Thinking, Fast and Slow: amazon.com/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp/0374533555 The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness: amazon.com/Psychology-Money-Timeless-lessons-happiness/dp/0857197681

In his most recent book, Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters, Harvard University cognitive psychologist and noted Jeffrey Epstein associate Steven Pinker argues that “rationality” is what distinguishes good thinkers from bad, that societies which encourage rationality are superior to those that do not, and that making the world a better place requires that we all think more rationally about our past, present, and future. Sounds plausible, right? In making these sweeping claims, though, Pinker wholly ignores relevant research and writing in disciplines such as history, philosophy, and literary and cultural studies, which have already provided crucial insights into the very questions he claims to be answering for the first time. Pinker's “disciplinary drift” is the focus of today's show, in which Calvin and Alex are joined by Dr. Nathan Pensky, a literary scholar and critic who reviewed Pinker's latest for the Chronicle of Higher Education. In the review, Nathan explains why Pinker's wanton disregard for existing humanities scholarship is so galling, and he contrasts this with the approaches of more generative and thoughtful interdisciplinary scholars such as Anil Seth, a cognitive and computational neuroscientist and author of Being You: A new science of consciousness. Unlike Pinker, Seth engages deeply with existing scholarly debates in the humanities–in particular, the field of philosophy of mind–before introducing a STEM innovation that bears directly on philosophers' existing questions. Nathan goes on to argue that Pinker's work is simply more rude than Seth's, reminding us of the value of basic respect and dignity in scholarly writing. To conclude this episode, Alex introduces Nathan and Calvin to a fun new game: “Pinker or Stinker?” He introduces three quotations: two of them are real excerpts from Pinker's latest work of discipline-drifting drivel, and one is a stinker–a fake quote written by Alex in his best imitation of Pinker's trademark style. Will Nathan & Calvin be able to tell the difference? Can you? Play along while you listen, and if you get them all correct, shoot us an email or a Twitter DM to receive your complimentary re:verb t-shirt!ReferencesDwyer, P., & Micale, M. (Eds.). (2021). The Darker Angels of Our Nature: Refuting the Pinker Theory of History & Violence. Bloomsbury Publishing.Pensky, N. (2021, Oct. 29). Steven Pinker's Disciplinary Drift. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Pensky, N. (2021, Dec. 2) Finding the poet of ‘Paradise Lost'. The Boston Globe.Pinker, S. (2021). Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters. Viking. Pinker, S. (2019). Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress. Penguin. Pinker, S. (2012). The better angels of our nature: Why violence has declined. Penguin.Seth, A. (2021). Being you: A new science of consciousness. Penguin.

Even our best efforts at being rational are beset by biases that skew our thinking. Steven Pinker's new book is Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters. He spoke at the Cato Club retreat in 2021. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Steven Pinker is the Harvard College Professor of Psychology at Harvard University. His newest book, "Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters," is available now.

Steven Pinker (@sapinker) is a psychology professor at Harvard, one of the world's leading authorities on language and the mind, and an author of several bestsellers. His latest is Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters. What We Discuss with Steven Pinker: Why, by most metrics, older generations are mistaken when they proclaim: "Things were better back in my day!" Alternatives we might consider if Universal Basic Income can't sustainably solve the problem of housing and feeding a workforce increasingly unemployed by automation. Why nostalgia is overrated, and how criticizing the present is very often a way of criticizing your rivals. If we're really living, as Steven says, in "the most peaceable era in our species' existence," how does he explain why we still have wars, famines, uprisings, and genocides? What sentiment mapping shows us about the power of the media to manipulate us into seeing the world in a heavily negative light even as it's improving constantly on every measurable level. And much more... Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/593 Sign up for Six-Minute Networking -- our free networking and relationship development mini course -- at jordanharbinger.com/course! Miss the last time we had Navy SEAL leadership authority and Extreme Ownership co-author Jocko Willink on the show? Make sure to check out episode 93: Jocko Willink | Leading on the Line Between Extreme and Reckless! Like this show? Please leave us a review here -- even one sentence helps! Consider including your Twitter handle so we can thank you personally!

How do we determine and stand up for what is rational in 2021? Cognitive scientist Steven Pinker tackles this question in his new book Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters.

How do we determine and stand up for what is rational in 2021? Cognitive scientist Steven Pinker tackles this question in his new book Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters.

Steven Pinker shares why there is so much irrationality in the world – including conspiracy theories, and belief in fake news and medical quackery. Learn why he is optimistic about the future of democracy and the world, despite so much negativity and partisanship happening today. Steve is one of the world's most renowned thinkers. He is a Harvard University psychology professor and author. Bill Gates called one of Steve's  books his new favorite book of all time.His most recent book is Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters.

In this episode of New Ideal Live, Elan Journo and Ben Bayer discuss Steven Pinker's latest book, Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, and Why It Matters, and whether it makes a solid argument for rationality. Among the topics covered: The Objectivist framework as a context for analyzing Pinker's book;Strengths of the book;Pinker's self-refuting “humility” about the scope of rationality;Pinker's narrow “instrumentalist” definition of rationality;Pinker's view that rationality cannot evaluate ultimate ends;Pinker's case for a form of quasi-rational morality;Cognitive biases at work in Pinker's own case for morality;Pinker's and Rand's contrasting conceptions of rationality;Shortcomings in Pinker's explanation for today's irrational political tribalism;Rand's alternative approach to a rational ethics (and affinities to some of Pinker's views). Mentioned in the discussion are Ayn Rand's essay “The Objectivist Ethics,” Onkar Ghate's “Finding Morality Without God” and Ben Bayer's “Why Scientific Progress in Ethics Is Frozen.” This podcast was recorded on November 17, 2021. Listen to the discussion below. Listen and subscribe from your mobile device on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or Stitcher. Watch archived podcasts here. https://youtu.be/lhe1ahaqmwk Podcast audio:

Amazon plant, den britischen Supermarktsektor kräftig aufzumischen: 260 Lebensmittelgeschäfte sollen bis 2024 eröffnet werden, die Läden sollen mit der „Just Walk Out“-Technologie ausgestattet und damit kassenlos sein. Agnieszka und Alexander sprechen über das Vorgehen des E-Commerce-Riesen und warum es sich dabei um mehr als eine weitere Testphase handelt. Zudem geht es um die Entscheidung des Onlinehändlers, Zahlungen mit Visa-Kreditkarten für britische Kunden zu untersagen und wie dies mit dem Brexit zusammenhängt. --- » Die Themen der Folge 146: --- ◉ Amazons Supermarkt-Offensive in Großbritannien https://www.cityam.com/revealed-amazon-to-open-260-supermarkets-across-uk-as-it-plots-to-take-on-on-tesco-and-sainsburys-directly/ ◉ Keine Visa-Zahlungen mehr bei Amazon UK https://www.joincolossus.com/episodes/46164128/rampell-visa-the-original-protocol-business?tab=transcript https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-lifestyle-europe-united-kingdom-ef83e435d2b8c9b21d9b7aea6516d9d7 https://blog.starpointllp.com/?p=4991 ◉ N26 zieht sich aus den USA zurück https://www.handelsblatt.com/finanzen/banken-versicherungen/banken/fintech-kurz-nach-einer-mega-finanzierungsrunde-zieht-sich-n26-aus-den-usa-zurueck/27811228.html ◉ Right to Repair: Apple bietet künftig Ersatzteile zur Selbstreparatur an https://www.vox.com/recode/22787724/apple-self-service-right-to-repair https://www.wired.com/story/apple-self-service-repair-right-to-repair-iphone-mac/ ◉ Das Apple Car soll ab 2025 verfügbar sein https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-18/apple-accelerates-work-on-car-aims-for-fully-autonomous-vehicle ◉ Wettlauf um Kobalt im Kongo https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/20/world/china-congo-cobalt-explained.html ◉ EU-Verbot von „Dark Patterns“ und die Probleme bei der Regulierung https://netzpolitik.org/2021/digital-services-act-das-plattformgesetz-der-eu-rueckt-naeher/ https://t3n.de/news/verbot-taeuschungstricks-union-1429688/ ◉ EuGH zur deutschen Vorratsdatenspeicherung https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/vorratsdatenspeicherung-eugh-101.html ◉ Phishing-Mails aus Belarus https://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/netzpolitik/belarus-steckt-minsk-hinter-hackingversuch-gegen-deutsche-abgeordnete-a-a2316269-a930-4250-aaa3-209127631f6b ◉ Krypto-Kollektiv und die vereitelte Versteigerung einer US-Verfassung https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/11/crypto-fans-lose-us-constitution-to-a-billionaire.html https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjb8av/constitutiondao-aftermath-everyone-very-mad-confused-losing-lots-of-money-fighting-crying-etc ◉ Startup meldet neuen Rekord bei Quantencomputern https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/11/17/1040243/quantum-computer-256-bit-startup/ https://www.creativeconstruction.de/blog/lp/trends2018/beginning-of-the-quantum-future/ https://www.spektrum.de/news/quantencomputer-ibm-baut-quantenchip-mit-ueber-100-qubits/1950295 --- » Die Buchempfehlung der Woche: Steven Pinker: “Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters” https://www.amazon.de/Rationality-What-Seems-Scarce-Matters/dp/0525561994 --- » Weitere Infos: https://zurueckzurzukunft.creativeconstruction.de --- » Feedback, Anregungen und Wünsche an: podcast@zurueckzurzukunft.de --- » Der wöchentliche Newsletter: https://www.creativeconstruction.de/newsletter ---

Are we already living in a world where our social profiles know more about us than our family and friends? Michal Kosinski is a psychologist and assistant professor of organizational behavior at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. His research focuses on individual differences in behavior, preferences, and performance. He was also one of the first to warn about Cambridge Analytica. In this interview, we talk about his findings on algorithms that very accurately predict our personalities based on our likes on social media. In this interview Michal explains this sensitive and serious topic, but he also gives hope to see positive aspects of it. More about Michal Kosinski: https://www.michalkosinski.com/ Book recommendation: Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters - Steven Pinker - - - - Michal Kosinski ist Psychologe und Assistenzprofessor für Organisationsverhalten an der Stanford Graduate School of Business. Mein Vater hatte mich vor über einem Jahr auf seine Forschungen aufmerksam gemacht und ich war sofort interessiert an seinen Ideen und Sichtweisen. Michal Kosinski war einer der ersten, der vor Cambridge Analytica warnte, ein Datenanalyse-Unternehmen, das zahlreiche Daten sammelte um das Wahlsystem zu manipulieren. In diesem Interview erklärt Michal dieses heikle und ernste Thema, aber er gibt auch Hoffnung, dass es positive Aspekte hat. Du erfährst in dieser Folge: Wie viele Likes es braucht ob die komplette Persönlichkeit eines Users zu kennen Warum uns die Algorithmen inzwischen besser kennen als unsere Partner:innen oder unsere Familie Wie sich unsere Zukunft entwickeln wird Warum es dennoch viel Hoffnung für eine bessere Zukunft gibt Teile gerne deine Meinung, deine Gedanken oder auch andere Perspektiven zur Folge auf Instagram mit mir, unter @jasminchiarabauer. Über deine Bewertung und dein Feedback auf iTunes bin ich dir sehr dankbar!

My guest today needs no introduction, so I won't give him one.Today's guest is Steven Pinker, and he has a new book called "Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters." We talk about what rationality is, we talk about rationality's PR problem, whether rationality has increased or decreased over time and how to apply reason to everyday life choices. We also discuss the behavioral economics revolution and cognitive biases, what it means to be intellectually humble, why people love conspiracy theories and when is it okay to be irrational. We go on to talk about the role "reason" has played in the enormous progress humanity has made since the dawn of civilization, and much more. 

My guest today needs no introduction, so I won't give him one.Today's guest is Steven Pinker, and he has a new book called "Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters." We talk about what rationality is, we talk about rationality's PR problem, whether rationality has increased or decreased over time and how to apply reason to everyday life choices. We also discuss the behavioral economics revolution and cognitive biases, what it means to be intellectually humble, why people love conspiracy theories and when is it okay to be irrational. We go on to talk about the role "reason" has played in the enormous progress humanity has made since the dawn of civilization, and much more. 

My guest today needs no introduction, so I won't give him one. Today's guest is Steven Pinker, and he has a new book called "Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters." We talk about what rationality is, we talk about rationality's PR problem, whether rationality has increased or decreased over time and how to apply reason to everyday life choices. We also discuss the behavioral economics revolution and cognitive biases, what it means to be intellectually humble, why people love conspiracy theories and when is it okay to be irrational. We go on to talk about the role "reason" has played in the enormous progress humanity has made since the dawn of civilization, and much more. 

Michelle Martin and Steven Pinker, two time Pulitzer Prize Winner and one of Time Magazine's most influential people discuss his new book, Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 13 (10/29/21) Looking at two new books that argue about progress: Our Country Friends, by Gary Shteyngart, and Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce and Why It Matters, by Steven Pinker

As the human race reaches new heights of scientific understanding, why then does it seem to be losing its mind? Are humans inherently irrational beings? Professor Steven Pinker, cognitive scientist and author of the new book Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters, talks to Alex Andreou about how irrationality occurs within our society, and why we need to embrace the notion that humans are naturally rational. “I wanted to explain why a species as rational as ours is vulnerable to so much nonsense” “There are stupid people who are rational and smart people who are irrational” “The reason that persuasion is still called for is that not everyone is a dyed-in-the-wool true believer” “The successful politicians are the ones that have ideas, but also know how to reach people” “If people are unaware progress has taken place, they could look to turn the clock back” Presented by Alex Andreou. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producers: Jelena Sofronijevic and Jacob Archbold. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do we live in a rational world? For all the advances humanity has made over the years and centuries, it is difficult to escape the feeling that we live in irrational times. Or so leading psychologist Steven Pinker argues in his new book ‘Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters'. From cancel culture to online conspiracy theories, the Harvard Professor argues that we are forgetting how to reason and think clearly — two vital tools for the flourishing of mankind.But is being irrational necessarily a bad thing? Are there certain scenarios in which it might be permissible? Speaking at the Art Workers' Guild in London, Prof Pinker joined Freddie Sayers to discuss rationality and its possible limits. Our thanks to Professor Pinker for an enlightening discussion.For more read The Post from UnHerd See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In his new book Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters, popular psychologist and author Steven Pinker explores the concept of collective rationality in society. Today, humanity is reaching new heights of scientific understanding, yet we continue to produce fake news, medical quackery and conspiracy theories. Pinker explains this by rejecting the cynical cliché that humans are simply irrational, arguing instead that the rational pursuit of self-interest, sectarian solidarity, and uplifting mythology can add up to crippling irrationality in a society. Over time, humans have discovered the laws of nature, lengthened and enriched our lives, and set out the benchmarks for rationality itself. But despite our sensible thinking in the low-tech contexts in which we spend most of our lives, he says we often fail to take advantage of the reasoning we've discovered over the millennia: logic, critical thinking, probability, correlation and causation, and optimal ways to update beliefs and commit to choices individually and with others. Pinker asserts that a society that is collectively rational depends on objectivity and truth—and that this kind of thinking leads to better individual choices and is the ultimate driver of social justice and moral progress. Join Steven Pinker and Lara Bazelon as they delve into his new book and reveal how today's society, in all its complexity, is formed by our collective human nature. The Commonwealth Club thanks the Ken & Jackie Broad Family Fund for its partnership. SPEAKERS Steven Pinker Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard University; Author, Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters; Twitter @sapinker In Conversation with Lara Bazelon Professor of Law and Director of Criminal Juvenile Justice and Racial Justice Clinical Programs, University of San Francisco In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on October 12th, 2021 by the Commonwealth Club of California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ryan reads today's daily meditation and talks to author Steven Pinker about his new book Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters, the importance of pursuing effective altruism, the responsibility of institutions to protect the common good, and more.Steven Pinker is an experimental cognitive psychologist and a popular writer on language, mind, and human nature. Pinker is the Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology at Harvard University, and his academic specializations are visual cognition and developmental linguistics. Pinker is also the author of eight books and was named in Time's "The 100 Most Influential People in the World Today" in 2004.List your product on AppSumo between September 15th - November 17th and the first 400 offers to go live will receive $1000, the next 2000 to list a product get $250. And everyone who lists gets entered to be one of 10 lucky winners of $10k! Go to https://appsumo.com/ryanholiday to list your product today and cash in on this amazing deal.KiwiCo believes in the power of kids and that small lessons today can mean big, world-changing ideas tomorrow. KiwiCo is a subscription service that delivers everything your kids will need to make, create and play. Get 30% off your first month plus FREE shipping on ANY crate line with code STOIC at kiwico.com.SimpliSafe just launched their new Wireless Outdoor Security Camera. Get the new SimpliSafe Wireless Outdoor Security Camera, visit https://simplisafe.com/stoic. What's more, SimpliSafe is celebrating this new camera by offering 20% off your entire new system and your first month of monitoring service FREE, when you enroll in Interactive Monitoring. Again that's https://simplisafe.com/stoic.Uprising Food have cracked the code on healthy bread. Only 2 net carbs per serving, 6 grams of protein and 9 grams of fiber. They cover paleo, to clean keto, to simple low carb, to high fiber, to dairy free to grain free lifestyle. Uprising Food is offering our listeners ten dollars off the starter bundle. that includes two superfood cubes and four pack of freedom chips to try! go to uprisingfood.com/stoic and the discount will be automatically applied at checkout. Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: https://DailyStoic.com/signupFollow us: Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, FacebookSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In his new book Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters, popular psychologist and author Steven Pinker explores the concept of collective rationality in society. Today, humanity is reaching new heights of scientific understanding, yet we continue to produce fake news, medical quackery and conspiracy theories. Pinker explains this by rejecting the cynical cliché that humans are simply irrational, arguing instead that the rational pursuit of self-interest, sectarian solidarity, and uplifting mythology can add up to crippling irrationality in a society. Over time, humans have discovered the laws of nature, lengthened and enriched our lives, and set out the benchmarks for rationality itself. But despite our sensible thinking in the low-tech contexts in which we spend most of our lives, he says we often fail to take advantage of the reasoning we've discovered over the millennia: logic, critical thinking, probability, correlation and causation, and optimal ways to update beliefs and commit to choices individually and with others. Pinker asserts that a society that is collectively rational depends on objectivity and truth—and that this kind of thinking leads to better individual choices and is the ultimate driver of social justice and moral progress. Join Steven Pinker and Lara Bazelon as they delve into his new book and reveal how today's society, in all its complexity, is formed by our collective human nature. The Commonwealth Club thanks the Ken & Jackie Broad Family Fund for its partnership. SPEAKERS Steven Pinker Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard University; Author, Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters; Twitter @sapinker In Conversation with Lara Bazelon Professor of Law and Director of Criminal Juvenile Justice and Racial Justice Clinical Programs, University of San Francisco In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on October 12th, 2021 by the Commonwealth Club of California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve's new book, Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters ... Are humans inherently logical? ... What is “motivated reasoning”? ... How attribution error distorts our public discourse ... How Steve deals with criticism of his work ... Bob's defense of whataboutism ... Did evolution make us moral—or at least moralistic? ...

Steve's new book, Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters ... Are humans inherently logical? ... What is “motivated reasoning”? ... How attribution error distorts our public discourse ... How Steve deals with criticism of his work ... Bob's defense of whataboutism ... Did evolution make us moral—or at least moralistic? ...

'Enlightenment Now' author Steven Pinker speaks with Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay about his newly published book, 'Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters'

'Enlightenment Now' author Steven Pinker speaks with Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay about his newly published book, 'Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters'

Today it's great to have Steven Pinker on the podcast. Dr. Pinker is the Johnstone professor of psychology at Harvard University. A two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and the winner of many awards for his research, teaching, and books. He's been elected to the National Academy of Science, and named as one of Time's “100 Most Influential People”, and one of Foreign Policy's “100 Leading Global Thinkers”. His books include How the Mind Works, The Blank State, The Stuff of Thought, The Better Angels of Our Nature, The Sense of Style, Enlightenment Now, and most recently, Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters.  In this episode, I talk to Steven about the definition of rationality, how it relates to truth, and how it's different from logic. We also discuss the trade-offs in decision making, the limited usefulness of strategic irrationality, the boundaries of socially acceptable fiction, and why people have weird beliefs among other things.Website: stevenpinker.comTwitter: @sapinker Topics01:02 Must we always follow reason? 03:34 Steven's definition of rationality 05:24 Tension between conflicting goals 08:31 What is truth? 13:12 When to apply logic or rationality 23:14 There can be no trade-off between rationality and justice 25:35 Politicizing knowledge and research 29:24 Strategic irrationality has limits 36:13 Taboo trade-offs, heretical counterfactuals, and forbidden base rates 42:04 The changing norms of acceptable fiction 45:56 Why rationality is cool 49:39 The costs of decision making 55:54 Progress came from utilitarian reasoning 57:52 "The pandemic of poppycock" 01:01:23 Expressive rationality: morally empowering beliefs 01:05:26 Bayesian reasoning  

Steven Pinker with Niall Ferguson at Live Talks Los Angeles discussing his book, "Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters." The talk took place Oct 13, 2021 from our studios in Los Angeles.  To learn more about Live Talks Los Angeles -- upcoming events, videos, podcast and our online store -- visit livetalksla.org

On this week's Life Examined, we explore why rationality matters amidst a time of mass misinformation.  Host Jonathan Bastian talks with Steven Pinker, Harvard psychologist and author of “Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters” about our ability to sort fact from fiction. We also hear from evolutionary biologist David Sloan Wilson about how the human species is evolving to become better caretakers of each other and the planet.

A couple of episodes ago, I have Steven Pinker, cognitive psychologist, linguist, and popular science author, on to talk about this new book, Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters. And at the end of this book, there are quizzes to see if you're system 1 or system 2 in terms of Rationality.  Naturally, I have to try this quiz on people, so I have my wife, Robyn, and Jay The Engineer on to see how they do on the quiz! We also talked about some of the different biases. My new book Skip The Line is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever you get your new book! Join You Should Run For President 2.0 Facebook Group, and we discuss why should run for president. I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast. Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to “The James Altucher Show” and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify   Follow me on Social Media: YouTube Twitter Facebook See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A couple of episodes ago, I have Steven Pinker, cognitive psychologist, linguist, and popular science author, on to talk about this new book, Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters. And at the end of this book, there are quizzes to see if you're system 1 or system 2 in terms of Rationality. Naturally, I have to try this quiz on people, so I have my wife, Robyn, and Jay The Engineer on to see how they do on the quiz! We also talked about some of the different biases. My new book Skip The Line is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever you get your new book! Join You Should Run For President 2.0 Facebook Group, and we discuss why should run for president. I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast. Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify Follow me on Social Media: YouTube Twitter Facebook ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

In his new book, “Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters,” Steven Pinker writes: “When humans set themselves the goal of improving the welfare of their fellows … and they apply their ingenuity in institutions that pool it with others', they occasionally succeed. When they retain the successes and take note of the failures, the benefits can accumulate.” In this episode, Pinker argues that those benefits would accumulate even faster if we all learned a bit of logic, got better at sniffing out fallacies, embraced institutions that safeguard empirical truths, and entertained the idea that halting, imperfect progress may be better than no progress at all. Join The Next Big Idea Club today at nextbigideaclub.com/podcast and get a free copy of Adam Grant's new book! Listen ad-free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad-free listening. Available in the Wondery App https://wondery.app.link/thenextbigidea. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In his new book, “Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters,” Steven Pinker writes: “When humans set themselves the goal of improving the welfare of their fellows … and they apply their ingenuity in institutions that pool it with others', they occasionally succeed. When they retain the successes and take note of the failures, the benefits can accumulate.” In this episode, Steven argues that those benefits would accumulate even faster if we all learned a bit of logic, got better at sniffing out fallacies, embraced institutions that safeguard empirical truths, and entertained the idea that halting, imperfect progress may be better than no progress at all.

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Psychologist Steven Pinker sits down with Dennis Miller to discuss his new book 'Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters' and explains some of the biggest theories about rationality. Plus, why people seem even more irrational in today's world and how we can become more rational overall.

In 2020, things have been challenging! There are constant arguments on social media like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and all the social sites that you can find on the internet!  In this Part 1 (of 2) of the episode, I have one of my favorite writers, and I have read countless of his book, multiple times, Steven Pinker, cognitive psychologist, linguist, and popular science author, on to talk about this new book, Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters. We talked about what is his definition of Rational, and to see if one is rational or irrational? Listen to this Part 1 out of 2, and Part 2 will come out the same day too! My new book Skip The Line is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever you get your new book! Join You Should Run For President 2.0 Facebook Group, and we discuss why should run for president. I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast. Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to “The James Altucher Show” and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify   Follow me on Social Media: YouTube Twitter Facebook See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 2020, things have been challenging! There are constant arguments on social media like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and all the social sites that you can find on the internet! In this Part 1 (of 2) of the episode, I have one of my favorite writers, and I have read countless of his book, multiple times, Steven Pinker, cognitive psychologist, linguist, and popular science author, on to talk about this new book, Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters. We talked about what is his definition of Rational, and to see if one is rational or irrational? Listen to this Part 1 out of 2, and Part 2 will come out the same day too! My new book Skip The Line is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever you get your new book! Join You Should Run For President 2.0 Facebook Group, and we discuss why should run for president. I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast. Thanks so much for listening! If you like this episode, please subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" and rate and review wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts Stitcher iHeart Radio Spotify Follow me on Social Media: YouTube Twitter Facebook ------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book, Skip the Line, is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltuchershow.com------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe to "The James Altucher Show" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsiHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on social media:YouTubeTwitterFacebookLinkedIn

Steven Pinker is a professor of psychology at Harvard University. The author of several books, his latest is Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters. He joins the podcast to talk about this work, and the discussion includes topics such as why voters make bad decisions, the appeal of conspiracy theories and the sense in which believing in them is rational, how to get more rational elites, and which statistical methods are better than others for establishing causation. In the second half of the discussion, Hanania and Pinker talk about how the conversation surrounding the influence of genetics on human behavior has changed since the publication of The Blank Slate, freedom of speech in academia, and advice for young scholars.