How to Give People the Space to Ask Open Questions

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Lanus Bani: We have to work extraordinarily hard as a society to insure that there are respectful spaces and places for people to think. The most important learning comes from spending some time in the company of others with difficult, open tions - what matters most? He says social mediam should be built on asking questions rather than pronouncing imotive verdicts. Lanus is currently promoting his new book 'Clear Thinking', which he hopes will teach us all about how we see the world.

Tom Chatfield is a philosopher and author of the books Critical Thinking and How To Think. In this episode we discuss:- How to avoid common thinking mistakes and deal with your biases to be less wrong- The three characteristics of valuable information sources- How to understand statistics and form an accurate picture of reality in a data driven world

We also discuss Tom’s experience writing a book during the pandemic and the task of teaching people to think. This episode will help you overcome thinking mistakes and make sense of the world around you.