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Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

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Exploring Educability: Beyond Intelligence and Imagination

This chapter discusses the concept of educability and its link to mental time travel, emphasizing the importance of imagination over traditional measures of intelligence. The speakers critique how society defines and evaluates cognitive abilities, calling for clearer definitions in understanding intelligence.

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