Markham: In my mind, I made a rational choice. That doesn't mean it was some deep analytical pro-conlist. But then what pushed me over the edge? I think I have trouble figuring that out. It's conceivable you would know better than I did as to why I did it. The truth lies somewhere in the middle.
Do psychologists know anything? Psychologist Paul Bloom says yes--but not the things that you might think. Bloom discusses his book Psych with EconTalk's Russ Roberts and what the field of psychology can teach us about human intelligence, consciousness, and unhelpful instincts. They also discuss just how far psychology is from a true understanding of the human mind, and why, according to Bloom, that might not be such a bad thing.