CNN's John Sutter talks about the ability to absorb things that are true. He says you cannot absorb them by hearing them, but instead you have to go through them and live them. "There is this inevitable part of this like it has to be experienced," he says.
Psychologist and writer Adam Mastroianni says our minds are like the keep of a castle protecting our deepest held values and beliefs from even the most skilled attacks. The only problem with this design for self-preservation is that it also can keep out wisdom that might be both useful and true. Mastroianni's summary of the problem is "you can't reach the brain through the ears." Listen as Mastroianni talks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about the implication of this view of mind for teaching, learning, and our daily interactions with the people around us.