Scaling Knowledge On Communities of Knowledge, Virtue Signalling, & Sacred Values vs. Consequences with Steven A. Sloman (Author of 'The Knowledge Illusion')
Mar 27, 2023
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
The Definition of Knowledge
01:46 • 3min
The Bayesian Epistemology
04:59 • 2min
The Evolution of Knowledge
06:57 • 3min
The Different Types of Understanding
09:52 • 2min
The Importance of Causal Explanations
11:45 • 2min
The Role of Memorization in the Age of the Internet
14:13 • 4min
The Fractal System of Science
18:10 • 3min
The Potential for Fundamental Breakthrough in Knowledge
20:50 • 4min
The Cognitive Reflection Test
24:28 • 5min
The Power of Consequences in Decision Making
29:27 • 6min
The Implications of Sacred Values for Decision Making
34:57 • 2min
The Importance of Sacred Values
37:12 • 2min
The Importance of Sacred Values
39:39 • 2min
The Power of Virtue Signaling
41:43 • 2min
The Information Deficit Model and the Education System
43:58 • 5min
The Mismatch Between Voting and Education
48:47 • 4min
The Politics of Knowledge
52:18 • 5min
How to Get People to Think Mechanically
57:46 • 3min
The Knowledge Illusion: Why We Never Think Alone
01:01:00 • 2min