The Knowledge with David Elikwu 74. Self-deception and decision-making with Robin Hanson
David speaks with Robin Hanson, an associate professor of economics at George Mason University and co-author of The Elephant in the Brain.
They talked about:
🕵️♂️ The hidden self-deception in our beliefs
🤔 How to improve your thinking
🙈 Hidden desires in social and economic policy
🤵♂️ Experts, elites, and the institution reform
🏢 Stratification in hiring and IQ bias
🧠 Agency in decision-making
🤖 AI bias and engineering constraints
📏 How close are we to artificial general intelligence (AGI)
📜Full transcript:
https://www.theknowledge.io/robinhanson-1/
📹 Watch on Youtube
👤 Connect with Robin:
Twitter: @robinhanson | https://twitter.com/robinhanson
Books: The Elephant in the Brain | https://amzn.to/3m5z7yR
The Age of Em | https://amzn.to/3ZVIA9X
🗣 Mentioned in the show:
lephant in the Brain | https://amzn.to/3m5z7yR
The Age of Em | https://amzn.to/3ZVIA9X
Sadiq Khan | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadiq_Khan
Testing Tax Career Agents | https://www.overcomingbias.com/p/testing-tax-career-agentshtml
Garrett Jones | https://www.theknowledge.io/garettjones/
Fermi's famous question | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_problem
Great Filter | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Filter
Francis Fukuyama | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Fukuyama
The End of History and the Last Man | https://amzn.to/3Kxr86X
Emil Durkheim | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Émile_Durkheim
Al Agnes Callard | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_Callard
Grabby Aliens | https://grabbyaliens.com/
Google Glass | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Glass
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