
Arjun Khemani Podcast #17 – Lulie Tanett: Epistemology in the Social Sciences, Mindfulness and Taking Children Seriously
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Apr 12, 2023 AI Snips
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Home Education Shaped Intellectual Freedom
- Lulie Tanett described being raised without school under the Taking Children Seriously philosophy and following her own interests.
- She tried formal school at 16, found it shallow socially, and returned to self-directed learning.
Creativity Makes Social Science Unpredictable
- Lulie argues social science can't be pure physical science because human creativity makes behavior inherently unpredictable.
- She sees psychology as study of ideas and memes rather than deterministic laws like physics.
Memes Often Outspeed Genetic Drives
- Memes often take over behaviors because cultural ideas evolve faster than genes.
- Biological drives remain interpretable and can be reshaped by cultural memes.

