Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman

Ep16 "Why is everyone who disagrees with you misinformed?"

Jul 10, 2023

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Building an internal model of the world

01:41

Common Ground and Polarization in Society

01:58

Questioning Our Knowledge and the Dunning-Kruger Effect

01:59

The Importance of Intellectual Humility and Dialogue

01:21

Introduction

2min

The Brain Science Behind Polarization

3min

How a School Cultivated a Different Opinion

5min

The Story of Tanya's Drug Deal

2min

The Differences Between People

4min

The Differences Between Psychopaths and Schizophrenia

4min

How to Make a Comeback With Purdue Global

3min

The Different Forms of Synesthesia

6min

The Importance of Genetic Differences

6min

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The Importance of Internal Models

5min

11.

The Illusion of Explanatory Depth

2min

12.

The Dunning-Kruger Effect

6min

13.

The Notion of Empathy

3min

14.

The Neuroscience of Empathy

5min

15.

The Importance of Empathy

3min

16.

The Four Strategies for Narrowing the Empathic Divide

5min

17.

The Importance of Genuine Dialogue

1min

18.

The Dream Curve Bubble Full Coverage Push-Up Raw

2min

Why is there so much polarization, and what does this have to do with neuroscience? Why do people on all sides of the political spectrum feel that if they could shout loudly enough in all caps on Twitter, everyone would come to see they’re right? And what does any of this have to do with literature, genetics, nobleman Lord Gordon, bumperstickers, visualization, or the Iroquois Native Americans? Join as Eagleman draws from distant fields to show why we always feel so certain we know the truth.

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