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Ep60 "Can we think better by wrestling with conflicting ideas?"

Ep60 "Can we think better by wrestling with conflicting ideas?"

FromInner Cosmos with David Eagleman


Ep60 "Can we think better by wrestling with conflicting ideas?"

FromInner Cosmos with David Eagleman

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Length:
56 minutes
Released:
May 27, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Why do we believe our own truths so strongly? What is steel-manning, and why is it so important? What does any of this have to do with F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Keats, or the future of our society? This week's episode deals with polarization and what we might do about it. Join Eagleman and his guest Isaac Saul, who works to represent different points of view in his newsletter Tangle -- all in the name of the intellectual humility that can blossom from grappling with conflicting ideas.
Released:
May 27, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (69)

Neuroscientist and author David Eagleman discusses how our brain interprets the world and what that means for us. Through storytelling, research, interviews, and experiments, David Eagleman tackles wild questions that illuminate new facets of our lives and our realities.