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208 - The Extended Mind - Annie Murphy Paul
You Are Not So Smart
06/13/21 • 65 min
In this episode we sit down with Annie Murphy Paul, the acclaimed science writer, whose new book, The Extended Mind is all about how the brain is part of systems, and it is those systems that constitute the mind. In other words, our minds are not, as she puts it, brainbound, but they extend to our computers, our notebooks, our friends and neighbors and colleagues and partners. The environments in which we move, natural and otherwise, deeply influence how we think, what we think, and what we CAN think, and in addition, everything the brain does becomes a reference for extended thinking, and these feedback loops extend what the mind can do.
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288 - Fluke - Brian Klaas
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05/26/24 • 50 min
In this episode we sit down with Brian Klaas, author of Fluke, to get into the existential lessons and grander meaning for a life well-lived once one finally accepts the power and influence of randomness, chaos, and chance. In addition, we learn not to fall prey to proportionality bias - the tendency for human brains to assume big, historical, or massively impactful events must have had big causes and/or complex machinations underlying their grand outcomes. It’s one of the cognitive biases that most contributes to conspiratorial thinking and grand conspiracy theories, one that leads to an assumption that there must be something more going on when big, often unlikely, events make the evening news. Yet, as Brian explains, events big and small are often the result of random inputs in complex systems interacting in ways that are difficult to predict.
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281 - More Chat, Less Bot - Jeremy Utley, Kian Gohar, Henrik Werdelin
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02/19/24 • 70 min
Jeremy Utley, Kian Gohar, and Henrik Werdelin sit down to discuss the surprising results of a new study into what happens when groups of people work together to brainstorm solutions to problems with the help of ChatGPT. Based on their research, Utley and Gohar created a new paradigm for getting the most out of AI-assisted ideation which they call FIXIT.
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236 - How Minds Change
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06/27/22 • 104 min
In this episode I read an excerpt from my new book How Minds Change, a portion concerning how to change minds about abortion rights, and Chris Clearfield interviews me about that very same book - which is out now and available everywhere.
- Link to learn more about How Minds Change: www.davidmcraney.com/howmindschangehome
- Link to learn more about Deep Canvassing: www.newconvo.org
- Link to my new newsletter: davidmcraney.substack.com/subscribe
- Link to Chris Clearfield’s handout: www.chrisclearfield.com/change
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YANSS 279 - Pluralistic Ignorance (rebroadcast)
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01/20/24 • 85 min
There are several ways to define pluralistic ignorance, and that’s because it’s kind of a brain twister when you try to put it into words. On certain issues, most people people believe that most people believe what, in truth, few people believe. Or put another way, it is the erroneous belief that the majority is acting in a way that matches its internal philosophies, and that you are one of a small number of people who feel differently, when in reality the majority agrees with you on the inside but is afraid to admit it outright or imply such through its behavior. Everyone in a group, at the same time, gets stuck following a norm that no one wants to follow, because everyone is carrying a shared, false belief about everyone else’s unshared true beliefs.
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263 - The Truth Wins - Tom Stafford (rebroadcast)
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07/09/23 • 45 min
Deliberation. Debate. Conversation. Though it can feel like that’s what we are doing online as we trade arguments back and forth, most of the places where we currently gather make it much easier to produce arguments in isolation rather than evaluate them together in groups. The latest research suggests we will need much more of the latter if we hope to create a new, modern, functioning marketplace of ideas. In this episode, psychologist Tom Stafford takes us through his research into how to do just that.
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232 - Think Again - Adam Grant
You Are Not So Smart
05/01/22 • 56 min
How to manage procrastination according to Margaret Atwood, how to work around your first-instinct fallacy, the upsides of imposter syndrome, the best way to avoid falling prey to the Dunning-Kruger effect, how to avoid thinking like a preacher, prosecutor, or politician so you can think like a scientist instead – and that’s just the beginning of the conversation in this episode with psychologist, podcast host, and author Adam Grant.
In the show, we discuss both his new book – Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know – and his TED Original Podcast, WorkLife, in which he interviewed Margaret Atwood, the author of The Handmaid’s Tale, to learn how she deals with the constant allure of social media and streaming videos in a future where giving in to procrastination is easier than it has ever been.
In the show, you’ll hear portions of that interview followed by a lengthy interview with Grant about his new book in this all-over-the-place, extensive exploration of how to rethink your own thinking.
Link to get a free ticket to the online event we call The Conversation Lab: https://www.mishaglouberman.com/convolab-may3
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252 - Procrastination - Britt Frank
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02/05/23 • 41 min
It’s February. It’s that time of year when we start to wonder if we might not follow through with our New Year’s resolutions. It’s that time of the year when procrastination becomes a centerpiece of our psychological concerns.
Our guest in this episode is professor, author, therapist, and speaker Britt Frank, a trauma specialist who treats people with a unique and powerful set of techniques and approaches which, taken together, helps clients to get out of the feeling of being STUCK.
Author of The Science of Stuck, she says, “Procrastination is not a character flaw. Nor is it a sign of weakness. Nor is it a sign of laziness. Procrastination is an indicator that internal consent has not been given. When our inner parts are distressed, afraid, sad, angry, grief-stricken or anxious, it is important to listen to their concerns, not to shame them or coerce them into action.”
In the show you’ll learn about the physiological origins of procrastination – the inner brake pedal and gas pedal – and what to do to escape the two different versions of this universal challenge to getting unstuck and getting things done.
- Britt Frank: https://www.scienceofstuck.com
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202 - Desirability Bias (rebroadcast)
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03/21/21 • 28 min
Confirmation bias is our tendency to seek evidence that supports our beliefs and confirms our assumptions when we could just as well seek disconfirmation of those beliefs and assumptions instead.
Confirmation is such a prevalent feature of human cognition, that until recently a second bias has been hidden in plain sight. Recent research suggests that something called desirability bias may be just as prevalent in our thinking. When future desires and past beliefs are incongruent, desire wins out.
Show notes at: www.youarenotsosmart.com
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149 - Bad Advice
You Are Not So Smart
03/11/19 • 67 min
In this episode, we sit down with vaccine expert Dr. Paul Offit to discuss his new book, Bad Advice or Why Celebrities, Politicians, and Activists Aren't Your Best Source of Health Information.
Offit has been fighting for years to promote vaccines, educate the public, and oppose the efforts of anti-vaxxers, and in his new book he offers advice for science consumers and communicators on how to deal with what he calls the opaque window of modern media which gives equal time to non-experts when it comes to discussing vaccination and other medical issues.
- Show notes at: www.youarenotsosmart.com
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How many episodes does You Are Not So Smart have?
You Are Not So Smart currently has 297 episodes available.
What topics does You Are Not So Smart cover?
The podcast is about Culture, Mind, Neuroscience, Psychology, Mental Health, Podcasts, Brain, Science, Health and Business.
What is the most popular episode on You Are Not So Smart?
The episode title '263 - The Truth Wins - Tom Stafford (rebroadcast)' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on You Are Not So Smart?
The average episode length on You Are Not So Smart is 61 minutes.
How often are episodes of You Are Not So Smart released?
Episodes of You Are Not So Smart are typically released every 14 days.
When was the first episode of You Are Not So Smart?
The first episode of You Are Not So Smart was released on Apr 22, 2012.
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@kimo72
Jul 21
This podcast is not for the faint of heart, there are deep topics and you actually learn a great deal about what you were probably not taught in school or your perceptions of the world. If you are into thinking about the way we think and perceive then this is your podcast. highly recommended listening, bring a notebook and get ready to learn in a way you wished your college profs would teach a class.
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