Steven Pinker explains the cognitive biases we all suffer from and how they can short-circuit rational thinking and lead us into believing stupid things. Skip to 12:15 to bypass the preamble.
Steven Pinker explains the cognitive biases we all suffer from and how they can short-circuit rational thinking and lead us into believing stupid things. Skip to 12:15 to bypass the preamble.
You want to learn how to get a garbage disposal unstuck?
Watch a YouTube video.
You want to learn to learn about psychological concepts in 25 minutes by watching a video?
Cool, it won’t ever work but I respect your wishes.
But no smart person would believe just watching a quick video is actually learning anything more advanced then: there’s a place for an Allen key under the disposal
It’s an interview with an eminent scientist discussing some key ideas. No, you won’t walk away with a comprehensive knowledge of the entire field, the format isn’t designed for that.
So documentaries are garbage as well then? Anything using video as a medium? Do you attend lectures in person or do wait for the transcript?
Hold still and I’ll go make a YouTube video for you.
I don’t know why I thought you were going to get anything out of the written word.
Just wait right there and I’ll scream some buzzwords into a microphone for you, and tell you that you’re smarter than everyone. Because you may be able to remember some of those buzzwords, but not what they actually mean.
Disruption! Synergy! The Singularity!
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