Steven Pinker in conversation with Michael Shermer at Live Talks Los Angeles

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Chapters & Sections (67)

0:00 Writing for a General Audience Effectively chapter 4
0:00 Writing for a General Audience Effectively
1:51 Effective Writing Style and Mindset
3:31 Interdisciplinary Approach to Understanding Human Experience
4:46 Importance of Common Knowledge in Coordination
7:07 Coordination Games in Human Relationships chapter 2
7:07 Coordination Games in Human Relationships
9:11 Indirect Communication and Language Phenomena
11:49 Avoiding Relationship Mismatch and Plausible Deniability chapter 3
11:49 Managing Power Dynamics in Social Interactions
13:29 Common Knowledge and Social Implications
16:26 Social Pretenses and Authority Dynamics
18:18 Bribing and Social Dynamics in Restaurants chapter 2
18:18 The Art of Bribing Restaurants for Food
20:04 Human Relationship Structures and Social Norms
23:04 Nepotism and Corruption in Modern Governance chapter 3
23:04 Nepotism and Corruption in Modern Governance
24:32 Checks and Balances vs. Tribal Leadership
26:05 Applying Market Pricing to Intimate Relationships
27:33 Breaking Taboos in Life Insurance Sales chapter 4
27:33 Breaking Taboos in Life Insurance Sales
29:50 Conveying Common Knowledge in Ordinary Language
31:05 Maintaining Balance in Reciprocal Relationships
32:56 Maintaining Social Norms in Communal Relationships
34:25 Collective Action and Regime Change Dynamics chapter 2
34:25 Collective Action and Power Dynamics
35:58 Consequences of Censorship and Pluralistic Ignorance
39:15 The Dangers of Communal Outrage and False Narratives chapter 3
39:15 The Dangers of Communal Outrage and Misinformation
41:49 Subversive Power of Common Knowledge
43:08 The Role of Humor in Science Criticism
44:36 Non-Verbal Displays as Common Knowledge Generators chapter 3
44:36 Non-Verbal Displays as Common Knowledge Generators
45:48 Eye Contact as a Social Signal
47:04 Signaling Equality in Social Interactions
48:42 Laughter as Social Commentary Mechanism chapter 3
48:42 The Power of Laughter in Social Interactions
50:30 Trump's Presidential Campaign and Obama's Birth Certificate
51:52 Challenges of Radical Honesty in Relationships
53:18 Strategic Hypocrisy in International Relations chapter 2
53:18 Strategic Hypocrisy in International Relations
56:27 Navigating Uncomfortable Truths in Human Relationships
59:09 Responding to a Negative Book Review chapter 1
59:09 Responding to a Negative Book Review
1:03:36 Cultural Polarization and Cancel Culture chapter 3
1:03:36 Pushback Against Cancel Culture and Censorship
1:05:10 Fragmentation of Common Knowledge in Modern Media
1:06:27 Parental Influence on Intellectual Development
1:08:58 Social Media and Common Knowledge Dynamics chapter 3
1:08:58 Social Media and Common Knowledge Dynamics
1:10:52 Social Norm Enforcement and Public Punishment Dynamics
1:12:12 The Role of Information in Shaping Public Opinion
1:13:46 Importance of Truth in Media and Society chapter 2
1:13:46 Establishing Credibility in Information Dissemination
1:15:30 Debates as a Means of Finding Truth
1:18:06 Making Predictions and Bets on Uncertain Events chapter 3
1:18:06 Making Predictions and Bets on Unverifiable Claims
1:19:33 Censorship in Academia and Factual Opinions
1:20:59 Origins of Human Knowledge and Beliefs
1:23:46 Rational Argumentation and Opinion Convergence chapter 2
1:23:46 Rational Argumentation and Opinion Convergence
1:25:44 Rational Debate and the Pursuit of Truth
1:28:31 Convergence of Opinions in Probability Theorems chapter 4
1:28:31 Probability and Convergence in Rational Argumentation
1:30:59 Common Knowledge in Nonhuman Organisms
1:32:11 Coral Reproduction and Coordination Strategies
1:33:50 Evolution of Predator-Prey Relationship Mechanisms

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