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How Common Knowledge Shapes the World, with Steven Pinker

StarTalk13 views

Steven Pinker explains that 'common knowledge'—the state where everyone knows that everyone else knows—is the invisible infrastructure of human society, enabling coordination in money, power, and relationships.summary

Steven Pinker in conversation with Terrence McNally at Live Talks Los Angeles

LiveTalksLA22 views

Steven Pinker argues that human progress in violence reduction, poverty alleviation, and health is a real, data-driven phenomenon driven by Enlightenment ideals of reason and science, not just optimism.summary Pinker advocates for reinforcing rational institutions and maintaining a mindset of constructive effort rather than fatalism.summary

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

LiveTalksLA17 views

Steven Pinker explains that 'common knowledge'—the infinite recursive awareness that everyone knows something—is the foundational mechanism for human coordination, social rituals, and political movements.summary

Jack Kornfield in conversation with Dan Siegel at Live Talks Los Angeles

LiveTalksLA31 views

Human progress is measurable; Steven Pinker's data shows declining rates of warfare, slavery, and child labor over centuries, suggesting hope for humanity despite current turmoil.takeaway

Daniel J. Levitin in conversation with Stewart Copeland at Live Talks Los Angeles

LiveTalksLA17 views

Levitin explains that music's evolutionary purpose is to facilitate social bonding, synchronization, and mating through neurochemical release (oxytocin, dopamine, endorphins), allowing humans to form summary

Why Women Say They Want One Thing But Date Another - Rob Henderson

Chris Williamson24 views

The discussion analyzes the intersection of evolutionary psychology, political signaling, and modern dating dynamics, highlighting how men often camouflage right-wing traits with left-wing signaling tsummary