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How Common Knowledge Shapes the World, with Steven Pinker

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0:00STEVEN: Why do you shed tears? I suggest that  they are common knowledge generators. So when   you're laughing, you know you're laughing  because your breathing is interrupted. Oth0:42NEIL: How you doing, Gary? GARY: I'm good. NEIL: Chuckie, baby. CHUCK: That's right. NEIL: How you doing, man? CHUCK: I'm doing great. NEIL: So today, we're talking  about common k0:49GARY: Yes. NEIL: Common knowledge. But  why is that interesting? GARY: If we think about it, we humans have  evolved to be social creatures, and we rely

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How Common Knowledge Shapes the World, with Steven Pinker

StarTalk14 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.summaryHe argues that non-verbal cues like eye contact and laughter serve as 'common knowledge generators' that convert private thoughts into public reality, while euphemisms and 'weasel words' allow people to maintain plausiblsummaryThe breakdown of shared common knowledge due to media silos and segregation is identified as a primary driver of modern societal polarization.summary

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

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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.summaryHe argues that much of social life relies on 'plausible deniability' to avoid generating common knowledge that would disrupt relationship norms, while modern challenges like social media and AI threaten to fragment sharesummaryCommon Knowledge Definition: Common knowledge is not just mutual awareness, but an infinite chain of 'I know that you know that I know.' This structure is necessary for coordination games (like driving on the same side otakeaway

You're Not Smarter Than a Caveman - How Did We Get So Clever? - David Deutsch

Alex O'Connor21 views
He defines knowledge as information that can have causal effects, reversing the hierarchy where small ideas influence large physical realities, and asserts that science's purpose is explanation, not just prediction.summaryKnowledge is defined as information that can have a causal effect on the physical world, reversing the 'hierarchy rule' where small physical objects affect large ones; on Earth, ideas (small) can prevent asteroid impactstakeawayThe traditional definition of knowledge as 'justified true belief' is flawed because truth is often partial or context-dependent, and justification is impossible to achieve absolutely; instead, knowledge grows by removintakeaway

The Secret Code Linking Ancient Civilizations w/ Matt LaCroix Part 1

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He argues that mainstream archaeology suppresses this timeline to maintain a narrative of primitive human origins, which he believes is used to control population and hide advanced ancient knowledge.summaryZiusudra and the Mi: The Sumerian figure Ziusudra (pre-Noah) was granted immortality for preserving the 'Mi' (divine laws/knowledge of heaven and earth). The loss of this knowledge is attributed to Gilgamesh's failure totakeawayGeopolitical Connection: The current conflicts in the Middle East and Caucasus region are framed as attempts by elites to erase or control access to these ancient sites of origin, which hold knowledge that could disrupt takeaway

The Constitution of Knowledge with Jonathan Rauch - Cato Daily Podcast

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Jonathan Roush argues that the 'Constitution of Knowledge'—a system of norms and institutions like science and journalism that produces reliable truth—is under attack by disinformation and cancel culture.summaryThe 'Constitution of Knowledge' is distinct from a simple 'marketplace of ideas'; it requires specific structures, norms, and institutions (science, journalism, law) to produce knowledge, not just free speech.takeaway“It's not just a marketplace it's a constitution of knowledge... free speech isn't enough you need a lot of structure to get knowledge out of that”quote

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