Скачать или смотреть #55 The Illusion of Explanatory Depth feat. Steven Sloman

According to today’s guest, the human mind is both genius and pathetic, brilliant and idiotic. As a species, we have learned to control fire, established democratic institutions, walked on the moon, and sequenced our genome. Our societies and technologies are extremely complex, but most of us do not really know how a pen or a toilet works. How have we achieved so much despite understanding so little?

In his book, The Knowledge Illusion, cognitive scientist Steven Sloman points out that the key to our intelligence lies in the people and things around us. We’re constantly drawing on information and expertise stored outside our heads: our environment and the community with which we interact—without realizing it.

In this episode, Steven and Greg unpack how collaborative minds enable humans to do amazing things. Join us as we learn why and how our true genius can be found in the ways we create intelligence using our communities

Show Links:

Guest Profile
Faculty Profile at Brown University: https://www.brown.edu/academics/cogni...
Researcher Profile at Brown University: https://vivo.brown.edu/display/ssloman
Speaker Profile at the RSA Org: https://www.thersa.org/events/speaker...

His Work
Articles and Citation on Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?...
Order Book: The Knowledge Illusion: Why We Never Think Alone: https://amzn.to/3AK5SDH
Order Book: Causal Models: How People Think About the World and Its Alternatives: https://amzn.to/3mfcpjZ
Order Book: Similarity and Symbols in Human Thinking (Cognition Special Issue): https://amzn.to/2XKLGD5