Think with Pinker Podcast
Professor Steven Pinker's guide to thinking better.
Professor Steven Pinker has spent his life thinking about thinking. Now he wants us to join him. For this series Professor Pinker has created a critical thinking toolkit which he hopes will help all of us make better decisions about - well, everything. Steven will be joined by some big thinkers, and people who have to deal with the consequences of irrationality, as he sets out to steer us away from common fallacies and logical traps set by our own animal brains.
Think with Pinker is produced in partnership with The Open University.
Episodes to download
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Headlines and trendlines
Thu 27 Jan 2022
How we can stop the news distorting our understanding of the world.
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Nudges and noise
Thu 13 Jan 2022
Why the way we think makes us vulnerable to bad decision making, and what to do about it.
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Rational soothsaying
Thu 6 Jan 2022
Why making predictions can be hard, especially about the future.
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The Climate Game
Thu 30 Dec 2021
How flaws in the way we think make it harder to tackle climate change.
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Future you
Thu 23 Dec 2021
Should we eat, drink and be merry or make sacrifices now to benefit our future selves?
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Don’t expect a zebra
Thu 9 Dec 2021
Why medical students are advised if you hear hoofbeats behind you, don't expect a zebra
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Methinks it is a weasel
Thu 25 Nov 2021
Looking for patterns in the random kaleidoscope of everyday experiences can be dangerous
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