Being right
Why getting it right might mean admitting you're wrong. Professor Steven Pinker asks if changing the way we debate is the way to promote more rational thinking.
Why getting it right might mean admitting you're wrong.
What if we were to replace intellectual combat with genuine discussion and treat beliefs as hypotheses to be tested rather than treasures to be defended?
In his guide to thinking better, Professor Steven Pinker is joined by:
Julia Galef of the Center for Applied Rationality and author of βThe Scout Mindsetβ
Daniel Willingham, professor of psychology at the University of Virginia and the author of βCognition and Raising Kids who Readβ
Producers: Imogen Walford and Joe Kent
Editor: Emma Rippon
Think with Pinker is produced in partnership with The Open University.
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- Thu 3 Feb 2022 16:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sun 6 Feb 2022 23:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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Think with Pinker
Professor Steven Pinker's guide to thinking better.
