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How To Immunize Your Mind Against False Beliefs with Carnegie Mellon University's Andy Norman
Manage episode 433182374 series 3352155
Today's guest is Andy Norman, philosophy professor at Carnegie Mellon University and the author of a fascinating book, Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind Parasites and the Search for a Better way to Think.
Andy argues that it’s possible to immunize the mind against harmful beliefs, just as it’s possible to immunize the body against germs. He and Eric discuss the evolutionary origins of skepticism, ideas that weaken the reasoned inquiry, how to decide whether a belief is reasonable, and applications of mental immunity in real life.
Join Eric's 'Truth, Disinformation & The 2024 Election' Class at The University of Chicago
It’s open to everyone via Zoom. It will discuss what’s going on in the coverage of the election, with a wonderful collection of guest speakers, educators, prominent political reporters and polling experts.
It will convene every Monday evening, Central US time, in the nine weeks leading up to the US election and one week afterwards. Don't miss out...
Register now: https://masterliberalarts.uchicago.edu/landing-page/noncredit/trust-and-media/
Website - free episode transcripts
www.in-reality.fm
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Alliance for Trust in Media
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54 episod
Manage episode 433182374 series 3352155
Today's guest is Andy Norman, philosophy professor at Carnegie Mellon University and the author of a fascinating book, Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind Parasites and the Search for a Better way to Think.
Andy argues that it’s possible to immunize the mind against harmful beliefs, just as it’s possible to immunize the body against germs. He and Eric discuss the evolutionary origins of skepticism, ideas that weaken the reasoned inquiry, how to decide whether a belief is reasonable, and applications of mental immunity in real life.
Join Eric's 'Truth, Disinformation & The 2024 Election' Class at The University of Chicago
It’s open to everyone via Zoom. It will discuss what’s going on in the coverage of the election, with a wonderful collection of guest speakers, educators, prominent political reporters and polling experts.
It will convene every Monday evening, Central US time, in the nine weeks leading up to the US election and one week afterwards. Don't miss out...
Register now: https://masterliberalarts.uchicago.edu/landing-page/noncredit/trust-and-media/
Website - free episode transcripts
www.in-reality.fm
Produced by Sound Sapien
soundsapien.com
Alliance for Trust in Media
alliancefortrust.com
54 episod
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