About this episode

In this episode, Steven Pinker discusses the implications of common knowledge, social media, and AI on society and critical thinking.

Veja também em youtube.com/@45_graus Steven Pinker é um psicólogo cognitivo, linguista e um dos mais influentes intelectuais públicos da atualidade. Professor na Harvard University, destacou-se pelo trabalho sobre linguagem, mente humana e natureza humana, bem como pela defesa dos valores do Iluminismo, como a razão, a ciência e o progresso. É autor de vários bestsellers internacionais, incluindo How the Mind Works, The Language Instinct, The Better Angels of Our Nature e Enlightenment Now. O seu trabalho combina ciência, história e filosofia para explicar como pensamos, comunicamos e organizamos a vida em sociedade.   _______________ Tópicos: Latest book, on “common knowledge”, and its implications on society and politics How do different social behavioral equilibria emerge? | Game theory Nash Equilibrium Coordination Game  When Sweden Switched To Driving On The Right Is Social Media eroding common / accepted knowledge? What will the post-social media information ecosystem look like? Has Generative AI surprised you? Does Gen AI lack models of the world? Parallels between LLMs and…

People in this episode

Host: José Maria Pimentel

Guest: Steven Pinker

Topics covered

• common knowledge
• social media
• AI
• critical thinking
• game theory
• information ecosystem

Keywords

• Steven Pinker
• common knowledge
• social media
• AI
• critical thinking
• game theory
• information ecosystem

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Harvard University

Books & works: How the Mind Works, The Language Instinct, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Enlightenment Now

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