Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Richard H.Doing Good Better: How Effective Altruism Can Help You Make a Difference by William MacAskill.Tetlock (listen to Tetlock’s interview on The Knowledge Project) Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction by Philip E.Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, by Robert B.Thinking, Fast and Slow, by Daniel Kahneman.Language, Truth and Logic by Alfred J.If you’ve ever wished you could wave a hand like a Jedi to change someone’s mind, listening to this episode would be a good place to start. Julia’s tips on how to process the daily deluge of available information with a more rational mind.The two-step process to changing minds (both your own and others’). What the strengths and weaknesses of the 2 systems of our brain are and how they interact to help us function.The role intuition plays in our decision-making process, (and when we can trust it to take over).Why she co-founded the Center for Applied Rationality and how they are changing the way people think about problems and make decisions.The two types of rationality and how they both affect the way we view reality and the world we live in.The one thing her parents did that helps her keep an open mind to new evidence even when she might be wrong.What happened when Julia was 7 years old that first sparked a lifelong interest in good argument. Here are a few highlights from our conversation: She also hosts the Rationally Speaking podcast, a biweekly show featuring conversations about science and philosophy. Galef is the President and co-founder of the Center for Applied Rationality, a non-profit organization based in Berkeley, California, devoted to developing, testing and training people in strategies for reasoning and decision making. Now available on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Transcript Welcome to Rationally Speaking Im the host, Julia Galef, and my goal is to explore important issues with nuance and rigor. Julia Galef discusses rationality, the key to changing minds (our own and others), filtering information, and a lot more.
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