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Episode 259: The Transitive Quality of Misunderstanding
TOPIC: Epistemology and Parenting as Dumpster Fire
This week, Dan and Merlin end up talking a lot about what they don't know and how they know they don't know it. The biases, errors, and frames that make us feel wiser than we probably are.
Sometimes it pays to learn how to be a dummy.
Also, Dan learns what a "film projector" is.
Links for this episode:
- Heraclitus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Pottermore Sorting Hat Quiz
- Amulet (comics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Everyone’s offended these days / fuzzy notepad
I love Stephen Fry, really I do, but this oft-repeated quote is bullshit and he is perfectly demonstrating why that is. What he’s really saying is this: everyone else’s feelings don’t matter, but his do, because he frames them as universal rules of discourse rather than feelings.
This week, John and Merlin start out by talking about the value of exposing yourself to new or uncomfortable ideas (and how it can be difficult).
Emotional intelligence (EI) or emotional quotient (EQ) is the capability of individuals to recognize their own, and other people's emotions, to discriminate between different feelings and label them appropriately, and to use emotional information to guide thinking and behavior.
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TOPIC: Epistemology and Parenting as Dumpster Fire
This week, Dan and Merlin end up talking a lot about what they don't know and how they know they don't know it. The biases, errors, and frames that make us feel wiser than we probably are.
Sometimes it pays to learn how to be a dummy.
Also, Dan learns what a "film projector" is.
Links for this episode:
- Heraclitus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Pottermore Sorting Hat Quiz
- Amulet (comics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Everyone’s offended these days / fuzzy notepad
I love Stephen Fry, really I do, but this oft-repeated quote is bullshit and he is perfectly demonstrating why that is. What he’s really saying is this: everyone else’s feelings don’t matter, but his do, because he frames them as universal rules of discourse rather than feelings.
This week, John and Merlin start out by talking about the value of exposing yourself to new or uncomfortable ideas (and how it can be difficult).
Emotional intelligence (EI) or emotional quotient (EQ) is the capability of individuals to recognize their own, and other people's emotions, to discriminate between different feelings and label them appropriately, and to use emotional information to guide thinking and behavior.
Squarespace (Visit Squarespace.com/backtowork and use the code ITSYOURSHOW for a free trial and 10% off).
Bushel (Your first three devices are free forever, and each additional device is just $2 per month with no contracts or commitments. Learn more at Bushel.com/BacktoWork).
GoToWebinar (Get started with GoToWebinar today
You focus on the content. GoToWebinar handles the rest. Visit the link today to learn more).
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