Have you thought about why some people tend to think they have all the answers and not need to discuss matters to reach conclusions, whereas others are very reasonable and take all sides into consideration before deciding what they think? It’s a matter of Integrative Complexity, a concept we explain and discuss at length in this episode.

00:30 Introduction to the concept Integrative Complexity

3:20 Integrative means integrating pieces from different perspectives

3:50 In what fields are IC used?

5:00 How fixed are personality traits?

7:20 About social psychology

9:00 The effects of psychedelic drugs on the human brain

11:00 The current biochemical state of any person is hugely influential on their behavior

13:00 The implications of IC in human interactions

16:00 The importance of being able to synthesize perspectives into a new one

17:30 Is more IC always a good thing?

18:15 The marginal cost of increased synthesizing

19:30 Path-dependence in decision-making

26:00 The mechanics of politics act as an obstacle to IC

30:00 Politicians invest in their opinions, confirmation bias and sunk-cost effects make these opinions difficult to revise

34:00 We as voters have a responsibility to not favor politicians who are too one-dimensional

36:00 Book tip: How to Cure a Fanatic by Amos Oz

38:30 Thanks and…Merry Christmas!

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