The Michael Shermer Show # 227
In this wide-ranging conversation Shermer and Nisbett discuss Nisbett’s research showing:
-how people reason,
-how people should reason,
-why errors in reasoning occur,
-how much you can improve reasoning,
-what kinds of problems are best solved by the conscious mind,
-and what kinds by the unconscious mind.
They also cover the controversies over group differences and genetic influences on I.Q. scores and why Charles Murray (The Bell Curve) is wrong in inferring genetic causes for group differences in I.Q..
The two also discuss the #metoo, BLM, antiracism, and woke movements today in context of his psychological research.
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