This is the first episode in a three-part series about how to have difficult conversations with people who see the world differently, how to have better debates about contentious issues, and how to ethically and scientifically persuade one another about things that matter – in short, this is a three-part series about How Minds Change (which is also the title of my new book).
There seems to be a movement afoot, a new wave of nonfiction about how to reduce all this argumentative madness and epistemic chaos. I want to boost everyone's signal on this issue, so I thought it would be nice to collaborate instead of compete, since that's part of what we are all proselytizing with these books.
So this episode’s guest is Mónica Guzmán, the author of I Never Thought of It That Way – a book with very practical advice on how to have productive conversations in a polarized political environment via authentic curiosity about where people’s opinions, attitudes, and values come from. In short, it’s about how to reduce polarization and learn from those with whom we disagree by establishing the sort of dynamic in which they will eagerly learn from us as well.
- How Minds Change: www.davidmcraney.com/howmindschangehome
- Show Notes: www.youarenotsosmart.com
- Newsletter: https://davidmcraney.substack.com
- David McRaney’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidmcraney
- YANSS Twitter: https://twitter.com/notsmartblog
- Mónica Guzmán’s Website: https://www.moniguzman.com
- Mónica Guzmán’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/moniguzman
- I Never Thought of it That Way: https://www.moniguzman.com/book
- Braver Angels: https://braverangels.org
- My Article on Intellectual Humility: https://bigthink.com/the-well/change-your-mind-intellectual-humility/
228 - The Power of Regret - Daniel H. Pink
227 - Imaginable - Jane McGonigal
226 - The World's Greatest Con - Brian Brushwood
225 - Blindsight and Neuromarketing
224 - The Conversation Lab - Misha Glouberman
223 - To Persuade is Human?
222 - The Power of Surprise - Michael Rousell
221 - Conversations and Conversions at the Portable Planetarium
220 - A Very Short History of Life on Earth - Henry Gee
219 - Irrational Labs - Evelyn Gosnell
218 - Unwinding Anxiety - Jud Brewer
217 - Livewired - David Eagleman (rebroadcast)
216 - Shape - Jordan Ellenberg
215 - Jerks at Work - Tessa West
214 - Exploring Genius
213 - Vaccine Hesitancy
212 - The Power of Us - Jay Van Bavel
211 - QAnon and Conspiratorial Narratives
210 - Julia Shaw - The Memory Illusion (rebroadcast)
209 - Masks (rebroadcast)
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