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Think with Pinker: How to be a better critical thinker
By (author) Steven Pinker, Read by Steven Pinker, Read by Various, Read by Tim Harford, Read by Bill Gates, Read by Hannah Fry, Read by Daniel Kahneman, Read by Siddartha Mukherjee, Read by Elizabeth Loftus
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Steven Pinker's 12-part guide to thinking better 'A paean to human potential' The Telegraph Cognitive scientist Professor Steven Pinker has spent his life thinking about thinking, and now he wants us to join him. With the aid of his critical thinking toolkit, he hopes to help us make smarter choices, become more rational, gain a greater understanding of the confused world we live in - and maybe even become better citizens. In this fascinating series, produced in partnership with the Open University, he examines the different ways the human brain can be tripped up, from understanding probability to the difference between correlation and causation. Joined by an array of other prominent thinkers, he explores such diverse subjects as whether formulas can predict how well an athlete will perform, why it's dangerous to see patterns in the randomness of everyday experience and why so many of us believe in conspiracy theories. He also considers the life and death choices made by judges and juries, ponders whether some thoughts are too evil to think, asks why making future predictions can be hard, and wonders: should we eat, drink and be merry, or make sacrifices now to benefit our future selves? And what can the game 'Rock, Paper, Scissors' teach us about preventing a climate catastrophe? In addition, he and his fellow experts discuss how we can stop the news distorting our understanding of the world - and why getting it right might mean admitting you're wrong... Among his special guests are Tim Harford, presenter of BBC Radio 4's More or Less; Pulitzer Prize-winning author Siddartha Mukherjee; Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Professor Hannah Fry, co-presenter of Radio 4's popular science show The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry; Daniel Kahneman, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics; and one of the most influential psychologists of the 20th Century, Elizabeth Loftus. Production credits Presented by Steven Pinker Produced by Imogen Walford and Joe Kent Edited by Emma Rippon Think with Pinker is produced in partnership with The Open University Episode 1: Think twice Featuring: Sig Mejdal and Professor Ellen Peters Episode 2: Methinks it is a weasel Featuring: Charlie Munger and Tim Harford Episode 3: In touch with reality Featuring: Jonathan Rauch and Ellen Cushing Episode 4: Don't expect a zebra Featuring: Talithia Williams and Siddartha Mukherjee Episode 5: You can't think that! Featuring: Philip Tetlock and Sally Satel Episode 6: Future you Featuring: Dr Maria Kournikova and Bina Venkataraman Episode 7: The climate game Featuring: Bill Gates and Professor Hannah Fry Episode 8: Rational soothsaying Featuring: Barbara Mellers and Thomas Friedman Episode 9: Nudges and noise Featuring: Daniel Kahneman and Robyn Scott Episode 10: Sentence first, verdict afterwards Featuring: Judge Nancy Gertner and Elizabeth Loftus Episode 11: Headlines and trendlines Featuring: James Harding and Anna Rosling Rutland Episode 12: Being right Featuring: Julia Galef and Daniel Willingham First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 18 November 2021 - 3 February 2022 © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P) BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
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Publisher | BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House
Published date | 21 Jul 2022
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Format | Downloadable audio file
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ISBN | 978-1-5291-8794-6
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BISAC | psychology / cognitive psychology
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