Asia-based writer & author of Trust Your Mind, about groupthink & self-silencing. Harvard/Berkeley/CNN/Fast Company alum. More nuance on Insta ✌️
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Remote work hurts mental health. New research out in Science with @emma_k_h and Amanda Pallais. science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
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What happens when scholarship becomes a prestige chase, and "publish or perish" morphs into "condemn or be ignored"? Has the modern university become a "luxury market for outrage"?
In this deep-dive Interintellect Super Salon "Humanities Status Games," philosopher and Sussex lecturer @danwilliamsphil joined @TheAnnaGat to explore the powerful incentives and status games that shape modern academia.
Williams argued that in a culture where signaling virtue outcompetes seeking truth, we've built an intellectual ecosystem that is brilliant, lopsided, and dangerously self-affirming.
Watch the full discussion to see how a dysfunctional status game leads to dysfunctional outputs in scholarship and politics.
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Simon Johnson and I are hiring a postdoc at MIT to research the history, social implications, and future of technology. The job description and application link are available here: shapingwork.mit.edu/careers/…
We're hiring a postdoc at MIT!
The Postdoctoral Associate will work closely with @DAcemogluMIT and @baselinescene to conduct research on the history, social implications and future of technology.
Learn more and apply by June 15: shapingwork.mit.edu/careers/…
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If California's billionaire wealth tax passes, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang would pay $8 billion dollars.
His response: "I don't mind paying taxes."
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"If enough people... started to think like this... we could see things turn around in a matter of a decade"
@dr_mcgilchrist tells @freddiesayers that the most vital response to our global crisis is for individuals to prioritise "soul making" through listening and openness.
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Villagers near Hyderabad were surveyed by economists so many times that when another economist showed up & asked a question, an irritated villager said, “Is this for a PhD or M.Phil? I will accordingly make the answer long or short.”
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Sri Lanka declares Wednesdays off as Asian countries try to conserve fuel bbc.in/41ahui4
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Millions of migrant workers in the Gulf face a harsh dilemma: escape the war and lose their income, or stay and risk their lives. Story by @jpberthelsen: asiasentinel.com/p/gulf-war-…
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Borders may rise, but progress has always depended on strangers — and the ideas they bring. Story by @jagowriter: asiasentinel.com/p/we-need-s…
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It is possible to bring people together in a great conversation that transcends us all. I know this because I've lived it and I've seen and enjoyed the fruits of it. In a sane world, we'd all be fighting for it together.
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I’ve had a long love affair with Korea, and their cover and title (FALSE EMPATHY) for my latest book has me falling harder.
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How do we build groups that don't just echo each other?
Join Journalist @bopsource and Host @TKPullinger to explore the "hush" of groupthink. Investigate strategies to protect free thought and maintain inclusion.
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"misinformation is widespread in biological systems spanning levels of organization, and [...] is probably an inevitable property that inherits from fundamental constraints on biological communication systems, rather than a pathology" royalsocietypublishing.org/r…
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Humans instinctively prefer slow reasoning over fast intuition for complex problems. New findings show this bias persists under time pressure and is mirrored by artificial intelligence systems like ChatGPT. dlvr.it/TPfhfn
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A stark warning from Finland's president foreignaffairs.com/united-st…
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Make critical thinking a foundational subject in education. Teach students how to think critically, analyze information, and discern fact from fiction using scientific methods, creating a more discerning and informed society.
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I'm very much looking forward to this @bopsource Divergent Ideas discussion with @katrosenfield, next week.
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How do we lead groups that can integrate diverse points of view? This is necessary to find the best solutions to the complex problems society faces today.
Join @bopsource & host @TKPullinger to investigate best practices for independent thought & safety.
interintellect.com/salons/sp…
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An adversarial collaboration on "cancel culture" reveals that a substantial number of university students support restrictions on academic debate and research on campus, including the cancellation of talks, the revocation of teaching positions, and the removal of books.
Viewpoint discrimination is a key motivator behind these student demands. A statement’s conservative orientation increases the willingness to restrict academic freedom, independently of its perceived harm to vulnerable group.
This was not driven by a left-wing sample of American students. Instead, it was based on a politically balanced sample (50:50 left-right) of German students.
pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.25…
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Human brains have 5 distinct 'epochs' in a lifetime, study finds.
During each of these phases, our brains show markedly different characteristics in their architecture, according to the new findings. nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
