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0:00:00 Introduction: Steven Pinker on Language, Mind, and Human Nature
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The Hidden Logic of Common Knowledge - Psychology, Language, and Social Norms
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- 1 0:00:00 Introduction: Steven Pinker on Language, Mind, and Human Nature
- 2 0:00:44 The Monty Hall Puzzle and the Power of Common Knowledge
- 3 0:07:39 How Shared Understanding Helped Humans Thrive
- 4 0:21:08 The Origins of Language: Daniel Dor’s “Instructing the Imagination”
- 5 0:25:17 Pinker vs. Chomsky: Where Language and Thought Diverge
- 6 0:29:39 Common Knowledge and the Hidden Logic of Social Norms
- 7 0:34:18 When Norms Break: The Psychology Behind Modern Politics
- 8 0:40:32 The Architecture of Communication: How We Exchange Ideas
- 9 0:42:43 The Metaphor That Drives Civilization
- 10 0:48:25 Institutions, Bias, and the Fragility of Collective Truth
- 11 0:53:06 Artificial Intelligence and the Evolution of Understanding
- 12 0:58:34 Consciousness, Language, and the Limits of Machines
- 13 1:01:03 Can We Ever Test for Consciousness?
- 14 1:02:43 What AI Reveals About the Human Mind
- 15 1:06:03 Credits
