Molly Crockett – Changing the World is a Group Project
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Episode Molly Crockett – Changing the World is a Group Project
In this episode, Wendy speaks with psychologist and cognitive scientist Molly Crockett. Molly is a leader in studying moral cognition, with an emphasis on ethics, knowledge, and power in the digital age. This conversation covers many topics, including:
• the limits of quantitative (scientific) ways of knowing; • the importance of narrative in shaping ideas and behavior; • moral outrage on social media; • who benefits from a culture of outrage; • the role of scientists in our narratives about human nature; • how artificial intelligence influences what we consider as human; • using artificial intelligence for compassion; • a Dalai Lama chatbot vs. the real Dalai Lama; • the importance of embodiment in human communication; • studying transformative experiences at Burning Man; • technology and "Paleolithic" emotions; • epistemic injustice; • and the critical importance of valuing multiple ways of knowing.
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