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The Future Of Reasoning

Vsauce

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For anyone, no background needed. Education, not medical advice.

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Brain and nervesNeuroscienceMemory and learning

Vsauce explores the cognitive science of human reasoning, explaining how our brains evolved to reason collaboratively rather than individually.

This video was created in partnership with Bill Gates and was inspired by his new book “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster.” Find out more here: gatesnot.es/3t1u93B LINKS TO LEARN MORE: my twitter: twitter.com/tweetsauce my instagram: instagram.com/electricpants The extended mind thesis: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_mind_thesis MinuteEarth video on how greenhouse gasses work: youtube.com/watch?v=sTvqIijqvTg Molecule animations from molcalc.org "The Enigma of Reason" by Hugo Mercier and Dan Sperber: hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674237827 "Do You Know Yourself?" Mind Field S1E8 youtube.com/watch?v=b2ng8HuPLTk Hyperobects: upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/hyperobjects youtube.com/watch?v=CqCx9xU_-Fw Jonathan Haidt's famous "emotional dog" paper about moral reasoning: rudygarns.com/class/neuroethics/lib/exe/fetch.php/a/haidt.20… Cognitive Niche: pnas.org/content/107/Supplement_2/8993#:~:text=In%20biology%… Lottocracy: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sortition coursera.org/lecture/revolutionary-ideas-borders-elections-c… Visual system diagram by RATZNIUM en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_system#/media/File:ERP_-_optic_… SONGS USED in order of appearance all from audionetwork unless otherwise noted Chillout Lounge The Crescent Political Manoeuvres Pagan Forest Choir Moon Men (Jake Chudnow) Glowing Moon 3 Lazy Daze Innate Knowledge Houston Keys Moon Men (Jake Chudnow) Chillout Lounge They're Coming I Can See the Sea Mysterious Island Urban Lands For Leah (Jake Chudnow) I'll Send You A Post Card _ What My Nervous Stomach Sounds Like (Jake Chudnow) Going Down (Jake Chudnow) Lonely Night 2 Turquoise (Jake Chudnow)

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What people say. Recommended as a fascinating breakdown of how human reasoning works and how we resolve disagreements through collaborative argumentation.

owenpalmerin Hacker News • Recommends

On “Learning to Reason with LLMs”

"The Future Of Reasoning" by Vsauce 0 is a fascinating pre-AI-era breakdown of how human reasoning works. Thinking about it in terms of LLMS is really interesting. 0: link to this video

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On “Ask HN: What's your favorite YouTube video, ever?”

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Leftiumin Hacker News • Mentions

On “Ask HN: Slow thinkers, how do you compensate for your lack of quick-wittedness?”

…e always prepared for everything, effort is wasted when others are easy to convince. So people start with minimal effort, producing weak reasons (why the business idea is good or bad). Gail and Bob keep responding to each other's reasons with stronger reasons only until necessary. After reaching consensus further reasoning is not required. Source: link to this video…

Leftiumin Hacker News • Mentions

On “Ask HN: Why are comments here overwhelmingly critical?”

…e always prepared for everything, effort is wasted when others are easy to convince. So people start with minimal effort, producing weak reasons (why the business idea is good or bad). Gail and Bob keep responding to each other's reasons with stronger reasons only until necessary. After reaching consensus further reasoning is not required. Source: link to this video…