The Future Of Reasoning

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)