Steve Sloman's guest appearances

Steve Sloman

The Academic Minute

Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda

30,000 Leagues

Jessica Flanigan

James Madison

Sanya Carley

Aaron Nelson

Ken McLeod

Ashley Fox

Adam Frank

John Fisher

Sarah Jones

Rob K

Theodore Roosevelt

Emily Oster

Katelyn Knox

Dan McKee

Jeff Miller

OwlTail

Phil Fernbach

Most of us don’t know most things. Yet most of us also think we understand a lot (OK, not quantum mechanics or Federal Reserve policy). We are all living with what Sloman and Fernbach argue is an Illusionof how much we know: a knowledge illusion. And this is fueling the fracturing of society.

Most of us don’t know most things. Yet most of us also think we understand a lot (OK, not quantum mechanics or Federal Reserve policy). We are all living with what Sloman and Fernbach argue is an Illusionof how much we know: a knowledge illusion. And this is fueling the fracturing of society.

Steve Sloman and Phil Fernbach: How Do You Know That?

On Brown University Week:  How do people form their opinions on today’s issues? Steven Sloman, professor of cognitive, linguistic, and psychological sciences, explores if the people around us are the key to changing minds. Steven Sloman has worked at Brown University since 1992 after receiving his PhD in Psychology from Stanford University. He is ex-Editor-in-Chief […]

Steve Sloman, Brown University – Bringing Evidence to Bear without Understanding

Humans have built hugely complex societies and technologies, but most of us don't even know how a pen or a toilet works! How have we achieved so much despite understanding so little? In this episode, David Yokum sits down with Steve Sloman, author of The Knowledge Illusion and Professor of Psychology at Brown University to discuss the extensive research on the cognitive biases that convince us we know more than we do. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Humans have built hugely complex societies and technologies, but most of us don't even know how a pen or a toilet works! How have we achieved so much despite understanding so little? In this episode, David Yokum sits down with Steve Sloman, author of <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/533524/the-knowledge-illusion-by-steven-sloman-and-philip-fernbach/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Knowledge Illusion</a> and Professor of Psychology at Brown University to discuss the extensive research on the cognitive biases that convince us we know more than we do. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

What is the knowledge illusion? (with Steve Sloman)