Steven Pinker — The Hidden Logic of Common Knowledge

Friday, September 19, 1:00pm - 2:00pm (EDT)

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Join us for a conversation with psychologist Steven Pinker. We’ll discuss the hidden logic of common knowledge, as is mutual knowledge—essentially, how I know that you know that I know . . . and so on. It's fundamental to cooperation and coordination, but also can fuel deception.

Common knowledge is the topic of Steven Pinker’s newest book, When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows..., which “invites us to understand the ways we try to get into each other’s heads and the harmonies, hypocrisies, and outrages that result.”

It comes out a few days after our conversation, so we’ll get a chance to learn about it before it hits the shelves.

Start time

10:00 am San Francisco | 1:00 pm New York | 6:00 pm London | 7:00 pm Berlin

Duration

45-60 minutes

Platform

Streamyard: https://streamyard.com/watch/GsW2EywytWA8

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Common knowledge is the topic of Steven Pinker’s newest book, When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows..., which “invites us to understand the ways we try to get into each other’s heads and the harmonies, hypocrisies, and outrages that result.”

It comes out a few days after our conversation, so we’ll get a chance to learn about it before it hits the shelves.

Start time

10:00 am San Francisco | 1:00 pm New York | 6:00 pm London | 7:00 pm Berlin

Duration

45-60 minutes

Platform

Streamyard: https://streamyard.com/watch/GsW2EywytWA8

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