The Skeptic Zone #660 - 3.June.2021

The Skeptic Zone

A Grain of Salt. With Eran Segev Interview with Julia Galef Julia Galef is an author, podcaster, and speaker with a passion for good reasoning. Her first book, The Scout Mindset, is about the skill of looking at things honestly and objectively - why that's so valuable, why it doesn't come naturally to humans, and how we can get better at it. For over a decade, she has been the host of Rationally Speaking, a biweekly podcast featuring interviews with scientists and other thinkers. 00:01:10 Scout v. Soldier Mindset 00:05:47 Scout and Critial Thinking 00:15:10 Noticing Bias 00:16:13 Selective Skeptic Test 00:20:45 Status Quo Bias 00:23:34 Identities 00:26:58 Moral and Political 00:29:49 "Rigidity of the Right" 00:31:37 TED Talk 00:33:59 Rationally Speaking 00:35:02 Just Asking Questions 00:40:55 Cancel Culture 00:46:55 Finding the Truth 00:56:32 Contact Info https://www.amazon.com/Scout-Mindset-Perils-Defensive-Thinking/dp/0735217556/ https://juliagalef.com/