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How can we be more open-minded in a world of echo chambers?

March 07, 2022 • Winton

Like just about everyone else in the world, I feel comforted by information that echoes and reinforces my existing beliefs. However, I think it would be good to be more open-minded about some issues. In this episode I discuss the problem that echo chambers pose for modern societies, and approaches that individuals can adopt to become more open-minded.

Books referred to in the episode are:

Brian Caplan, "The Myth of the Rational Voter", 2007.
Julia Galef, "Scout Mindset", 2021.
Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey, "Immunity to Change", 2009.
Cass Sunstein, "Republic: Divided Democracy in the Age of Social Media", 2017.
Winton Bates, "Freedom, Progress, and Human Flourishing", 2021.

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