Golden Nuggets Podcast Golden Nuggets Podcast #19 Twitter, Brain States, Goals, Woz, Connections
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Dec 15, 2021 AI Snips
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Speech Conveys Conviction Better Than Text
- Listening to a thinker speak can persuade more effectively than reading their essays because speech reveals underlying reasoning and personality.
- Exposure to vivid oral argument makes abstract claims about education and freedom feel more convincing.
Schooling Can Erode Curiosity And Agency
- The speakers argued schooling reduces curiosity, agency, and creativity by coercion over time.
- They contend freeing children preserves intrinsic motivation and creative inflow of knowledge.
Big Models Force Actionable Predictions
- Big conceptual models (like Was's) help decision-making by forcing falsifiable predictions instead of indefinite nuance.
- Choosing a bold model enables action and clearer hypotheses to test against evidence.