It is not the world that is the problem but the flawed ways in which we think about it. Gurwinder Bhogal joins Amit Varma in episode 331 of The Seen and the Unseen to talk about his interest in meta-cognition -- and what it reveals about us and the world.  (FOR FULL LINKED SHOW NOTES, GO TO SEENUNSEEN.IN.)  Also check out: 1. Gurwinder Bhogal on Substack and Twitter.  2.  My Story -- Gurwinder Bhogal.  3.  Why Smart People Believe Stupid Things -- Gurwinder Bhogal. 4. The Perils of Audience Capture -- Gurwinder Bhogal. 5. Skin in the Game -- Nassim Nicholas Taleb. 6. Superforecasting — Philip Tetlock and Dan Gardner. 7. The Looking-Glass Shelf. 8. Nikocado Avocado -- Nicholas Perry's YouTube channel. 9. God is Not Great -- Christopher Hitchens. 10. The Coddling of the American Mind — Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt. 11. A Biologist Explains Why Sex Is Binary -- Colin Wright. 12. The Three Languages of Politics — Arnold Kling.  Check out Amit’s online course, The Art of Clear Writing.  And subscribe to The India Uncut Newsletter. It’s free!  Episode art: ‘Think About Thinking’ by Simahina.

It is not the world that is the problem but the flawed ways in which we think about it. Gurwinder Bhogal joins Amit Varma in episode 331 of The Seen and the Unseen to talk about his interest in meta-cognition -- and what it reveals about us and the world. (FOR FULL LINKED SHOW NOTES, GO TO <a href="https://seenunseen.in/">SEENUNSEEN.IN.</a>) Also check out: 1. Gurwinder Bhogal on <a href="https://gurwinder.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://gurwinder.substack.com/&source=gmail&ust=1685420024818000&usg=AOvVaw1EoWm8WOE4zHwJwEwXYeew">Substack</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/G_S_Bhogal" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://twitter.com/G_S_Bhogal&source=gmail&ust=1685420024818000&usg=AOvVaw00d5yf9ZnJ7vwK5GOtKYr1">Twitter</a>. 2.  <a href="https://gurwinder.substack.com/p/introduction-my-origin-story" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://gurwinder.substack.com/p/introduction-my-origin-story&source=gmail&ust=1685420024818000&usg=AOvVaw02MfLmnMmejQAV0PYimRRQ">My Story</a> -- Gurwinder Bhogal.  3.  <a href="https://gurwinder.substack.com/p/why-smart-people-hold-stupid-beliefs" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://gurwinder.substack.com/p/why-smart-people-hold-stupid-beliefs&source=gmail&ust=1685420024818000&usg=AOvVaw2NPgtO4HYP6MxC5v7QCKEF">Why Smart People Believe Stupid Things</a> -- Gurwinder Bhogal. 4. <a href="https://gurwinder.substack.com/p/the-perils-of-audience-capture" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://gurwinder.substack.com/p/the-perils-of-audience-capture&source=gmail&ust=1685420024818000&usg=AOvVaw1ak0mADGa9k1gTngh4UxjC">The Perils of Audience Capture</a> -- Gurwinder Bhogal. 5. <a href="https://www.amazon.in/Skin-Game-Hidden-Asymmetries-Daily-ebook/dp/B077QY23RV/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2S7ZSUVVMEC19&keywords=taleb+skin+in+the+game&qid=1685330267&sprefix=taleb+skin+in+the+game%2Caps%2C224&sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/Skin-Game-Hidden-Asymmetries-Daily-ebook/dp/B077QY23RV/ref%3Dsr_1_1?crid%3D2S7ZSUVVMEC19%26keywords%3Dtaleb%2Bskin%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bgame%26qid%3D1685330267%26sprefix%3Dtaleb%2Bskin%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bgame%252Caps%252C224%26sr%3D8-1&source=gmail&ust=1685420024818000&usg=AOvVaw0-Z1pcTqkbAyDNEoYvgEvR">Skin in the Game</a> -- Nassim Nicholas Taleb. 6. <a href="https://www.amazon.in/Superforecasting-Science-Prediction-Philip-Tetlock-ebook/dp/B00Y78X7HY/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=superforecasting&qid=1641783552&sprefix=superfore%2Caps%2C314&sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/Superforecasting-Science-Prediction-Philip-Tetlock-ebook/dp/B00Y78X7HY/ref%3Dsr_1_1?keywords%3Dsuperforecasting%26qid%3D1641783552%26sprefix%3Dsuperfore%252Caps%252C314%26sr%3D8-1&source=gmail&ust=1685420024818000&usg=AOvVaw2hZry0drygbwr6ZEGRViIL">Superforecasting</a> — Philip Tetlock and Dan Gardner. 7. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looking-glass_self" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looking-glass_self&source=gmail&ust=1685420024818000&usg=AOvVaw0WHXxZVbfWwT6y6aiwpocV">The Looking-Glass Shelf</a>. 8. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/nikocadoavocado" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/user/nikocadoavocado&source=gmail&ust=1685420024818000&usg=AOvVaw24gyKFcypC_GlipQw2XJMl">Nikocado Avocado</a> -- Nicholas Perry's YouTube channel. 9. <a href="https://www.amazon.in/God-Not-Great-Christopher-Hitchens-ebook/dp/B0064M9WHK/ref=sr_1_1?crid=10SLQ7LZN2AUZ&keywords=god+is+not+great&qid=1685330962&sprefix=god+is+not+gre%2Caps%2C602&sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/God-Not-Great-Christopher-Hitchens-ebook/dp/B0064M9WHK/ref%3Dsr_1_1?crid%3D10SLQ7LZN2AUZ%26keywords%3Dgod%2Bis%2Bnot%2Bgreat%26qid%3D1685330962%26sprefix%3Dgod%2Bis%2Bnot%2Bgre%252Caps%252C602%26sr%3D8-1&source=gmail&ust=1685420024818000&usg=AOvVaw1cc9ubacSkpeBTxNCI7xLw">God is Not Great</a> -- Christopher Hitchens. 10. <a href="https://www.amazon.in/Coddling-American-Mind-Intentions-Generation/dp/0735224897/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3STD1PM1L2AK5&dchild=1&keywords=coddling+of+american+mind&qid=1614469790&sprefix=coddling+%2Caps%2C256&sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/Coddling-American-Mind-Intentions-Generation/dp/0735224897/ref%3Dsr_1_1?crid%3D3STD1PM1L2AK5%26dchild%3D1%26keywords%3Dcoddling%2Bof%2Bamerican%2Bmind%26qid%3D1614469790%26sprefix%3Dcoddling%2B%252Caps%252C256%26sr%3D8-1&source=gmail&ust=1685420024818000&usg=AOvVaw2EMqzDnQuF7gOCMEhNZmcO">The Coddling of the American Mind</a> — Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt. 11. <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-biologist-explains-why-sex-is-binary-gender-male-female-intersex-medical-supreme-court-ketanji-brown-jackson-lia-thomas-3d22237e" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-biologist-explains-why-sex-is-binary-gender-male-female-intersex-medical-supreme-court-ketanji-brown-jackson-lia-thomas-3d22237e&source=gmail&ust=1685420024818000&usg=AOvVaw0D_V5aI_CcWmnVPdmx3qYE">A Biologist Explains Why Sex Is Binary</a> -- Colin Wright. 12. <a href="https://www.amazon.in/Arnold-Kling-ebook/dp/B07S1RRCHZ/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=arnold+kling&qid=1595128198&sr=8-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.amazon.in/Arnold-Kling-ebook/dp/B07S1RRCHZ/ref%3Dsr_1_3?dchild%3D1%26keywords%3Darnold%2Bkling%26qid%3D1595128198%26sr%3D8-3&source=gmail&ust=1685420024818000&usg=AOvVaw3Us3kViY7VOs6QziN9eyQx">The Three Languages of Politics</a> — Arnold Kling. Check out Amit’s online course, <a href="https://indiauncut.com/clear-writing/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://indiauncut.com/clear-writing/&source=gmail&ust=1685420024818000&usg=AOvVaw0f3Gr_YPLiape4aU8HW5db">The Art of Clear Writing</a>. And subscribe to <a href="https://indiauncut.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://indiauncut.substack.com/&source=gmail&ust=1685420024818000&usg=AOvVaw2DRJSZOD0DpabB1AC1NN-B">The India Uncut Newsletter</a>. It’s free! Episode art: ‘Think About Thinking’ by <a href="https://twitter.com/i_am_simahina" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://twitter.com/i_am_simahina&source=gmail&ust=1685420024818000&usg=AOvVaw24ijH8A8fOqFaC5oW5i7dh">Simahina</a>.

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It is not the world that is the problem but the flawed ways in which we think about it. Gurwinder Bhogal joins Amit Varma in episode 331 of The Seen and the Unseen to talk about his interest in meta-cognition -- and what it reveals about us and the...

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