#017 - Gurwinder Bhogal on Identifying Bugs in "Human OS" & Finding Truth

My guest today is Gurwinder Bhogal. Gurwinder writes The Prism, a blog covering the ways technology and psychology conspire to fool us, and how we can withstand the assault on our senses. We talk about writing, bugs in our psychological software, how we can better understand and manage our emotions and reactions, and the pursuit of finding truth.

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(00:38) Gurwinder’s background

(03:59) Language as the programming language of humanity

(11:21) Do humans want to recognize the bugs in our OS & can we convince people to want to do it?

(14:16) How much can we actually change our operating system?

(30:07) Are our emotions ever valid?

(32:01) What is intuition and is it useful?

(41:56) Are there systems & institutions that can help the rewiring of humanity at scale?

(54:33) How do you know where to draw the line in finding truth vs. trusting sources?

(56:25) Gurwinder's final question for listeners

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The Prism: https://gurwinder.substack.com/

Gurwinder’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/G_S_Bhogal

Spencer’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/SP1NS1R

Spencer’s blog: https://spencerkier.substack.com/