Mind & Life Podcast: Molly Crockett – Changing the World is a Group Project

In this episode, Wendy speaks with psychologist and cognitive scientist Molly Crockett. Molly is a leader in studying moral cognition, with an emphasis on ethics, knowledge, and power in the digital age. This conversation covers many topics, including:

- the limits of quantitative (scientific) ways of knowing;
- the importance of narrative in shaping ideas and behavior;
- moral outrage on social media;
- who benefits from a culture of outrage;
- the role of scientists in our narratives about human nature;
- how artificial intelligence influences what we think of as human;
- using artificial intelligence for compassion;
- a Dalai Lama chatbot vs. the real Dalai Lama;
- the importance of embodiment in human communication;
- studying transformative experiences at Burning Man;
- technology and "Paleolithic" emotions;
- epistemic injustice;
- and the critical importance of valuing multiple ways of knowing.

Original release date: January 16, 2025
Full show notes and resources: https://podcast.mindandlife.org/molly-crockett/
Transcript: https://podcast.mindandlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/MollyCrockett_transcript.pdf
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