66 – East

[Recorded August 8, 2019] Learning from Eastern thought. Seeing much more detail and connection. Comparing high and low context communication. How Superman’s silence can be seen as sophisticated. The Problem of Evil in the East. Harmonizing Batman and Superman. Based on the research of Dr. Richard E. Nisbett and his book, “ The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently “ Donate or MOSAIC T-Shirt Answers, insights, and commentary on: East Asians less inclined towards Fundamental Attribution Error (00:04:40) Dr. Richard E. Nisbett (00:07:40) Objects vs. Context (00:17:45) Nouns vs. Verbs (00:18:30) Facial Expression (00:25:11) Michigan Fish Test (00:32:44) High & Low Context (00:36:17) Superman’s Silence (00:48:37) Thinking and Speaking (00:51:03) Counter-Intuitive Wisdom (00:58:02) Modesty and Bragging (01:06:35) Analysis vs. Holism (01:08:49) Comparison (01:09:30) Logic & Paradox (01:15:00) Dialectical Reasoning (01:25:03) Retcons / BvS Critique (01:25:55) Existentialism (01:28:45) Embodied Knowledge & Wisdom (01:43:40) The Problem of Evil (01:57:24) Applied to Batman v. Superman (02:03:24) Lex’s Bad Faith Dilemma (02:07:00) Dialectical Synthesis of Batman & Superman (02:10:55) And much more! To learn more: Press Placing the Face in Context: Cultural Differences in Facial Emotion | Takahiko Masuda The Michigan Fish Test and the Middle East | Sheena Iyengar What Does The Michigan Fish Test Say About You? | io9 Eastern and Western Cultures See Emotions Very Differently | University of Alberta Japanese More Sensitive Than Westerners To The Big Picture | Wired This Mistake We All Make | Richard Nisbett | The Guardian Are You A Holistic or Specific Thinker? | Erin Meyer | Harvard Business Review East & West Part Ways in Test of Facial Expressions | NYT Zack Snyder’s Superhero Life | Bloomberg East Versus West | Forbes Books Geography of Thought | Richard Nisbett The Culture Map | Erin Meyer You May Also Like | Tom Vanderbilt Hit Makers | Derek Thompson The Misinformation Age | Cailin O’Connor Heaven & Earth Are Not Humane | Franklin Perkins Media West and East Cultural Differences | EBS EAST or WEST: Which mindset do you have? | Off the Great Wall Eastern Philosophers vs Western Philosophers | Epic Rap Battles Logic & Reasoning | VSauce2 Batman v. Superman: By The Minute DC Cinematic Minute Reality | Invisibilia | NPR Images Population Perspective | Our World In Data Population Density | Our World In Data Interpersonal Trust Attitudes | Our World In Data Population Perspective Population Density Trust Attitudes Web: ManOfSteelAnswers.com Twitter: @mosanswers

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This episode was published on Aug 24, 2019.

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