57: The Epic Challenge of Knowing Thyself (with David Dunning)

Can we ever really know ourselves, or are we destined to always make overly optimistic self-assessments? David Dunning joins Igor and Charles to discuss the Dunning-Kruger effect, the importance of asking the right questions, why arriving at an accurate view of ourselves is so challenging, and the implications for teaching, medicine, and even scientific research. Igor explores the possible reemergence of group assessments in education as a result of advances in AI, David shares why conversations with smart people often end up as competitions to ask the most questions, and Charles reflects on the wisdom-enhancing experience of jury service. Welcome to Episode 57. Special Guest: David Dunning.

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57: The Epic Challenge of Knowing Thyself (with David Dunning) is an episode from On Wisdom by Charles Cassidy and Igor Grossmann.

This episode is 1:03:02 long.

This episode was published on Oct 7, 2023.

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