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Steven Pinker: When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows

Steven Pinker: When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows

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Summary

What happens when we not only know something, but also know that others know it? How can common knowledge shape everything from friendship and social norms to markets and political power?

This week’s guest is psychologist and author Steven Pinker, professor at Harvard University and author of »When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows«, recently published in Swedish as »När alla vet att alla vet«. In the conversation, he explains how common knowledge enables people to coordinate and how it shapes relationships, conventions and societies. The discussion ranges from American politics and the new ideologies of Silicon Valley to secular humanism, AI and the ways new technology may reshape science and human work.

Read more about the Swedish edition: När alla vet att alla vet

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