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 consider 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.

Full show notes and resources (podcast.mindandlife.org/molly-crockett)