The Function of Reason
with Hugo Mercier
Many of us believe our capacity to reason helps us to acquire knowledge and make better decisions - but what if it has an entirely different purpose? Hugo Mercier explains that the essential function of reason is not solitary but social - it exists to help us convince other people or groups of our arguments.
Watch Hugo Mercier, Cognitive Scientist, in our latest RSA Spotlight - the edits which take you straight to the heart of the event!
Self-management
- Procrastination is too important to leave till the last minute. Effective procrastination
- Meal checks for using your head. Manage your brain. Notice the unnoticed
- Present information in ways that help people use it
- Does Your Mind Mean Business?
- Knowledge is Beautiful
- Theodore Zeldin on Searching for a Fuller Life
- Where are you on the Gross National Happiness Index?
- The power of thinking
- Small Changes to Make a Big Difference
- Matthew Taylor introduces the Power to Create
- We Must Continue to Learn, be Curious. The mystery of the knowledge gap
- The Power of Quiet. Introverts and extroverts are needed for a creative world
- The ABC's of persuasion. We are all in sales
- Anyone Can Change the World
- "But I might get rejected" (What skill is this about?)
- The Secret Truth About Executing Great Ideas
- How to tame your mind--Ruby Wax, comedian, writer, mental health campaigner
- Leadership and the telling of stories
- The kryptonite watcher's guide to self-sabotage
- Optional thinking: Draft; Un-; Zen; Final
- Introspection is out, outrospection is in. Writers take note.
- How to learn anything... fast
- If a thing is worth doing, it is worth knowing why you are doing it. Satisfice.
- Whole-Brain Health, Maze Maddness
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