The Science of Thinking
What it is
A Veritasium explainer on how the brain works and how we learn. It is inspired by Kahneman's Thinking, Fast and Slow and covers System 1 and System 2 thinking and why harder learning builds skill.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN uses it as a short, clear summary of the fast and slow thinking idea.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2017, last 2019
What HN commenters said
“Veritasium did a great job summarizing the idea”
Good summary of Thinking, Fast and Slow idea
bshacklett, 2019-12 · Recommendation · in “I Was Wrong About Speed Reading (2015)”
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Topics: veritasium, system 1 and 2, kahneman, learning, cognitive psychology
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