The Future Of Reasoning
What it is
Vsauce explores how human reasoning works, drawing on the social theory of reason and the extended mind thesis, made in partnership with Bill Gates around climate change.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN commenters cite it for the social theory that reasoning evolved as a collaborative activity, and one lists it as a favorite video.
- 2 people recommended it
- 2 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2024, last 2024
What HN commenters said
“is a fascinating pre-AI-era breakdown of how human reasoning works”
Breakdown of how human reasoning works.
owenpalmer, 2024-09 · Recommendation · in “Learning to Reason with LLMs”
“Future of Reasoning -”
Listed among commenter's favorite YouTube videos.
purgedreality, 2024-10 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: What's your favorite YouTube video, ever?”
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Topics: reasoning, extended mind, cognition, vsauce, social theory of reason
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