here, we discuss conditioning, multiple intelligences, trust and more! If this episode doesn't resonate with you, please send it to someone for whom you think it might. Have a lovely day!
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"Hi, I'm Anand Mendoza. I'm a part of the visiting faculty at the Symbiosis Institute of Liberal Arts during the day. But I moonlight as an obnoxious nerd who will deconstruct everything I see until it makes no sense at all. I have one foot in psychology and dip my other foot in anything that makes even a remote claim of order in the universe"
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Recorded on June 28, 2021
Assisted by Hiral Gosalia
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00:00 Introduction
04:50 Definitions of knowledge and power
08:02 Are knowledge and power synonymous?
10:19 Are social contracts a factor in power dynamics?
11:48 Detaching yourself from the truth
14:40 When is fact-checking necessary?
18:29 Misinformation as knowledge
19:27 Needing to save the world
20:25 Survival mindset
21:46 Two sides of the same coin
24:45 Flat Earthers and Game of Thrones
26:55 How do we decide on what we know?
28:52 Is ignorance bliss?
29:28 Heavy conditioning in children and adults
31:05 Separating fact from fiction
32:43 Mythology, Morality and Fantasy
36:48 How much truth lies in history?
38:08 The story of Shoorpanakha
39:12 Alternative perspectives in history
40:59 Your relationship with religion
47:22 Being the smartest person in the room
56:30 Multiple Intelligences
58:57 Intelligence and consciousness
1:06:42 Choosing not to consume knowledge
1:13:24 Disengaging
1:17:57 Trust
1:29:38 Being a university teacher at 22
1:34:15 Is the word "problematic" problematic?
1:43:20 Everything is a lie
1:48:24 What is Power beyond knowledge and trust?
1:51:12 Conclusion
