Description

Bryan and I talk about his new book, Voters as Mad Scientists.

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Timestamps

(00:00) Intro

(05:15) Social desirability bias

(15:15) Left v right

(22:07) The respect motive

(28:40) Material v rhetorical dominance

(33:00) Extremism

(39:28) Venerating great names

(44:04) Bryan's bets

(48:07) Bryan's alternative to democracy

(58:53) Where to find Bryan's work

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Links

- Voters as Mad Scientists

- Bryan’s Substack

- Social desirability bias

- “The Respect Motive”

- “Against Veneration”

- The Myth of Left and Right

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