#34 Robin Hanson, Elephant in the Brain: Norms, Motives, Signaling, Weaponized Sacredness (and Mechanism Design!)
In this episode of Creating a Humanist Blockchain Future (Patreon, Soundcloud, Youtube, iTunes) I interview Robin Hanson, the author of Elephant in the Brain and the creator of Futarchy. We dive into Elephant in the Brain and explore norms, motives, signaling, Ribbon Farm’s “Weaponized Sacredness” and mechanism design. Enjoy, and as always, let me know if you have any feedback!
I highly recommend reading Elephant in the Brain. We also talk about ideas contained in the links below:
- https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2015/05/07/weaponized-sacredness/
- http://www.overcomingbias.com/2018/01/toward-better-signals.html
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36568692-the-case-against-education
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About Me: My name is Rhys Lindmark and I’m a hyper curious and intentional social entrepreneur. My “deep why” is the transition to GameB. I podcast + steward ETHCommons + community organize ETHDenver. My 2018 resolution is to exist more in my spirit, emotion, and body. I’m an alumnus of Techstars Boulder 2015 (Edify). Please reach out if you’d like to connect or have feedback! I’m curious about what you’re working on. You can support me on Patreon, follow me on Twitter, or connect on LinkedIn.
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