Measuring Epistemic Deliberation on Polarized Issues: the Case of Abortion Provision in Ireland Jane Suiter, David M Farrell , Clodagh Harris and Philip Murphy

Abstract This paper compares the debate quality in the plenary sessions of an Irish Citizens’ Assembly and an Irish parliamentary committee to assess the epistemic effects of public deliberation on a contentious subject: abortion. The unusual occurrence of a similar process of detailed discussion on the same topic in different institutions at around the same … Continue reading Measuring Epistemic Deliberation on Polarized Issues: the Case of Abortion Provision in Ireland Jane Suiter, David M Farrell , Clodagh Harris and Philip Murphy

Are Smart People Ruining Democracy? Dan Kahan (2018)

Posts where this video is embedded Dan Kahan   Professor of Psychology at Yale Law School How Beliefs Shape Reasoning   How political views influence the way we interpret dataPeople: Dan KahanDan Kahan Professor of Psychology at Yale Law SchoolPosts: Dan KahanHow Beliefs Shape Reasoning How political views influence the way we interpret dataOur Tribal Nature The human brain … Continue reading Are Smart People Ruining Democracy? Dan Kahan (2018)

Evaluation of Climate Assembly UK Stephen Elstub, David M. Farrell, Jayne Carrick and Patricia Mockler (2021)

Executive Summary Overview This report provides an evaluation of Climate Assembly UK (CAUK). This was a citizens’ assembly commissioned by six select committees from the House of Commons: Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS); Environmental Audit; Housing, Communities and Local Government, Science and Technology; Transport; and Treasury. It was tasked with providing recommendations on how … Continue reading Evaluation of Climate Assembly UK Stephen Elstub, David M. Farrell, Jayne Carrick and Patricia Mockler (2021)

How Can Groups Make Good Decisions? Mariano Sigman and Dan Ariely (2017)

video player How can groups make good decisions? | Mariano Sigman and Dan Ariely Mariano closes this talk with the . You can read the transcript below. Partial Transcript Good collective decisions require two components: deliberation and diversity of opinions. Right now, the way we typically make our voice heard in many societies is through … Continue reading How Can Groups Make Good Decisions? Mariano Sigman and Dan Ariely (2017)

Values and Identities – a Policymaker’s Guide EU Science Hub (2021)

Values and Identities – a policymaker’s guide Abstract This report presents the state-of-the-art scientific knowledge on Values and Identities from an interdisciplinary perspective. Values are said to be the dominating forces in life and Identities represent who we are and to whom we belong. Both shape the political landscape in democracies and have gained in … Continue reading Values and Identities – a Policymaker’s Guide EU Science Hub (2021)

Understanding Our Political Nature EU Science Hub (2019)

Understanding our Political Nature: How to put knowledge and reason at the heart of political decision-making  Abstract Recognising that advances in behavioural, decision and social sciences demonstrate that we are not purely rational beings, this report brings new insights into our political behaviour and this understanding have the potential to address some of the current … Continue reading Understanding Our Political Nature EU Science Hub (2019)

I Have a Foreboding Carl Sagan

Science is more than a body of knowledge; it is a way of thinking. I have a foreboding of an America in my children’s or grandchildren’s time — when the United States is a service and information economy; when nearly all the key manufacturing industries have slipped away to other countries; when awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few, and no one representing the public … | Carl Sagan Continue reading I Have a Foreboding Carl Sagan

Technology and Democracy EU Science Hub (2020)

Technology and Democracy: Understanding the influence of online technologies on political behaviour and decision-making  Abstract Drawing from many disciplines, the report adopts a behavioural psychology perspective to argue that “social media changes people’s political behaviour”. Four pressure points are identified and analysed in detail: the attention economy; choice architectures; algorithmic content curation; and mis/disinformation. Policy … Continue reading Technology and Democracy EU Science Hub (2020)

The Liberal Democracy Is an Artificial Environment Tim Urban

The liberal democracy is an artificial environment, carefully crafted to both contain human nature and convert it into an engine of progress. When we grow up within an artificial habitat that values human inventions like reason and fairness and humanity, it can be easy to forget just how tenuous that environment is. It’s easy to forget that we’re living in a rare anomaly within human history—an … | Tim Urban Continue reading The Liberal Democracy Is an Artificial Environment Tim Urban

The Future of Reasoning Michael Stevens

video player The Future of Reasoning | Michael Stevens Posts where this video is embedded The Argumentative Theory of Human Reason   We did not evolve to reason individually but to reason sociallyBooks: Michael Stevens, Dan Sperber, Hugo MercierThe Future of Reasoning Michael StevensVideos: Michael Stevens, Dan Sperber, Hugo MercierThe Future of Reasoning Michael StevensTags: confirmation bias … Continue reading The Future of Reasoning Michael Stevens

How to Change Your Thinking with Daniel Schmachtenberger Aubrey Marcus

video player How to change your thinking with Daniel Schmachtenberger | Aubrey Marcus (Everyone believes they’re the good guy) Books: Daniel Schmachtenberger, Aubrey MarcusHow to Change Your Thinking with Daniel Schmachtenberger Aubrey MarcusVideos: Daniel Schmachtenberger, Aubrey MarcusHow to Change Your Thinking with Daniel Schmachtenberger Aubrey MarcusTags: Aubrey Marcus (1) | civilization (21) | Daniel Schmachtenberger … Continue reading How to Change Your Thinking with Daniel Schmachtenberger Aubrey Marcus

Democracy: Flawed Yet Indispensable David Gurteen (2024)

The paradox of democracy is that it entrusts decision-making to those least equipped to make good decisions, yet it remains the best system we have for preventing tyranny and fostering progress. Credit: David Gurteen People: David GurteenDavid Gurteen Keynote speaker, writer and conversational facilitatorBooks: David GurteenA Conversation Architect Designs Strategic Conversations David GurteenAPM Conference: Conversational … Continue reading Democracy: Flawed Yet Indispensable David Gurteen (2024)

Evolution of Democracy **

Democracy’s Spectrum ** Socrates on Democracy Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Democracy has a rich and complex history that dates back to ancient civilizations. The term itself originates from the Greek words “demos” (people) and “kratos” … Continue reading Evolution of Democracy **

Socrates on Democracy Socrates had a nuanced view of democracy

Evolution of Democracy ** Modern Democracy ** Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Democracy’s theoretical ideals clash with citizens’ limited expertise; the loudest voices often prevail over the wisest. Socrates proposed a balanced approach – civic education … Continue reading Socrates on Democracy Socrates had a nuanced view of democracy

Modern Democracy **

Socrates on Democracy Voting in a Democracy ** Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Socrates’ view on democracy, which emphasized the need for education and wise decision-making, resonates profoundly in modern democratic societies. Today, the challenges he … Continue reading Modern Democracy **

Voting in a Democracy **

Modern Democracy ** Deliberative Democracy ** Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Voting in a democracy is the fundamental process through which citizens participate in their government’s decision-making. It has various advantages and disadvantages. … Continue reading Voting in a Democracy **

Deliberative Democracy ** Deliberation is central to decision-making

Voting in a Democracy ** Freedom of Speech Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Citizens, Assemble! Deliberative Democracy in 3 Minutes What is Deliberative Democracy? When Citizens Assemble Posts that link to this post The Argumentative Theory of … Continue reading Deliberative Democracy ** Deliberation is central to decision-making

The Argumentative Theory of Human Reason We did not evolve to reason individually but to reason socially

Knowledge and Information ** The Knowledge Delusion Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close The argumentative theory of reasoning proposes that reason did not evolve to help us to reason individually but to reason together – in other … Continue reading The Argumentative Theory of Human Reason We did not evolve to reason individually but to reason socially

Science Curiosity A desire to seek out and consume scientific information for pleasure

How Beliefs Shape Reasoning Discrediting People ** Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Motivated reasoning is where we look for arguments in favor of conclusions we want to believe, regardless of the evidence. This is a primary … Continue reading Science Curiosity A desire to seek out and consume scientific information for pleasure

Wisdom of Crowds of Crowds Crowds within a crowd outperform 'wisdom of the crowd'

Psychological Safety ** Introduction: Small Group Conversations Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close The wisdom of crowds is the concept that large groups of people are collectively smarter than individuals regarding problem-solving, decision-making, and predicting. However, the … Continue reading Wisdom of Crowds of Crowds Crowds within a crowd outperform ‘wisdom of the crowd’