"1. Set up the conversational premise so you, and the other person, have easy outs, if it is not a good match.2. Don’t assume the conversation will last an hour. Rapidly signal what kind of conversation you are good at, if anything going overboard in the preferred direction, again to establish whether the proper conversational … Continue reading How To Have A Good Conversation
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The Illusion of Certainty
"Scientists sometimes resist new ideas and hang on to old ones longer than they should, but the real problem is the failure of the public to understand that the possibility of correction or disproof is a strength and not a weakness......Most people are not comfortable with the notion that knowledge can be authoritative, can call … Continue reading The Illusion of Certainty
