#017 - Gurwinder Bhogal on Identifying Bugs in "Human OS" & Finding Truth
About this episode
My guest today is Gurwinder Bhogal. Gurwinder writes The Prism, a blog covering the ways technology and psychology conspire to fool us, and how we can withstand the assault on our senses. We talk about writing, bugs in our psychological software, how we can better understand and manage our emotions and reactions, and the pursuit of finding truth.
—
(00:38) Gurwinder’s background
(03:59) Language as the programming language of humanity
(11:21) Do humans want to recognize the bugs in our OS & can we convince people to want to do it?
(14:16) How much can we actually change our operating system?
(30:07) Are our emotions ever valid?
(32:01) What is intuition and is it useful?
(41:56) Are there systems & institutions that can help the rewiring of humanity at scale?
(54:33) How do you know where to draw the line in finding truth vs. trusting sources?
(56:25) Gurwinder's final question for listeners
—
The Prism: https://gurwinder.substack.com/
Gurwinder’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/G_S_Bhogal
Spencer’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/SP1NS1R
Spencer’s blog: https://spencerkier.substack.com/
Get every episode summarized
Each time Audience of One publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.
Email me new episodesFree for 3 shows. No card needed.
Hosts & guests
No transcript yet
This episode has not been transcribed. Request it and it moves to the front of the queue.
More episodes
More from Audience of One
#057 - John Koenig on Sorrow, Identity, Contradiction, & The Human Experience
Audience of One
#056 - Dylan O’Sullivan on Lying to Yourself, Timelessness, Discipline, & Writin...
Audience of One
#055 - Steve Schlafman on Lostness, Downshifting, & Becoming
Audience of One
#054 - Matt Clifford on Talent Investing & AI Uncertainty
Audience of One