Learn about how social structures can shape how we think and behave from Matthew O. Jackson, the William D. Eberle Professor of Economics at Stanford University. Also in this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss a simple technique that will instantly make you a better listener, from this story on Curiosity.com: https://curiosity.im/2unmjoN Pick up Matthew O. Jackson’s book “The Human Network: How Your Social Position Determines Your Power, Beliefs, and Behaviors” on Amazon: https://amazon.com If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcom Download the FREE 5-star Curiosity app for Android and iOS at https://curiosity.im/podcast-app. And Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing — just click “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing.
Learn about how social structures can shape how we think and behave from Matthew O. Jackson, the William D. Eberle Professor of Economics at Stanford University. Also in this podcast, Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer discuss a simple technique that will instantly make you a better listener, from this story on Curiosity.com: https://curiosity.im/2unmjoN
Pick up Matthew O. Jackson’s book “The Human Network: How Your Social Position Determines Your Power, Beliefs, and Behaviors” on Amazon: https://amazon.com
If you love our show and you're interested in hearing full-length interviews, then please consider supporting us on Patreon. You'll get exclusive episodes and access to our archives as soon as you become a Patron! https://www.patreon.com/curiositydotcom
Download the FREE 5-star Curiosity app for Android and iOS at https://curiosity.im/podcast-app. And Amazon smart speaker users: you can listen to our podcast as part of your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing — just click “enable” here: https://curiosity.im/podcast-flash-briefing.
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CODY: Hi! We’re here from curiosity-dot-com to help you get smarter in just a few minutes. I’m Cody Gough.
ASHLEY: And I’m Ashley Hamer. Today, you’ll learn about how social structures can shape how we think and behave, with a special guest, Stanford Economist Matthew O. Jackson. You’ll also learn about a simple technique that will instantly make you a better listener.
CODY: Let’s satisfy some curiosity.
Matthew O Jackson — Wisdom of the crowds and diversity of thought/ideas (Cody)
CODY: Social structures can shape how we think and behave, and inform our very outlook on life. At least, that’s according to our guest today, Matthew O. Jackson. He’s a professor of economics at Stanford University, and the author of a new book called “The Human Network: How Your Social Position Determines Your Power, Beliefs, and Behaviors.” In the book, he explains how social structures—our “human networks”—shape how we think and behave. Here’s what he told me when I asked: how can social structures hold back something as powerful as the human mind?
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CODY: Again, that was Matthew O. Jackson, a professor of economics at Stanford University, and the author of a new book called “The Human Network: How Your Social Position Determines Your Power, Beliefs, and Behaviors.” You can listen to our extended uncut conversation for free on our Patreon page, and you can find a link to that, the book, and more, in today’s show notes.
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