153. Kevin Dutton — Black-and-White Thinking: The Burden of a Binary Brain in a Complex World

<p>In episode 153, Michael speaks with University of Oxford research psychologist Dr. Kevin Dutton about his new book <em>Black-and-White Thinking: The Burden of a Binary Brain in a Complex World</em>. Shermer and Dutton discuss a wide gamut including black-and-white thinking in physics, biology, psychology, politics, economics, society; categories, stereotypes, bigotries; the dark side of black-and-white thinking: tribalism, xenophobia, and racism; abortion, gender, cults, sects, religions, mental disorders, and consciousness. Don't miss this fascinating dialogue with the author of <em>Flipnosis</em> and <em>The Wisdom of Psychopaths</em> (which won the prize for Best American Science and Nature Writing).</p>