Lecture on Irrationality, June 10, 2014
On June 10, at the invitation of Kharkiv Maidan activists, I gave a lecture in the “Indie” club. I probably disappointed listeners by giving no practical advice and raising more questions than answers, but the discussion was meaningful.
On June 10, at the invitation of Kharkiv Maidan activists, I gave a lecture in the “Indie” club. I probably disappointed listeners by giving no practical advice and by raising questions rather than supplying ready answers. Nevertheless, it was interesting for me, and apparently some listeners were interested as well. I post here the presentation used to support the talk. It is detailed enough to understand what I discussed. In addition, I post (unfortunately in seven separate fragments) a recording of the talk and discussion. [IMG_1] [IMG_2] [IMG_3] [IMG_4] [IMG_5] [IMG_6] [IMG_7] [IMG_8] [IMG_9] [IMG_10] [IMG_11] [IMG_12] [IMG_13] [IMG_14] [IMG_15] [IMG_16] [IMG_17] [IMG_18] [IMG_19] [IMG_20] [IMG_21] [IMG_22] [IMG_23] [IMG_24] [IMG_25] [IMG_26] [IMG_27] [IMG_28] [IMG_29] Later addition After some time, I realized the diagrams I used to explain behavioral control mechanisms were suboptimal. I now think the optimal version is as follows. It is explained in more detail in the corresponding section of our ecology textbook. Animals with relatively simple behavior: [IMG_30] Animals with more complex behavior, for example at the level of the New Caledonian crow, demonstrating elementary reasoning abilities (in Krushinsky’s terminology): [IMG_31] Human: [IMG_32]