When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows. Common Knowledge And The Science Of H - Steven Pinker

one Of The Most Insightful Books Ive Read About What Makes Us Human And How We Understand Each Other' Bill Gatessteven Pinker, One Of The Worlds Greatest Thinkers And Bestselling Author Of Enlightenment Now, The Better Angels Of Our Nature And The Language Instinct, Reveals The Power And Perils Of Thinking Alike As A Cognitive Scientist, The Ultimate Subject Of Steven Pinkers Fascination Is How We Think About Each Others Thoughts, Ad Infinitum. It Sounds Impossible, But Steven Pinker Shows That We Do It All The Time. This Awareness, Which We Experience As Something That Is Public Or Out There, Is Called Common Knowledge, And It Has A Momentous Impact On Our Social, Political, And Economic Lives.common Knowledge, Pinker Shows, Can Make Sense Of Many Of Lifes Enigmas: Financial Bubbles And Crashes, Revolutions That Come Out Of Nowhere, The Posturing And Pretence Of Diplomacy, The Eruption Of Social Media Shaming Mobs And Academic Cancel Culture, The Awkwardness Of A First Date.