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The media fills our minds with vivid images of rare events from plane crashes to terrorist attacks., so how can stop the news from distorting our understanding of the world.
The media fills our minds with vivid images of rare events from plane crashes to terrorist attacks. In his guide to thinking better, Professor Steven Pinker explores how we can stop the news from distorting our understanding of the world.
He鈥檚 joined by:
James Harding a former editor of The Times and director of 成人快手 News, and now the co-founder of Tortoise Media.
Anna Rosling Rutland, co-founder and vice president of the Gap Minder Foundation and co-author with Hans and Ola Rosling of 鈥淔actfulness; Ten Reasons Why We're Wrong About the World and Why Things Are Better Than You Think鈥�
Producers: Imogen Walford and Joe Kent
Editor: Emma Rippon
Think with Pinker is produced in partnership with The open University
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Think with Pinker
Professor Steven Pinker's guide to thinking better.
