100. The Expectation Effect with David Robson

The Knowledge with David Elikwu

David speaks with David Robson, an award-winning science writer specialising in the extremes of the human brain, body, and behaviour. He has previously worked as a features editor at New Scientist and as a senior journalist at the BBC. He is the author of The Intelligence Trap, which has been translated into fifteen languages, The Expectation Effect, and The Laws of Connection.

They talked about:

🧠 The stereotypes and misconceptions of intelligence

🧬 Genetic and environmental influences on intelligence

💡 The expectation effect

💊 The science behind placebos

💪 How powerful our minds can be

🚫 The limits of the expectation effect

This is just one part of a longer conversation, and it's the second part. You can listen to the earlier episode here:

Part 1: 🎙️ Science, Reasoning, and The Intelligence Trap with David Robson (Episode 97)

📜 Full transcript:

theknowledge.io/davidrobson-2/

📹 Watch on Youtube:

https://youtu.be/UjQChGlxQ_4

🗣 Mentioned in the show:

Garret Jones | https://theknowledge.io/garettjones-1/

Hive Mind | https://amzn.to/4bM6T0f

How the Potato Changed the World | https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-the-potato-changed-the-world-108470605/

Charles C. Mann | https://theknowledge.io/charlescmann/

The Expectation Effect | https://amzn.to/4dq8Ukh

Placebo effect | https://theknowledge.io/mind-over-matter/

French paradox | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_paradox

Cholecystokinin | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholecystokinin

Ghrelin | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghrelin

Lisa Feldman Barrett | https://lisafeldmanbarrett.com/

The Predictive Brain | https://www.edge.org/response-detail/26707

Mind and Body Lab - Stanford University | https://mbl.stanford.edu/

Alia Crum | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alia_Crum

Pygmalion Effect | https://theknowledge.io/pygmalion-effect

👤Connect with David:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/d_a_robson

Website: https://davidrobson.me/

Books:

The Intelligence Trap | https://amzn.to/4aWELqZ

The Expectation Effect | https://amzn.to/4bkisve

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