Episode 9 - Anatol Rapoport on How to Criticize

Anatol Rapoport was a mathematical psychologist (yes, that's a real field of study!) and is famous for his work on game theory, social network analysis (long before the modern versions), and conflict/peace studies.  He famously created an algorithm for the Prisoner's Dilemna that was both elegant and simple.  

In this episode, we explore the framework, proposed by Rapoport and brought to us courtesy of American Philosopher Daniel Dennett, of how we ought to approach difficult subjects with those with whom we disagree.  Imagine if everyone applied these rules to every hard conversation……we should.