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Episode Synopsis
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’s joined by: James Harding a former editor of The Times and director of BBC 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 “Factfulness; Ten Reasons Why We're Wrong About the World and Why Things Are Better Than You Think”Producers: Imogen Walford and Joe Kent
Editor: Emma RipponThink with Pinker is produced in partnership with The open University
Editor: Emma RipponThink with Pinker is produced in partnership with The open University
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