<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit"><font size="4">The Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh proudly presents our podcast. Join us and our community as we discuss philosophy, science, and more.  Guided by our Director, Edouard Machery, we bring our fellows, lecturers, and guest speakers alike to our Center for eager listeners to learn and be intrigued about the world of philosophy and science.</font></span></div><p style="margin:10px 0px;color:rgb(36,36,36);direction:ltr;line-height:1.5"><font size="4"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(32,32,32);letter-spacing:0px"></span></font></p><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:1em 0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;line-height:1.38;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><b><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4"><br></font></b></span></div><div style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;line-height:1.38;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><b><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">Conversations at the Center</font></b></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p style="margin:10px 0px;color:rgb(36,36,36);direction:ltr;line-height:1.5"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(32,32,32);letter-spacing:0px"><font size="4">NEW EPISODE: Center Director Edouard Machery and Associate Fellow Kevin Zollman discuss social epistemology and pluralistic ignorance.</font></span></p><p style="margin:10px 0px;direction:ltr;line-height:1.5"><font color="#000000" size="4"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;letter-spacing:0px">Available on<span> </span></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps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 and morality interact.</font></span></p><p style="margin:10px 0px;color:rgb(36,36,36);direction:ltr;line-height:1.5"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(32,32,32);letter-spacing:0px"><font size="4">He is most well-known for his research on Network Epistemology, the study of how knowledge is generated and spreads through social networks. In this research, he discovered that groups which communicate less frequently can sometimes generate more reliable knowledge than groups which communicate more, a phenomenon now called “the Zollman Effect.”  This research is the subject of a forthcoming book that applies these tools to economic bubbles, polarization, misinformation, and pluralistic ignorance.</font></span></p><p style="margin:10px 0px;color:rgb(36,36,36);direction:ltr;line-height:1.5"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(32,32,32);letter-spacing:0px"><font size="4">In addition to his research, Dr. Zollman has published works aimed at a general audience.  Co-authored with Paul Raeburn, his book, The Game Theorist’s Guide to Parenting was published by Scientific American’s book press in 2016. He has written articles or OpEds for the New York Times, Scientific American, and Fast Company, among others.</font></span></p><p style="margin:10px 0px;color:rgb(36,36,36);direction:ltr;line-height:1.5"><font size="4"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(32,32,32);letter-spacing:0px">To read the work discussed in the podcast, visit<span> </span></span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,124,137);letter-spacing:0px"><u style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,124,137)"><a href="https://us.list-manage.com/51TIdd3tpiV?e=100de1eaf2&c2id=2563ec29d5455ae71362365de14359f2" rel="noopener noreferrer" id="m_-5772132602443320146gmail-OWA41953809-9a67-c16d-acff-4df5cc7444fb" title="Original URL: https://us.list-manage.com/51TIdd3tpiV?e=100de1eaf2&c2id=2563ec29d5455ae71362365de14359f2. Click or tap if you trust this link." style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,124,137)" target="_blank">www.kevinzollman.com</a>.</u></span></font></p></div>
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