Framing Is Vital For Survival. Kenneth Cukier and Francis de Véricourt

From pandemics, populism and climate change, AI and ISIS, inflation and growing tensions with China and Russia, we are faced with enormous challenges— some of which threaten our existence.

 In this episode we discuss how we are all influenced by our personal perspectives and prejudices— our frames— and how we can use mental models to see patterns, solve problems and go beyond a narrow lens of red vs. blue or “us” vs. “them.”

In our interview we learn why the advice to “think outside the box” is useless, and how to understand the role of mental models in our own daily lives