EPISODE · Dec 23, 2023 · 1H 51M
IS KNOWLEDGE POWER? with ANAND MENDOZA | take 33
from Stories with Shastri · host Sanghamitra Shastri
here, we discuss conditioning, multiple intelligences, trust and more! If this episode doesn't resonate with you, please send it to someone for whom you think it might. Have a lovely day! --- "Hi, I'm Anand Mendoza. I'm a part of the visiting faculty at the Symbiosis Institute of Liberal Arts during the day. But I moonlight as an obnoxious nerd who will deconstruct everything I see until it makes no sense at all. I have one foot in psychology and dip my other foot in anything that makes even a remote claim of order in the universe" --- Recorded on June 28, 2021 Assisted by Hiral Gosalia --- What's new on SwS these days : http://instagram.com/storieswithshastri What Anand's up to these days : http://instagram.com/le_brotato What I'm up to these days : http://instagram.com/sanghamitrashastri For enquiries, contact [email protected] #interview #podcast #storieswithshastri #anandmendoza #knowledgeispower 00:00 Introduction 04:50 Definitions of knowledge and power 08:02 Are knowledge and power synonymous? 10:19 Are social contracts a factor in power dynamics? 11:48 Detaching yourself from the truth 14:40 When is fact-checking necessary? 18:29 Misinformation as knowledge 19:27 Needing to save the world 20:25 Survival mindset 21:46 Two sides of the same coin 24:45 Flat Earthers and Game of Thrones 26:55 How do we decide on what we know? 28:52 Is ignorance bliss? 29:28 Heavy conditioning in children and adults 31:05 Separating fact from fiction 32:43 Mythology, Morality and Fantasy 36:48 How much truth lies in history? 38:08 The story of Shoorpanakha 39:12 Alternative perspectives in history 40:59 Your relationship with religion 47:22 Being the smartest person in the room 56:30 Multiple Intelligences 58:57 Intelligence and consciousness 1:06:42 Choosing not to consume knowledge 1:13:24 Disengaging 1:17:57 Trust 1:29:38 Being a university teacher at 22 1:34:15 Is the word "problematic" problematic? 1:43:20 Everything is a lie 1:48:24 What is Power beyond knowledge and trust? 1:51:12 Conclusion
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here, we discuss conditioning, multiple intelligences, trust and more! If this episode doesn't resonate with you, please send it to someone for whom you think it might. Have a lovely day! --- "Hi, I'm Anand Mendoza. I'm a part of the visiting faculty at the Symbiosis Institute of Liberal Arts during the day. But I moonlight as an obnoxious nerd who will deconstruct everything I see until it makes no sense at all. I have one foot in psychology and dip my other foot in anything that makes even a remote claim of order in the universe" --- Recorded on June 28, 2021 Assisted by Hiral Gosalia --- What's new on SwS these days : http://instagram.com/storieswithshastri What Anand's up to these days : http://instagram.com/le_brotato What I'm up to these days : http://instagram.com/sanghamitrashastri For enquiries, contact [email protected] #interview #podcast #storieswithshastri #anandmendoza #knowledgeispower 00:00 Introduction 04:50 Definitions of knowledge and power 08:02 Are knowledge and power synonymous? 10:19 Are social contracts a factor in power dynamics? 11:48 Detaching yourself from the truth 14:40 When is fact-checking necessary? 18:29 Misinformation as knowledge 19:27 Needing to save the world 20:25 Survival mindset 21:46 Two sides of the same coin 24:45 Flat Earthers and Game of Thrones 26:55 How do we decide on what we know? 28:52 Is ignorance bliss? 29:28 Heavy conditioning in children and adults 31:05 Separating fact from fiction 32:43 Mythology, Morality and Fantasy 36:48 How much truth lies in history? 38:08 The story of Shoorpanakha 39:12 Alternative perspectives in history 40:59 Your relationship with religion 47:22 Being the smartest person in the room 56:30 Multiple Intelligences 58:57 Intelligence and consciousness 1:06:42 Choosing not to consume knowledge 1:13:24 Disengaging 1:17:57 Trust 1:29:38 Being a university teacher at 22 1:34:15 Is the word "problematic" problematic? 1:43:20 Everything is a lie 1:48:24 What is Power beyond knowledge and trust? 1:51:12 Conclusion
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