#55 Scott Page: Becoming a Model Thinker

you yourself are not gonna sort of solve the obesity anemic. You yourself are not gonna sort of create world peace. You yourself are not gonna sort of, you know, solve the climate issues, right? Your brain just is gonna be big enough. But collections of people creating a larger ensemble model actually have a hope. Addressing these problems. Hello and welcome. I'm Shane Parish and this is another episode of The Knowledge Project, which is a podcast exploring the ideas, methods, and mental models that hope you learn from the best of what other people have already figured out. You can learn more and stay up to date at fs.blog slash podcast.

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On today's show is Scott Page, Professor of Complex Systems, Political Science, and Economics at the University of Michigan. I reached out to Scott because over Christmas I read a book that he wrote uh called The Model Thinker, which is all about how mental models can help you think better. And as you can imagine, this podcast is a deep dive into mental models, thinking tools, and developing your cognitive ability. It's time to listen and learn. You just wrote a book called The Model Thinker, and I want to explore that with you. What are mental models?

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