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Finding Middle Ground in Conversations
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The experts who know about a particular issue will inevitably find themselves somewhere in the middle ground. It's important to be closer to the tolerant person when it's an argument between a nasty person and a nice person, and to avoid conspiracy theories and extreme ideologies.

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The host proposes a new verification system that could include different levels of verification based on the number of citations of a person's work within their field, to filter out unverified information and restrict the voices to those that society considers knowledgeable.
59:28 - 1:03:11 (03:42)
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Verification System
Summary

The host proposes a new verification system that could include different levels of verification based on the number of citations of a person's work within their field, to filter out unverified information and restrict the voices to those that society considers knowledgeable.

Chapter
Finding Middle Ground in Conversations
Episode
#471 - Jim Al-Khalili - Physics Is Far Stranger Than You Think
Podcast
Modern Wisdom
Experts on a particular issue often find themselves in the middle ground, closer to the tolerant person in a debate between a nasty person and a nice person.
1:03:11 - 1:06:37 (03:26)
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Experts
Summary

Experts on a particular issue often find themselves in the middle ground, closer to the tolerant person in a debate between a nasty person and a nice person. They step away from debates and try to find a compromise in the middle ground for subtleties and nuances.

Chapter
Finding Middle Ground in Conversations
Episode
#471 - Jim Al-Khalili - Physics Is Far Stranger Than You Think
Podcast
Modern Wisdom