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The Future Of Reasoning

Vsauce explores how human reasoning works, drawing on the social theory of reason and the extended mind thesis, made in partnership with Bill Gates around climate change.

Why HN readers recommended it

HN commenters cite it for the social theory that reasoning evolved as a collaborative activity, and one lists it as a favorite video.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
Vsauce
Topic
human reasoning
Format
explainer
Level
general
HN recommenders in dataset
2
HN mentions in dataset
4
Recommendation years in dataset
2024–2024

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.

  • "The Future Of Reasoning" by Vsauce [0] is a fascinating pre-AI-era breakdown of how human reasoning works. Thinking about it in terms of LLMS is really interesting. [0]: [VIDEO]

    owenpalmer on Hacker News · 2024-09
    In Learning to Reason with LLMs
  • Journey to the End of Time - [LINK] Veritasium on Thermite reaction - [LINK] Problems of a Shared Office - [LINK] History of the entire world, I guess - [LINK] Colin Furze Underground Activities - [LINK] Future of Reasoning - [VIDEO] Sex in Trek - …

    purgedreality on Hacker News · 2024-10
    In Ask HN: What's your favorite YouTube video, ever?

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