Common Knowledge and Close Connection


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Podcast: I Know What You Know | KERA’s Think. Steven Pinker on the importance of common knowledge in maintaining the social contract (46m 18s)


Video: The Scythe | Vimeo | Fiona Jane Burgess | 4m 59s

Music video for a song about grief and love by British indie rock band The Last Dinner Party. The black and white film shows an older couple on a journey through the English countryside, quietly revelling in the closeness of their connection.


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