IS KNOWLEDGE POWER? with ANAND MENDOZA | take 33

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 storieswithshastri@gmail.com #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