Adversarial Collaboration: An EDGE Lecture by Daniel Kahneman | Edge.org

Kahneman describing how to get better outcomes with conflicting views.

The idea is that people who don't agree on a scientific idea commit themselves to work together towards a joint truth, either by experimentation or by discussion. Of course, what I've said about the phenomena of belief perseverance and the 15-point effect set limits to what can be achieved by adversarial collaboration. We can expect that even successful collaborations will end with few minds changing and we can expect adversaries to renege on their commitments to critical experiments. They will do this in good faith as beneficiaries of the 15-point increment.

I have at least one friend that this article made me think of because he seems to do the best job of getting me riled up about some belief or assertion (Hey Nick! 👋😊). I like Kahneman's breakdown on how that push back and forth can result in better outcomes.