Review: When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows...

Review of "When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows… - Common Knowledge and the Science of Harmony, Hypocrisy and Outrage” by Steven Pinker

What’s the difference between a secret everyone knows and common knowledge? Everything, as it turns out. Steven Pinker’s “When Everyone Knows That Everyone Knows... - Common Knowledge and the Science of Harmony, Hypocrisy and Outrage“ explores how this seemingly subtle distinction quietly orchestrates everything from traffic norms to taboos, from laught…