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Conclusion Delusion
FromWe Have Concerns
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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Oct 8, 2015
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Podcast episode
Description
Jeff and Anthony have often discussed the brain's annoying propensity to latch on to erroneous conclusions by relating two disparate pieces of data, and a new article in FiveThirtyEight Science breaks down the "illusion of causality" and other problematic human tendencies even clearer. Why is the brain so determined to mislead itself? And what can we do to be less dumb?
Released:
Oct 8, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
004- Leave the Machine That is Britney Alone: Some jackass leaked a version of Brittany Spears' vocals for 'Alien' without auto-tune and the Internet went wild. Jeff and Anthony wonder if the outrage is more tone-deaf than the track. Article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/08/britney-spe by We Have Concerns