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Delusion and the Uses of Not Being Rational

Delusion and the Uses of Not Being Rational

FromUnder the Cortex


Delusion and the Uses of Not Being Rational

FromUnder the Cortex

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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
May 3, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Being rational is an often-admired quality. After all, a rational mind allows us to calmly and carefully evaluate  situations based on the facts rather than letting emotions cloud our thinking. There are times, however, when irrational thought has its advantages. Shedding some light on the human propensity for delusion thinking is psychologist, writer, and APS Fellow and Charter Member Stuart Vyse, who has published a new book “The Uses of Delusion: Why It’s Not Always Rational to Be Rational.” 
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Released:
May 3, 2022
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