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WS MoreOrLess: Does politics make us get our sums wrong?
WS MoreOrLess: Does politics make us get our sums wrong?
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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
Nov 9, 2013
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Podcast episode
Description
To what degree do our personal opinions cloud our judgement? Yale University researchers have attempted to detect and measure how our political beliefs affect our ability to make rational decisions. The study suggests that our ability to do maths plummets when we are looking at data which clashes with our worldview. Ruth Alexander and Ben Carter consider Professor Dan Kahan's findings. This programme was first broadcast on the BBC World Service.
Released:
Nov 9, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode
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