Wednesday, 27 July 2022

Why do we believe things that aren't true? | Philip Fernbach

It seems like we're living in an epidemic of false belief. Clearly the other side just doesn’t have all the facts, right? Or are they really that stupid? In this fascinating and hilarious talk, cognitive scientist Philip Fernbach peels back the layers of what we really know and reveals some surprising truths about the human mind.

6 comments:

  1. Is there a difference between how science "ought" to be be practiced vs how it it is, practically?

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  2. Laugh at the flat-earthers if you like, it was once a part of the prevailing Kuhnian scientific paradigm.

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  3. Kuhnian or not, I hope you're not going over to the FES side! ;-)

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    1. It would get pretty hard on the satellite business if I did. ;)

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  4. I'm planning a trip to Proxima Chorizo. Care to join me?

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