Decoding Correlation and Misleading Data

Daniel J. Levitin (@danlevitin) is a cognitive psychologist, neuroscientist, musician, record producer, and author of Weaponized Lies: How to Think Critically in the Post-Truth Era. [Note: This is a previously broadcast episode from the vault that we felt deserved a fresh pass through your earholes!]

• The most important quality for anyone who wants to be an evidence-based, critical thinker.
• Why even society’s smartest people fall victim to misinformation.
• The first step to making good decisions.
• How to dismantle bad arguments on the fly.
• Why you need to look beyond averages when making a case.
• And much more…

Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/662

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