We seem to be losing that latter skill, the ability to interact with one another. It's a fascinating time that we have lost our belief in the value of diversity of opinion. And i want to make another point on this, which is imitation. You need to look at what other people are doing and imitate it. Skinning not just about an incentive for survival, but putting one's life on the line. The more we're talking about abstract things,. the more we cano hold false belief and live in dangerous beliefs.
Why do people eat too much even when they don't want to? Why are there so many bad managers? And why might anti-vaxxers be useful? Luca Dellanna, author of The Control Heuristic, thinks the answers to all of these questions are in our heads, or rather in our basal ganglia. Dellanna talks to EconTalk's Russ Roberts about why both brains and employees need immediate feedback, why we're wired to believe our best guesses, and why addiction is just our brain's way of making sure we survive.