Do You Think It's a Bias?

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Do you think the way we raise kids today is different simply because of information availability? Or do you think it's a bias because we see it on the news and we're driven by fear? "There's every reason to assume that, a, people are more likely to do some awful thing if they heard fit it's being done," he says. 'I mean, tha tremendous number of things are lost'

Richard Nisbett is one of the world's most respected psychologists. His work focuses on issues in social psychology and cognitive science. Richard is also the Theodore M. Newcomb Distinguished University Professor of Psychology Emeritus at the University of Michigan.

Richard's most recent book is Thinking: A memoir.

Read more about Richard at his website: richardnisbett.com.

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