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Cautionary Conversation: The Conspiracy Theorist Who Changed His Mind

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

CHAPTER

Do We Need to Be Better Critical Thinkers?

A lot of people are kind of, we all like to think of ourselves as people who should be able to change other people's minds. I published my own book, The Data Detective, last year. And that's a book about how to think clearly about the world. Do we think too much about trying to help others see clearly and not enough about seeing clearly ourselves? It's so nuanced.

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