202 - Desirability Bias (rebroadcast)
You Are Not So Smart
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Introduction
This chapter explores how our brains are wired for pattern recognition and how confirmation bias affects our beliefs, discussing the tendency to seek evidence that supports our beliefs instead of seeking evidence that disproves them. It also delves into how the internet has made it easier for people to find confirming evidence for any belief, no matter how false or against scientific consensus.
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