Sally Kohn: Scott, you had this underlying personality all along but misjudged yourself. She says we shouldn't take absence of evidence as confirmation in either direction. We fall prey to the same cognitive vices anyway that lead us to mis misunderstand other people or create snapshots of who they are not fully comprehensive. Listeners can let her know off line if there's anything else she should be aware of about herself.
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Scott Menke never thought he had a particularly compelling personality, but he did feel he stood out in at least one way: he had a natural ability to learn and remember interesting facts. He put that knowledge to the ultimate test as a contestant on the TV trivia game show Jeopardy! Scott was surprised when viewers responded not just to his performance but to who he was as a person.
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