This model where people just take facts and draw conclusions is completely wrong. The ince s are also tricky. If they were to change their tune, everybody would seize them as a loser. This is freconomics radio, the podcast that explores the hidden side of everything. With your host dubner, tell me something that you believed to be true for a long time until you found out you were wrong.
There are a lot of barriers to changing your mind: ego, overconfidence, inertia — and cost. Politicians who flip-flop get mocked; family and friends who cross tribal borders are shunned. But shouldn’t we be encouraging people to change their minds? And how can we get better at it ourselves?