The world was much simpler when the human mind evolved. There were fewer topic areas that people needed to know about. Most of that information came from personal experience or being told it by trusted others. But once we get this sort of false sense of familiarity with a topic, we lose the ability to estimate correctly.
In this episode of the You Are Not So Smart Podcast we discuss the illusion of knowledge with Christopher Chabris, co-author of "The Invisible Gorilla." After that, we eat a triple-ginger molasses cookie while discussing non-believed false memories.
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