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David Epstein: The Paradox of (Non-)Expertise | The Dave Chang Show

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The Best Forecasters Are Dragonfly Eyes

In the book, you talk about expert analysts trying to predict the future versus armchair, people that are just curious. The worst forecasts were made by the most specialized experts who had spent their entire career studying one or two problems and they came to see the whole world through a single mental model. Whereas the people who made the best predictions were typically often members of the general public who just had wide reading habits.

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