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285 | Nate Silver on Prediction, Risk, and Rationality

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

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Rethinking Rationality: Risk Tolerance and Decision-Making

This chapter explores the concept of rationality, focusing on how personal risk tolerance influences decision-making. It highlights the need to adjust traditional definitions of rationality to better accommodate individual preferences in both immediate and long-term contexts.

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