243 - Psychological Tweetathon with Jay Van Bavel
You Are Not So Smart
Why Jurors Regularly Vote
A new study shows that jurors regularly vote to convict defendants despite believing in their innocence. This is because of group pressure to achieve a decision and avoid a hung jury, says John Sutter. "I love or hate how people can frame themselves as being the rational party when clearly they're the emotional party," he adds. 'We can't cleave emotion out of human experience'
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