In the last few months i've been thinking about, you know, what biases do i have? Can i be a bit more emphatic to to a viewpoint that i would disagree with? I'd like to evolve and chan my view of a particular subject in the light of new, new evidence. So i'd like to think that more people cand do this if they were willing to. It would make for a healthier society. Something else, you mention the book as a dumming cruge effect. To american social psychologists, de ic idea is that people who don't know much about a subject tend to be more bullish about their view. And so you are more certain that
Professor Jim Al-Khalili is the physicist who makes science look easy. He’s the author of several books, the latest of which is The Joy of Science, which offers eight core scientific principles that can be applied to everyday life. As a broadcaster Jim is perhaps best known as the voice of BBC Radio 4’s The Life Scientific and he holds the position of Distinguished Chair in physics and University Chair in public engagement at the University of Surrey. Our host for this discussion is Media Editor for The Sunday Times, Rosamund Urwin.
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