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Why We Get Fooled

The Michael Shermer Show

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The Problem With Rationality

There's not one universal nature that is in play all the time. People are capable of extremely rational sorts of behaviors, he says. We can be reasonably rational and not so gullible under the right conditions. But when we don't realize that we're making optimal decisions systematically, then we can get into trouble.

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