What Do You Look for in a Trusted Expert?

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The world is so complex, it's impossible for us to make sense of every single issue in society for ourselves. At times we do need to outsorce some of our thinking too trusted experts. What should people be looking for in a healthy node in that information network? Triangulate by multiple sources and find out what the reasoning or method or methodology underlying different claims is. The last factor, nuber three is time. Responding fast to stuff doesn't matter wh who you are, doesn't much if you're me ar somebody else.

Tom Chatfield is a philosopher and author of the books Critical Thinking and How To Think. In this episode we discuss:- How to avoid common thinking mistakes and deal with your biases to be less wrong- The three characteristics of valuable information sources- How to understand statistics and form an accurate picture of reality in a data driven world

We also discuss Tom’s experience writing a book during the pandemic and the task of teaching people to think. This episode will help you overcome thinking mistakes and make sense of the world around you.