259 - Think Again - Adam Grant (rebroadcast)
You Are Not So Smart
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The Unabomber
David Frum: In your book, Think Again, you talk about this almost immediately. There was an experiment done where they had people prepare for a debate and then they ended up debating someone who was absolutely you could destroy them with their knowledge of the subject. Some people thought that was made them feel very, very bad. And some people were thrilled by the chance to be proven wrong in a way that let them sort of grow as a person. It is something that I realized that I didn't understand.
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