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Why we get conned and how to avoid it, with Daniel Simons, PhD, and Christopher Chabris, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

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The Butterfly Effect

The old anecdote goes that a butterfly flapping its wings in Brazil can cause a tornado in Texas. People tend to be too accepting of the idea that tiny little interventions in the world could make a vast difference, he says. "It's not irrational to say we should want tiny, cheap things that make, you know, huge outcomes"

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