The Gist

Fluke Happens

Jan 25, 2024
Brian Klaas, political scientist and author of Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters, discusses flawed thinking and flaws of social science. Topics include hiring birds of prey for weddings, contrasting media outlets, influence of random accidents on reality, auditing failures and successful outcomes, misinformation and rape claims, and controversy surrounding a journalist's views on Israel.
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