‘Big data’ promised us an end to uncertainty, but we realise now that this is a myth. Uncertainty will always remain, and intuition can help us navigate it.

That’s the claim of Oded Netzer, one of the authors of Decisions Over Decimals: Striking the Balance Between Intuition and Information. On this week’s episode of The Mind Tools L&D Podcast, Oded joins Ross G and Ross D to discuss:

Why looking for a ‘perfect’ answer isn’t helpful
How ‘quantitative intuition’ (QI) can help us make decisions
Techniques for identifying the data you do need to make decisions.

You can find out more about Decisions Over Decimals, including where to buy a copy, at dodthebook.com/

During the discussion, Ross D referenced the website FiveThirtyEight.com. You can find it here: fivethirtyeight.com/

In ‘What I Learned This Week’, Oded discussed Malcolm Gladwell’s Revisionist History episode ‘My Little Hundred Million’: pushkin.fm/podcasts/revisionist-history/my-little-hundred-million

Ross D referenced FiveThirtyEight (again) to explore the technology within a football: fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-world-cups-new-high-tech-ball-will-change-soccer-forever/

Ross G encouraged all of you to follow him on Mastodon (the hottest new social network, pew-pew!). Check out: mastodon.scot/@rossgarner

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Connect with our speakers 

If you'd like to share your thoughts on this episode, connect with our speakers on Twitter:  

Ross Garner - @RossGarnerMT (or @rossgarner@mastodon.scot)
Ross Dickie - @RossDickieMT
Oded Netzer - @OdedNetzer

Bonus content! Check out this photo of Ross D with his award: twitter.com/MindToolsFB/status/1593232298358763521?s=20&t=BXnJsjoQ0bYR1_DzvPdjpg

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