Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman Ep25 "Why are we so easy to fool?"
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Sep 11, 2023 David Eagleman is joined by Christopher Chabris and Dan Simons to discuss their book, Nobody's Fool. They explore various topics related to deception, including understanding others, cognitive shortcuts, the deception of attention, the confidence of AI models, struggling to update beliefs, and expanding mental models.
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Introduction
00:00 • 5min
Seeing Beyond Our Mental Models and Understanding Others
05:15 • 3min
Deception and the Shell Game
07:58 • 18min
Understanding Scams and Cognitive Shortcuts
26:14 • 5min
The Deception of Attention and Prediction
31:38 • 18min
Confidence of AI Models and the Trap of Consistency
49:18 • 6min
Struggling to update beliefs in light of new evidence
55:15 • 14min
Expanding Mental Models and Gaining Knowledge
01:09:36 • 3min