Ignoring Anomalies
Shane and Gary discuss how humans tend to ignore anomalies and dismiss inconvenient data, rather than exploring them. They explain how this is a low power mode for us and how even scientists use knowledge shields to protect their theories. They suggest harnessing curiosity when something doesn't happen the way it's supposed to.In this clip
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How do we spot cognitive dissonance and maybe short-circuit it in the context of the episode 546: Scott Adams | Persuasion in a World Where Facts Don't Matter and the clip Spotting Cognitive Dissonance?
How do we spot cognitive dissonance and then maybe short-circuit it in the context of the episode 546: Scott Adams | Persuasion in a World Where Facts Don't Matter and the clip Spotting Cognitive Dissonance?