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Essays about why we believe what we do, how post-truth societies come to a public understanding about truth, and how we might do better.
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Maarten van Doorn
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The Understanding Project
Oct 16, 2019
4 Simple Tips to Improve Your Thinking
That also pay off in your relationships
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Maarten van Doorn
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Oct 7, 2019
The Complete Guide to Answering Almost Any Question Correctly
Cognitive biases, personal growth, and…
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Lauren Reiff
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Sep 16, 2019
Why You Can’t Escape Existential Anxiety
And why you actually don’t want to…
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Maarten van Doorn
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Sep 3, 2019
Are We in Control of Our Own Decisions?
Subtle factors shape our behavior, but we fail to recognize…
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Maarten van Doorn
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Aug 5, 2019
Why The World Doesn’t Want You to Succeed (and What to do About it)
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Maarten van Doorn
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May 11, 2019
How Wrong Ideas about Knowledge Can Ruin Decisions
Campbell’s law, unknowable things, and the illusion…
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Danny Forest
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Mar 2, 2019
Will Education Be Pointless 30 Years from Now? — Part One
It’s too late for evolution. It’s time for…
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Maarten van Doorn
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Jul 29, 2018
Two Ways To Learn: The Danger of Practical Philosophy
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Maarten van Doorn
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Jan 25, 2019
So You Think Capitalism Is Evil
Going behind the curtain
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Maarten van Doorn
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Jan 6, 2019
How Can Stories Be So Powerful?
The story of how narratives (de)form beliefs.
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