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The Understanding Project
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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Jun 21, 2021
Who’s afraid of Cambridge Analytica?
Cunning marketers can predict and manipulate our behaviour…
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Maarten van Doorn
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Apr 30, 2021
Reasons Why Post-truth Claims Are Plausible, and Evidence That They Are Not true
Algorithms and the…
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Maarten van Doorn
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Dec 12, 2019
Truth in the Post-Truth Era: It’s Not That Complicated
Why you don’t need to worry about lying…
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Maarten van Doorn
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Nov 27, 2019
Reality-Making: The Art of Distinguishing Truth from Falsehood
Understanding the constitution of…
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Maarten van Doorn
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Oct 16, 2019
4 Simple Tips to Improve Your Thinking
That also pay off in your relationships
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Lauren Reiff
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Oct 7, 2019
The Ancient Dance Between Eros and Thanatos
Why humans flirt with destruction
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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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Maarten van Doorn
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Sep 17, 2019
The Scientific Case for Humanity’s Goodness
Hobbes, Milgram, the Stanford Prison Experiment, and the
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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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