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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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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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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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Maarten van Doorn
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The Understanding Project
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 20, 2019
We Hardly Understand the Dynamics of Progress
Steven Pinker, optimism and how to live
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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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The Understanding Project
May 26, 2019
Focus on the Quality of the Arguments Rather than the Source of the Evidence
The fallacy of origins…
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