Why Smart People Believe Silly Things

Alex O'Connor
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Chapters & Sections (38)

0:08 Man Imagines Boat with Elaborate Name and Purpose chapter 3
0:08 Man Discusses Boat and Freedom
2:03 Importance of Scientific Education and Literacy
3:49 The Dangers of Bad Ideas and Beliefs
5:42 Criticism of Bad Ideas and Victimhood chapter 3
5:42 Balancing Criticism and Charity in Debate
7:32 Victimization and Holding Bad Ideas
9:14 Denial of Susceptibility to Bad Ideas
10:42 Vulnerability to Bad Ideas and Beliefs chapter 2
10:42 Vulnerability to Holding Unconventional Beliefs
13:19 Einstein's Cosmological Mistake and Hubble's Discovery
15:08 Criticizing Bad Ideas for Personal Growth chapter 3
15:08 Criticizing Bad Ideas for Personal Growth
17:30 Emotional Investment in Ideas and Decision Making
18:45 Stone Age Minds and the Trolley Problem
20:13 Brain's Emotional Response to Moral Dilemmas chapter 3
20:13 Brain's Emotional Response to Moral Dilemmas
22:03 Smart People and Silly Beliefs
23:22 Cognitive Dissonance and Confirmation Bias
26:05 Confirmation Bias in Smart People chapter 3
26:05 Confirmation Bias in Smart People
27:27 Problem Diagnosis and Solution Approach
28:50 Overcoming Emotional Decision Making
31:12 Avoid Confirmation Bias in Idea Introduction chapter 3
31:12 Avoid Confirmation Bias in New Ideas
32:56 Recognizing and Managing Personal Bias
34:19 Recognizing and Managing Personal Bias
35:51 Recognizing and Overcoming Personal Biases chapter 4
35:51 Bias in Critical Thinking Discussion
37:26 Overcoming Religious Bias in Life Decisions
38:56 Challenging Personal Beliefs and Identity
40:23 Dealing with Grief and Bad Ideas
43:18 Commitment to Ideas and Critical Thinking chapter 2
43:18 Commitment to Ideas and Critical Thinking
45:20 Encountering a Muslim Woman at Heathrow Airport
47:28 Planting Seeds of Change in Others chapter 2
47:28 Planting Seeds of Change in Others
50:09 Criticizing Ideas and Media Bias

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