Self-awareness
My last post linked to some of Dan Gilbert’s TED talks on happiness and cognitive biases. But then I noticed there’s a whole section on TED called How the Mind Works! Lots of very cool, very accessible stuff. Check it out here. /// Image from TED.com.
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Self-awareness
What is rationality? What do people think it is? Many people misunderstand what the word ‘rationality’ really means, in large part because of its confused portrayal in movies, on TV, and in the media. How exactly do they get it wrong? Julia Galef gave a presentation at Skepticon 4 on Hollywood rationality. It does a great job of […]
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