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Steven Pinker explains the cognitive biases we all suffer from and how they can short-circuit rational thinking and lead us into believing stupid things. Skip to 12:15 to bypass the preamble.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Don't let me get started in what Isaac Newton used to believe. It ought to be a crime that we still teach his laws of motion in school.