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Argument Production vs Evaluation
- Humans produce arguments lazily and biasedly, then rely on group evaluation for accuracy.
- This adaptive interaction evolved to overcome individual cognitive limitations in group reasoning.
Origins of "You Are Not So Smart"
- The "You Are Not So Smart" blog and book captured many cognitive biases and errors we all share.
- Going viral helped McRaney build an audience and launch a successful book series.
Unreliable Narrative Self
- Memories can drastically change over time, leading people to distrust their own recorded recollections.
- Our unreliable narrative self is adaptive but can distort past events significantly.