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Maybe, just maybe, you should *your own publications review of Malcolm Gladwell's most recent* and then write about the fascinating territory of how mental biases explain everything. https://twitter.com/olgakhazan/status/1253335074986029056
"Even I, a health reporter, did not initially realize how quickly the virus would descend on the United States, how severe its toll would be, or what shape the fight against it would take."
No one *knew*. Some had a better sense of the very real dangers.
No one *knew*. Some had a better sense of the very real dangers.
"That kind of naive optimism in the face of encroaching disaster is a pitfall of owning a human brain"
I thought the naive *fear* in the face of encroaching "potential" disaster was the pitfall of owning a human brain. Did I have both simultaneously and then I just froze?
I thought the naive *fear* in the face of encroaching "potential" disaster was the pitfall of owning a human brain. Did I have both simultaneously and then I just froze?
“We don’t go around calculating things in a scientific way; we just kind of are guided by our feelings, which are very much influenced by our experiences”
According to experts, I'm supposed to listen to experts and that's scientific thinking. And the experts said... no problems!
According to experts, I'm supposed to listen to experts and that's scientific thinking. And the experts said... no problems!
"Experts say the United States should commit resources to preparation ahead of time, so that our psychological blind spots don’t undermine us."
First half of sentence doesn't necessarily lead to the conclusion. First half widely agreed upon; second half a fun rhetorical pivot.
First half of sentence doesn't necessarily lead to the conclusion. First half widely agreed upon; second half a fun rhetorical pivot.
This thread brought to you by @ClareCoffey, which is to say she inadvertently introduced me to it and definitely didn't make me click. (Using up those free reads on a hate read. Woot. Here's to junk "explanatory" journalism.)
