Why We are Wrong About Nearly Everything (with Bobby Duffy)
About this episode
Bobby Duffy draws on his research into public perception across more than forty countries, offering a sweeping account of the stubborn problem of human delusion: how society breeds it, why it will never go away, and what our misperceptions say about what we really believe.
How do we consume information differently now than we did in the 1950’s? How do we gain knowledge about the world around us? Why are Americans high in confidence but low in true knowledge? Are Americans creating false beliefs from false information?
Further Reading:
Why We’re Wrong About Nearly Everything: A Theory of Human Misunderstanding, written by Bobby Duffy
Crime, terrorism and teen pregnancies: is it all doom and gloom? Only in our minds, written by Bobby Duffy
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Who Elected Donald Trump?, Free Thoughts Podcast
How the Media Really Works, Free Thoughts Podcast
Social Media’s Moral Panic, Free Thoughts Podcast
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