Ep138 "Why do our political brains mistake opinion for truth?" with Kaizen Asiedu

JAN 26, 202667 MIN
Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman

Ep138 "Why do our political brains mistake opinion for truth?" with Kaizen Asiedu

JAN 26, 202667 MIN

Description

What if your confidence in your political beliefs does not correlate with their accuracy? Why does a pundit's outrage often feel so convincing and nuance so unsatisfying? Are conspiracy theories a predictable feature of human brains? Is there any way to stop ourselves from mistaking our feelings for conclusions? How can we come to be clearer thinkers? Today we speak with political commentator Kaizen Asiedu about how we arrive at our hot takes on the world.