Alex Edmans, a professor of finance at London Business School, tells us how to avoid the Ladder of Misinference by examining how narratives, statistics, and articles can mislead, especially when they align with our preconceived notions and confirm what we believe is true, assume is true, and wish were true.
<a href="https://alexedmans.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">Alex Edmans </a>
<a href="https://alexedmans.com/books/" rel="noopener noreferrer">May Contain Lies</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpJx5VLQMxk" rel="noopener noreferrer">What to Test in a Post Trust World</a>
<a href="https://www.davidmcraney.com/howmindschangehome" rel="noopener noreferrer">How Minds Change</a>
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<description>&lt;p&gt;Alex Edmans, a professor of finance at London Business School, tells us how to avoid the Ladder of Misinference by examining how narratives, statistics, and articles can mislead, especially when they align with our preconceived notions and confirm what we believe is true, assume is true, and wish were true.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://alexedmans.com" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Alex Edmans &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://alexedmans.com/books/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;May Contain Lies&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpJx5VLQMxk" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;What to Test in a Post Trust World&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.davidmcraney.com/howmindschangehome" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;How Minds Change&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/davidmcraney" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;David McRaney’s Twitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/davidmcraney.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;David McRaney’s BlueSky&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/notsmartblog" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;YANSS Twitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/youarenotsosmart/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;YANSS Facebook&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://davidmcraney.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Newsletter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://kitted.shop/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Kitted&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Alex Edmans, a professor of finance at London Business School, tells us how to avoid the Ladder of Misinference.

338 - May Contain Lies - Alex Edmans (rebroadcast)

How is AI reshaping human reasoning? What is cognitive surrender, and how do we avoid its negative impact? What is system three thinking, and how can we get the most out of it? Artificial intelligence researchers Gideon Nave and Steven D. Shaw have some answers, some questions, and some suggestions.
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<description>&lt;p&gt;How is AI reshaping human reasoning? What is cognitive surrender, and how do we avoid its negative impact? What is system three thinking, and how can we get the most out of it? Artificial intelligence researchers Gideon Nave and Steven D. Shaw have some answers, some questions, and some suggestions.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://youarenotsosmart.com/podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Previous Episodes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6097646" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Thinking: Fast, Slow, and Artificial&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://gidinave.com" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Gideon Nave's Website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.whyweconsume.com" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Steven D. Shaw's Website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.davidmcraney.com/howmindschangehome" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;How Minds Change&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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How is AI reshaping human reasoning? What is cognitive surrender, and how do we avoid its negative impact? What is system three thinking, and how can we get the most out of it?

337 - Cognitive Surrender - Gideon Nave and Steven D. Shaw

If you want to overthrow a dictator, resist an authoritarian regime, or create a movement that can change the national status quo, you don't need half the country, you only need 3.5 percent of the population to join – but there are some caveats, and Erica Chenoweth whose research led to the discovery of the 3.5 Percent Rule, explains them to us in this episode.
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<a href="https://www.nonviolent-conflict.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Why-Civil-Resistance-Works-Article.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer">Why Civil Resistance Works (the paper)</a>
<a href="https://cup.columbia.edu/book/why-civil-resistance-works/9780231156820/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Why Civil Resistance Works (the book)</a>
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<a href="https://www.belfercenter.org/publication/qa-erica-chenoweth" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Q&A</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_protests_and_demonstrations_in_the_United_States_by_size" rel="noopener noreferrer">List of Protests by Size</a>
<a href="https://www.davidmcraney.com/howmindschangehome" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How Minds Change</a>
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<description>&lt;p&gt;If you want to overthrow a dictator, resist an authoritarian regime, or create a movement that can change the national status quo, you don't need half the country, you only need 3.5 percent of the population to join – but there are some caveats, and Erica Chenoweth whose research led to the discovery of the 3.5 Percent Rule, explains them to us in this episode.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://youarenotsosmart.com/podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Previous Episodes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ericachenoweth.com" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Erica Chenoweth's Website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nonviolent-conflict.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Why-Civil-Resistance-Works-Article.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Why Civil Resistance Works (the paper)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://cup.columbia.edu/book/why-civil-resistance-works/9780231156820/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Why Civil Resistance Works (the book)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://tedxboulder.com/speakers/erica-chenoweth" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;The TED Talk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.belfercenter.org/publication/qa-erica-chenoweth" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;The Q&amp;A&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_protests_and_demonstrations_in_the_United_States_by_size" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;List of Protests by Size&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.davidmcraney.com/howmindschangehome" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;How Minds Change&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/davidmcraney" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;David McRaney’s Twitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/davidmcraney.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;David McRaney's BlueSky&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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If you want to create a movement that can change the national status quo, you don't need half the country, you only need 3.5 percent of the population to join – but there are some caveats.

336 - The 3.5 Percent Rule - Erica Chenoweth (rebroadcast)

Therapist, teacher, speaker, and trauma specialist Britt Frank tells us all about her new book, Align Your Mind, an all-access pass to understanding, befriending, and leading the multiple voices within yourself. 
 Grounded in the latest research on Parts Work and Internal Family Systems, and offering proven techniques from Frank’s clinical practice and personal challenges, this engaging guide is a user manual to your own mind—and presents a road map for finding peace, confidence, and a deeper understanding of who you truly are.
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<description>&lt;p&gt;Therapist, teacher, speaker, and trauma specialist Britt Frank tells us all about her new book, Align Your Mind, an all-access pass to understanding, befriending, and leading the multiple voices within yourself.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
 Grounded in the latest research on Parts Work and Internal Family Systems, and offering proven techniques from Frank’s clinical practice and personal challenges, this engaging guide is a user manual to your own mind—and presents a road map for finding peace, confidence, and a deeper understanding of who you truly are.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/youarenotsosmart" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://youarenotsosmart.com/podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Previous Episodes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.brittfrank.com" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Britt Frank’s Practice&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.brittfrank.com/align-your-mind" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Align Your Mind Website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/brittfrank/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Britt Frank’s Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/davidmcraney" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;David McRaney’s Twitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Using parts work, psychologist Britt Frank offers a road map for understanding, befriending, and leading the multiple voices within yourself.

335 - Align Your Mind - Britt Frank (rebroadcast)

In this episode, the story of Clever Hans, the horse who changed psychology for the better. We also sit down with psychologist and magician Matt Tompkins. Matt is the author of The Spectacle of Illusion, a book about the long history of the manipulation of our own magical thinking and how studying deception can help us better understand perception, memory, belief, and more.
<a href="https://www.davidmcraney.com/howmindschangehome" rel="noopener noreferrer">How Minds Change</a>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/davidmcraney" rel="noopener noreferrer">David McRaney’s Twitter</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/notsmartblog" rel="noopener noreferrer">YANSS Twitter</a>
<a href="https://www.matt-tompkins.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Matt Tompkins</a>
<a href="https://www.matt-tompkins.com/soi" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Spectacle of Illusion</a>
<a href="https://archive.org/details/PrisonersofSilence" rel="noopener noreferrer">Prisoners of Silence</a>
<a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Clever-Hans" rel="noopener noreferrer">Clever Hans</a>
<a href="https://psychology.fandom.com/wiki/Wilhelm_von_Osten" rel="noopener noreferrer">Wilhelm von Osten</a>
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/632474-i-have-a-foreboding-of-an-america-in-my-children-s" rel="noopener noreferrer">Carl Sagan Quote</a>
<a href="https://scienceofmagicassoc.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Science of Magic Association</a>
<a href="https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/departments/archives-modern-and-medieval-manuscripts-and-university-archives-0" rel="noopener noreferrer">Society for Psychical Research</a>
<a href="https://skepticalinquirer.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Skeptical Inquirer Magazine</a>
<a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/for-harry-houdini-seances-and-spiritualism-were-just-an-illusion-180978944/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Houdini's Debunking</a>
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<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode, the story of Clever Hans, the horse who changed psychology for the better. We also sit down with psychologist and magician Matt Tompkins. Matt is the author of The Spectacle of Illusion, a book about the long history of the manipulation of our own magical thinking and how studying deception can help us better understand perception, memory, belief, and more.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.davidmcraney.com/howmindschangehome" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;How Minds Change&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/davidmcraney.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;David McRaney’s BlueSky&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/davidmcraney" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;David McRaney’s Twitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/notsmartblog" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;YANSS Twitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.matt-tompkins.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Matt Tompkins&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.matt-tompkins.com/soi" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;The Spectacle of Illusion&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://archive.org/details/PrisonersofSilence" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Prisoners of Silence&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Clever-Hans" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Clever Hans&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://psychology.fandom.com/wiki/Wilhelm_von_Osten" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Wilhelm von Osten&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/632474-i-have-a-foreboding-of-an-america-in-my-children-s" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Carl Sagan Quote&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://scienceofmagicassoc.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Science of Magic Association&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/departments/archives-modern-and-medieval-manuscripts-and-university-archives-0" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Society for Psychical Research&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://skepticalinquirer.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Skeptical Inquirer Magazine&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/for-harry-houdini-seances-and-spiritualism-were-just-an-illusion-180978944/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Houdini's Debunking&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://davidmcraney.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Newsletter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/youarenotsosmart" rel="noopener noreferrer"&gt;Patreon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;p&gt;Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See &lt;a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com"&gt;pcm.adswizz.com&lt;/a&gt; for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

We explore the long history of the manipulation of our own magical thinking and how studying deception can help us better understand perception, memory, belief, and more.

334 - Magical Thinking - Matt Tompkins (rebroadcast)

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