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Chris is on page 167 of 309 of You Can Beat Your Brain: How to Turn your Enemies into Friends, How to Make Better Decisions, and Other Ways to Be Less Dumb
"Pluralistic Ignorance" - where you mistakenly assume you're in the minority and just go along with it; when everyone else is thinking exactly the same thing. For instance, teacher says something confusing, then says, "Everyone understand?". No one puts their hand up because they think they're alone in their confusion. Boom. Pluralistic ignorance.
Aug 19, 2014 01:15AM Add a comment
You Can Beat Your Brain: How to Turn your Enemies into Friends, How to Make Better Decisions, and Other Ways to Be Less Dumb

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Chris is on page 159 of 309 of You Can Beat Your Brain: How to Turn your Enemies into Friends, How to Make Better Decisions, and Other Ways to Be Less Dumb
"The Backfire Effect" is a fun one. Apparently when confronted with information that challenges your beliefs, your learning centre shuts down. This explains why you've never seen anyone win an argument about politics or conspiracy theories on Facebook.
Aug 18, 2014 06:03AM Add a comment
You Can Beat Your Brain: How to Turn your Enemies into Friends, How to Make Better Decisions, and Other Ways to Be Less Dumb

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Chris is on page 105 of 320 of Heat: How to Stop the Planet Burning
Offshore windfarms are the way forward, I'm learning.
Jul 08, 2014 01:47AM Add a comment
Heat: How to Stop the Planet Burning

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Chris is on page 17 of 320 of Heat: How to Stop the Planet Burning
"Curtailing climate change must become the project we put before all others. If we fail in this task, we fail in everything else."
Jun 26, 2014 01:35AM Add a comment
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Chris is on page 3 of 320 of Heat: How to Stop the Planet Burning
The Faust metaphor was really powerful.
Jun 25, 2014 03:20AM Add a comment
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