What Is The Right Amount of Skepticism?

June 10, 2020 by Zach Grossfeld in Society & Culture

This is an excerpt from an article written by Carl Sagan about the balance of being a skeptic while remaining open to new ideas.

On Being Wrong : A TED Talk by Kathryn Schulz

April 15, 2020 by Zach Grossfeld in Society & Culture

The following is a Ted Talk by Kathryn Schulz where she discusses human nature and why we’ll do anything to avoid being wrong. As Ms. Schulz says, “It does feel like something to be wrong; It feels like being right.”

The Exploration-Exploitation Dilemma

March 27, 2020 by Zach Grossfeld in Society & Culture

The following is an excerpt from a study titled ‘The Exploration Exploitation Dilemma: A Multidisciplinary Framework:

It's Fun To Be Dumb

March 07, 2020 by Zach Grossfeld in Life Hacks

It’s fun to be dumb, in certain areas. Blind spots in knowledge drive us to learn, understand, and interact with the world on a deeper level. They can also serve as a mounting excuse for ignorance: