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I've been meaning to read that. Did you end up getting anything practical out of it?

• ibero 11y ago
  there are a lot of small near-practical applications, but it all really revolves around trying to be cognizant that our initial impressions/estimates vary wildly and are biased. The book spends the entire time giving you countless examples to hammer the point home. My favorite example from the book (via wikipedia) Linda is 31 years old, single, outspoken, and very bright. She majored in philosophy. As a student, she was deeply concerned with issues of discrimination and social justice, and also participated in anti-nuclear demonstrations. Which is more probable? a) Linda is a bank teller. b) Linda is a bank teller and is active in the feminist movement. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conjunction_fallacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conjunction_fallacy
  • bcheung 11y ago
    :D I skimmed through a little bit of that book and that is one of the ones I remember seeing that was very interesting. I should finish reading through it.
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