hn_rationality

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There are no moral laws out there(optimallyirrational.com)
1 points by hn_rationality 11mo ago|1 comments
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by hn_rationality 11mo ago
A criticism of moral realism
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We set ever higher goals: The psychology of chasing our potential(optimallyirrational.com)
4 points by hn_rationality 2y ago|0 comments
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by hn_rationality 3y ago
The absurd statement is not decolonization but the implied causal graph, which is not a DAG, incidentally, as it is cyclical.
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Adopting beliefs can be a strategy to signal commitment to an in-group(lionelpage.substack.com)
2 points by hn_rationality 3y ago|4 comments
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by hn_rationality 3y ago
It is common to see people posting absurd beliefs/political takes on social media. One likely reason is that absurd/radical beliefs in the direction of your group's positions give credibility to your commitment to your group.
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Academics were wrong about the hot hand all along. It is real(twitter.com)
4 points by hn_rationality 3y ago|1 comments
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by hn_rationality 3y ago
For 30 years psychologists and behavioural economists dismissed the "hot hand," the idea that basketball players get better at shooting after a streak of success. As it happens, the academics were wrong all along. The hot hand is
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The hot hand was never a fallacy. Recent research shows it is real(lionelpage.substack.com)
2 points by hn_rationality 3y ago|1 comments
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by hn_rationality 3y ago
Psychologists assumed too quickly that the hot hand was just a cognitive illusion. Statistics shows it is real.
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Not Another Behavioural Bias!(lionelpage.substack.com)
1 points by hn_rationality 3y ago|1 comments
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by hn_rationality 3y ago
We have uncovered enough behavioural biases. It's time to understand where they come from.