Trust & Belief Formation Trust plays a critical role in forming our beliefs

Polarization Is Tearing Us Apart The Allure of Simple Stories Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close What we consider to be our personal knowledge is mostly a delusion. Most of the knowledge we think we own resides Continue reading Trust & Belief Formation Trust plays a critical role in forming our beliefs

Science Curiosity A desire to seek out and consume scientific information for pleasure

Motivated reasoning is where we look for arguments in favor of conclusions we want to believe, regardless of the evidence. This is a primary stumbling block in forming sound beliefs and making good decisions. However, if we are science-curious, we are more likely to explore data contradicting our worldview and are less prone to this bias. Continue reading Science Curiosity A desire to seek out and consume scientific information for pleasure