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00:00 This research paper has fascinated me for years
00:21 The skin cream question
04:20 How politics influences our reasoning
5:10 The gun control question
8:42 Are people rational decision makers?
9:27 Why people think tribally
10:38 What can we do about political polarisation?
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it depends if its gonna help me with general knowledge for my life
Telling everyone that they NEED to vote was a mistake.
Thank you for the great content!
When it comes to scientific data or science in general, politics don’t even enter my mind.