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Daily Archives: August 25, 2022
The Cynical Genius Illusion: Exploring and Debunking Lay Beliefs About Cynicism and Competence
From this 2019 paper: * Cross-cultural analyses showed that competent individuals held contingent attitudes and endorsed cynicism only if it was warranted in a given sociocultural environment. Less competent individuals embraced cynicism unconditionally, suggesting that—at low levels of competence—holding a … Continue reading
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California Burning: The Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric—and What It Means for America’s Power Grid
This piece is the best thing I’ve read in the Wall Street Journal in years. I can’t wait to read the book. It comes out in five days. WSJ: Inside the Investigation That Secured a Guilty Plea for 84 Wildfire … Continue reading
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More Accurate Hypotheses About Life Reduce Anxiety & Prediction Error (8-25-22)
2:00 Tucker Carlson mocks the Trump covid vaccine 08:00 The Trait That ‘Super Friends’ Have in Common 19:00 The Cynical Genius Illusion: Exploring and Debunking Lay Beliefs About Cynicism and Competence 32:00 Economic Freedom Fighters singing ‘Kill the Boer’ ruled … Continue reading
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