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6mins
The Well
Win back your agency from algorithms with data literacy
Algorithms dictate a lot more than your social media feeds. Here’s how to win back your agency.
Talithia Williams
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5mins
The Well
Facts don’t win fights — but this can
We’ve all tried to win an argument by bringing up statistics that support our view. But here’s why that doesn’t work, according to a neuroscientist.
Tali Sharot
5mins
Explain It Like I’m Smart
Harvard professor explains Bayes’ rule
The formula for rational thinking explained by Steven Pinker.
Steven Pinker
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4mins
The Well
Nature vs. nurture, explained by a geneticist
“If 90% of children had ADHD and only 10% of children could sit still at a desk, how would we design school?”
Kathryn Paige Harden
John Templeton Foundation
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