Learning How to See with Brian McLaren

1: Why Can't We See?

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On this introductory episode of Learning How to See, Brian, Jacqui, and Richard talk about two biases that set the stage for all the others:

  1. Confirmation Bias: the human brain welcomes information that confirms what it already thinks and resist information that disturbs or contradicts what it already thinks.
  2. Complexity Bias: the human brain prefers a simple lie to a complex truth.


    3. Resources:

    • The transcript for this episode.
    • Brian's e-book: Why Don't They Get It?


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