You Are Not So Smart

166 - Prevalence Induced Concept Change (rebroadcast)


Listen Later

In this episode we explore prevalence induced concept change. In a nutshell, when we set out to change the world by reducing examples of something we have deemed problematic, and we succeed, a host of psychological phenomena can mask our progress and make those problems seem intractable -- as if we are only treading water when, in fact, we’ve created the change we set out to make.

||| Show Notes at YouAreNotSoSmart.com |||

Patreon: http://patreon.com/youarenotsosmart

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

You Are Not So SmartBy You Are Not So Smart

  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5

4.5

1,678 ratings


More shows like You Are Not So Smart

View all
Radiolab by WNYC Studios

Radiolab

43,840 Listeners

Freakonomics Radio by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

Freakonomics Radio

32,174 Listeners

99% Invisible by Roman Mars

99% Invisible

26,189 Listeners

Boars, Gore, and Swords by Ivan and Red

Boars, Gore, and Swords

1,190 Listeners

Apps for Kids by Mark Frauenfelder

Apps for Kids

210 Listeners

TED Radio Hour by NPR

TED Radio Hour

22,125 Listeners

Very Bad Wizards by Tamler Sommers & David Pizarro

Very Bad Wizards

2,631 Listeners

The New Disruptors by Glenn Fleishman

The New Disruptors

64 Listeners

Tell Me Something I Don't Know by Boing Boing

Tell Me Something I Don't Know

41 Listeners

RiYL by Brian Heater

RiYL

61 Listeners

Intelligence Squared by Intelligence Squared

Intelligence Squared

786 Listeners

Incredibly Interesting Authors by Boing Boing

Incredibly Interesting Authors

9 Listeners

Boing Boing Gadgets by Boing Boing Gadgets

Boing Boing Gadgets

105 Listeners

Give Me Fiction by Give Me Fiction

Give Me Fiction

25 Listeners

Hidden Brain by Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam

Hidden Brain

43,255 Listeners

HOME: Stories From L.A. by Bill Barol

HOME: Stories From L.A.

93 Listeners

Science Vs by Spotify Studios

Science Vs

11,916 Listeners

The Gray Area with Sean Illing by Vox

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

10,638 Listeners

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos by Pushkin Industries

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

14,537 Listeners

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford by Pushkin Industries

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

5,090 Listeners

People I (Mostly) Admire by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

People I (Mostly) Admire

2,090 Listeners

Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg by Spencer Greenberg

Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg

137 Listeners

A Slight Change of Plans by Pushkin Industries

A Slight Change of Plans

1,870 Listeners