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#84 - A Primer on Not Born Yesterday by Hugo Mercier

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Some thoughts (arguments?) on Hugo Mercier's Not Born Yesterday, which advances the thesis that humans are not as gullible as is commonly thought. This is our second episode on Mercier's work, and we're as intrigued as ever. But this time we have different interpretations of his thesis, so it's a good thing the man himself is coming on soon to sort us out.

We discuss
  • If humans are less gullible than is commonly believed
  • Evolution of Communication Theory
  • Gazelles jumping in the air
  • Are humans too stubborn? Is one of your hosts who shall go unnamed too stubborn?
  • When do humans actually change their minds?
  • Does Mercier's work conflict with Popper?
  • How much of our reasoning is motivated reasoning? How much is social conformity?
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