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Jeff and Anthony have often discussed the brain's annoying propensity to latch on to erroneous conclusions by relating two disparate pieces of data, and a new article in FiveThirtyEight Science breaks down the "illusion of causality" and other problematic human tendencies even clearer. Why is the brain so determined to mislead itself? And what can we do to be less dumb?
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Jeff and Anthony have often discussed the brain's annoying propensity to latch on to erroneous conclusions by relating two disparate pieces of data, and a new article in FiveThirtyEight Science breaks down the "illusion of causality" and other problematic human tendencies even clearer. Why is the brain so determined to mislead itself? And what can we do to be less dumb?
Get all your sweet We Have Concerns merch by swinging by http://wehaveconcerns.com/shop
Hey! If you’re enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen.
Here’s the iTunes link: http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns
And here’s the Stitcher link: http://bit.ly/stitcherwhc
Jeff on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jeffcannata
Anthony on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acarboni
Today’s story sent in by Alexander Hoffman: http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/your-brain-is-primed-to-reach-false-conclusions/?ex_cid=538twitter
If you’ve seen a story you think belongs on the show, send it to [email protected] or leave it on the subreddit: http://reddit.com/r/wehaveconcerns

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