There’s a Name for Why the Simplest Questions Sometimes Seem Like They’re the Trickiest to Answer
And it's called the Moses Illusion.
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Daniel Kahneman
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The Reformation: Can Social Scientists Save Themselves?
An intellectual crisis in the age of TED talks and Freakonomics.
Stop Denying the Hot Hand
New data and statistical theory are overturning 30-year-old research that failed to find evidence of streaky shooting on the basketball court. The hot hand, it turns out, really does exist—and it may apply to a lot more than just sports.
Urban Myths of Innovation: Density and Serendipity
In a city, serendipity isn't a given. Two ships may pass in the night and that's it.
Creatures of Coherence: Why We’re So Obsessed With Causation
We default to cause-and-effect thinking because we want to maintain control over our lives, but some things just don't have clear answers.