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nicholast

on Tuesday June 12, 2012 @05:35PM

nicholast writes "A good piece by Jonah Lehrer on newyorker.com about why smart people are often more likely to make cognitive errors than stupid people. Examines research about the shortcuts that our brains take while answering questions, and explains why even the smartest people take these shortcuts too."
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Great article! (Score:1)

by AirBudsBlog (2658539) writes:

This was really insightful and refreshing. Everyone has the same capability to reason, so it was great to see that everyones brain is wired the same.

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Great article! (Score:1)