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By Pretending Everyone Is Locked in ‘His Own Bubble’, You Give up What’s Needed to Get at the Truth

Fake News and Trust

Why Your Skepticism about Science and Journalism Is Dangerous

Why Truth Doesn’t Change People’s Minds (and What Does)

Bad Epistemology: How Wrong Ideas about Knowledge Can Ruin Decisions

Schools Don’t Support Personal Development, They Distort It

Philosophy of Consciousness: Why You Are Not Stronger Than Your Environment

Jean-Jacques Rousseau: The Two Biases That Stop Us From Knowing Ourselves

Nothing Matters. But That’s Not What Matters

Evolution And The Myth Of The Selfish Human

How Can Stories Be So Powerful?

Some Practical Thoughts On Unhappiness

So You Think Humans Can’t Know Objective Reality

Who Are You ‘Really’? Personalities, Narratives And Psychology’s Crisis

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