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The Illusion of Truth

2016-07-21

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If you repeat something enough times, it comes to feel good and true.

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This episode was inspired by the book Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman.

This video was edited by Daniel Joseph Files, with music from Kevin MacLeod at http://incompetech.com "Marty Gots a Plan" "Sing Along With Jim" and "Full On".

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Intro
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Cognitive Ease
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Artificial Cognitive Ease
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Famous People
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Repetition
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Text
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Connection
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