2 Posts found for Author: Christopher Bader

Unfortunately, we’re just not good at nuance.

Author: Christopher Bader | Source: The New York Times | Subjects: Education | Scholarship, Psychology | Behavior, Thought | Inquiry

The media gives us what we want: something to fear, the scary thing, the dark thing. That’s what’s going to attract our attention. Also, we have a huge confirmation bias. If you’re afraid of…[something], you’ll be attracted to information that reinforces the fear.

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I guess it would be an open question: If the media is playing to our inherent natures, is that our fault or … [ Read more ]

Author: Christopher Bader | Source: The New York Times | Subjects: Education | Scholarship, Life & Society, News | Media | Publishing