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The Perils of Perception

Most of us probably believe we’re fair and rational people whose opinions and ideas are informe...

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13.17 20 Apr 2019


The Perils of Perception


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13.17 20 Apr 2019


Most of us probably believe we’re fair and rational people whose opinions and ideas are informed only by facts.

And in a ‘post-truth era’, it’s more important than ever to check our sources, but ongoing research suggests we are a lot more biased than we think.

So just how do we get things so wrong?

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Jonathan is joined by Professor Bobby Duffy, Director of the Policy Institute from King’s College London and author of ‘The Perils of Perception: Why We’re Wrong About Nearly Everything to discuss.


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