#180 – Hugo Mercier on why gullibility and misinformation are overrated
The World Economic Forum’s global risks survey of 1,400 experts, policymakers, and industry leaders ranked misinformation and disinformation as the number one global risk over the next two years — ranking it ahead of war, environmental problems, and other threats from AI.
And the discussion around …
Highlights: #180 – Hugo Mercier on why gullibility and misinformation are overrated
This is a selection of highlights from episode #180 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast.
These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode:
Hugo Mercier on why gullibility and misinforma…
Why Do People Get Scammed? (Replay)
What makes a con succeed? Does snake oil actually work? And just how gullible is Angela?
SOURCES:
Robert Cialdini, professor emeritus of psychology and marketing at Arizona State University.
Yaniv Hanoch, professor of decision sciences at Coventry University.
Hugo Mercier, research scientist at…
"Studying Russia's Digital Grasp" with Dr Mariëlle Wijermars
This week, we spoke to Dr Mariëlle Wijermars about internet governance in authoritarian states like Russia. We discussed the current strategies of the Russian government in internet crackdowns both at home and abroad and the trend of bots, online propaganda and banned media outlets in attempts at o…
2024 Highlightapalooza! (The best of The 80,000 Hours Podcast this year)
"A shameless recycling of existing content to drive additional audience engagement on the cheap… or the single best, most valuable, and most insight-dense episode we put out in the entire year, depending on how you want to look at it." — Rob Wiblin
It’s that magical time of year once again — highli…
Reason and scientific method | Hugo Mercier | Reason with Science
In this episode, we talk with cognitive scientist Hugo Mercier about the fascinating topic of reasoning - what it is, how it works, and why it matters. Hugo is a co-author of The Enigma of Reason (with Dan Sperber) and author of Not Born Yesterday. Here, we discuss why reason evolved, the good and …
Reasoning Runs on Trust
When we disagree with someone, it's tempting to assume the problem is simple: they're irrational, biased, or misinformed. But what if human reasoning doesn't work the way we think it does? What if reasoning isn't primarily about finding the truth on our own, but about exchanging arguments with othe…
Not Born Yesterday: The Science of Who We Trust and What We Believe Audiobook by Hugo Mercier
https://libranovo.com/free Listen to free audiobooks with a 30-day free trial! Title: Not Born Yesterday: The Science of Who We Trust and What We BelieveGenres: Non-Fiction, Social ScienceAuthor: Hugo MercierNarrator: Jonathan Todd RossRelease date: 01-28-2020Length: 9:46:27Language: EnglishPublish…
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