Lecture - The Elephant In The Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life

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Your brain is hiding your real motives from you. Prof. Robin Hanson explains how we evolved to deceive ourselves about politics, education, medicine, and even laughter.

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LEARN MORE:
The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life (book): If you enjoyed this lecture and want to learn more about our unconscious motives, check out Prof. Hanson’s book. https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Brain-Hidden-Motives-Everyday/dp/0190495995
Myth of the Rational Voter (lecture): Prof. Bryan Caplan discusses his book Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Policies and explains the four biases voters have when it comes to economic policy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKANfuq_92U
Why Are Voters So Uninformed? (video): Prof. Diana Thomas explains why it’s actually rational for voters to be uninformed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwPGzkui8ow

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