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Psychology · 19 min

The Means Of Prediction

By Maximilian Kasy

This episode unpacks how our deep human need to predict the future often reveals more about our present biases and desires than it does about what's truly to come.

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Psychology
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“This episode unpacks how our deep human need to predict the future often reveals more about our present biases and desires than it does about what's truly to come.”

— Maximilian Kasy, The Means Of Prediction

What it is about

Prediction, decision-making, bias, uncertainty

Who it is for

If you often find yourself frustrated by predictions that don't quite land, this will sharpen your understanding of how we truly shape what's next, and this will help you see what to do next.

The author

Maximilian Kasy, an economist specializing in causal inference and prediction, offers a rigorous yet accessible framework for understanding how we interpret and influence the probabilities that shape our future.

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Maximilian Kasy

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