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Everything Is Obvious
This episode reveals how our intuitive reliance on 'common sense' often obscures the true complexity of social systems, leading to flawed predictions and misunderstandings.
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“This episode reveals how our intuitive reliance on 'common sense' often obscures the true complexity of social systems, leading to flawed predictions and misunderstandings.”
— Duncan J. Watts, Everything Is Obvious
Common Sense, Social Dynamics, Cognitive Bias
If you've ever wondered why seemingly obvious solutions fail in complex situations, this will sharpen your understanding of collective behavior and decision-making, and this will help you see what to do next.
As a leading researcher in social networks and collective behavior, Duncan Watts brings a rigorous, data-driven perspective to the subtle ways our common sense misleads us about complex systems.