Episode 2: Nonsense and the human condition - evolutionary hangovers

This episode explores how inherent human cognitive biases, developed through evolution, make us so susceptible to nonsense in the modern world.  We live in a world primarily shaped by the technologies we invented, where our domination as a species is now absolute. But in one curious respect, we remain constrained by our biology. Our human brains have been unable to evolve at the same dramatic pace at which we have transformed our environment. Humankind has broken evolution. But we still carry evolutionary "hangovers" such as:Our aversion to uncertainty,Our drive for simplistic sense-makingOur tendency towards belief perseverance This unfortunate combination results in our tendency to favour comforting illusions and resist complex realities, hindering our ability to learn and adopt evidence-based approaches. The result - drowning in nonsense at work!Excerpts from ⁠Magnetic Nonsense⁠⁠: ⁠⁠A Short History of Bullshit at Work and How to Make it Go Away⁠Note: podcast generated by Google LM Notebook from the original book text.