Episode 74: Don't Read the Comments

It's no surprise that there is a virtual treasure-trove of content for us to ridicule in the comments of basically any online post, but this time we share how some comments are demonstrative of a larger social issue. We also discuss a fun little concept called organizational uniqueness bias and the merits of the science of understanding, rather than control. Additional Info: <!--table {mso-displayed-decimal-separator:"\."; mso-displayed-thousand-separator:"\,";} @page {margin:.75in .7in .75in .7in; mso-header-margin:.3in; mso-footer-margin:.3in;} .font5 {color:black; font-size:10.0pt; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; text-decoration:none; font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif; mso-font-charset:0;} .font6 {color:black; font-size:10.0pt; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; text-decoration:none; font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif; mso-font-charset:0;} .font7 {color:black; font-size:10.0pt; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; text-decoration:none; font-family:Calibri, sans-serif; mso-font-charset:0;} .font8 {color:black; font-size:10.0pt; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; text-decoration:none; font-family:Calibri, sans-serif; mso-font-charset:0;} tr {mso-height-source:auto;} col {mso-width-source:auto;} br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;} td {padding:0px; mso-ignore:padding; color:black; font-size:11.0pt; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; text-decoration:none; font-family:Calibri, sans-serif; mso-font-charset:0; mso-number-format:General; text-align:general; vertical-align:bottom; border:none; mso-background-source:auto; mso-pattern:auto; mso-protection:locked visible; white-space:nowrap; mso-rotate:0;} --> Organizational uniqueness bias https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/20/opinion/sunday/the-one-question-you-should-ask-about-every-new-job.html <!--table {mso-displayed-decimal-separator:"\."; mso-displayed-thousand-separator:"\,";} @page {margin:.75in .7in .75in .7in; mso-header-margin:.3in; mso-footer-margin:.3in;} .font5 {color:black; font-size:10.0pt; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; text-decoration:none; font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif; mso-font-charset:0;} .font6 {color:black; font-size:10.0pt; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; text-decoration:none; font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif; mso-font-charset:0;} .font7 {color:black; font-size:10.0pt; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; text-decoration:none; font-family:Calibri, sans-serif; mso-font-charset:0;} .font8 {color:black; font-size:10.0pt; font-weight:700; font-style:normal; text-decoration:none; font-family:Calibri, sans-serif; mso-font-charset:0;} tr {mso-height-source:auto;} col {mso-width-source:auto;} br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;} td {padding:0px; mso-ignore:padding; color:black; font-size:11.0pt; font-weight:400; font-style:normal; text-decoration:none; font-family:Calibri, sans-serif; mso-font-charset:0; mso-number-format:General; text-align:general; vertical-align:bottom; border:none; mso-background-source:auto; mso-pattern:auto; mso-protection:locked visible; white-space:nowrap; mso-rotate:0;} --> United Airlines new app; Science of Understanding, rather than control https://www.businessinsider.com/united-airlines-app-cool-feature-2019-1