Randomization - Outsmarting Your Own Brain with Strategic...

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Felix Mercer explores how deliberately introducing randomness into hiring, creative work, and strategy can outsmart cognitive biases. Drawing from game theory and machine learning, he reveals when flipping a coin beats expert judgment—and why our brains need help making fairer, smarter decisions in unpredictable contexts. Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTV This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

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This episode was published on April 16, 2026.

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Felix Mercer explores how deliberately introducing randomness into hiring, creative work, and strategy can outsmart cognitive biases. Drawing from game theory and machine learning, he reveals when flipping a coin beats expert judgment—and why our...

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