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Bonus: Why We Believe What Isn't True (with Axios Today)

2021/2/12
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Malcolm Gladwell
以深入浅出的写作风格和对社会科学的探究而闻名的加拿大作家、记者和播客主持人。
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Tim Harford: 本书探讨了人们为什么相信不真实信息的原因，指出人们对统计数据的解读存在偏差，容易受情绪影响，并且容易被误导。疫情期间，人们对准确数据的需求和重视程度提高，但同时，错误信息和蓄意歪曲信息的传播也更加猖獗，这导致人们对统计数据的信任度下降。长期以来，人们对统计数据的态度存在分歧，一部分人认为统计数据容易被操纵，另一部分人则认为统计数据对于决策至关重要。1954年，关于统计数据可靠性的争论达到高潮，一部分人认为统计数据可以被用来欺骗，另一部分人则认为统计数据对于公共健康至关重要。人们容易利用对统计数据的质疑来攻击科学家的工作，这在气候变化和疫情等问题上都有体现。人们更容易提出反对意见而不是支持意见，并且更容易提出否定性论据来驳斥自己不同意的观点。人们容易陷入过度关注错误和失误的陷阱，这会加剧人们对数字的怀疑。统计数据如同雷达一样重要，可以帮助人们识别威胁，了解政策的成效，并为决策提供依据。在处理信息时，要先冷静下来，避免情绪化的判断，才能更清晰地思考。人们应该学习如何批判性地思考信息，并将其作为提升自身认知水平的工具，而不是用于争论的武器。 Niala Boodhoo: 在当今信息爆炸的时代，人们需要保持警惕，批判性地看待信息，并且意识到自身偏见对信息处理的影响。

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Tim Harford discusses the importance of skepticism in today's world and how it can be misused to spread misinformation.

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We're no stranger to stories about misinformation or deliberate disinformation. We live in a world where now more than ever, you have to be skeptical. That skepticism can be healthy, but it also can be used to cast more doubt and misinformation on data and statistics that are very real. Tim Harford talks to Niala Boodhoo, from the news podcast Axios Today, about why people believe things that aren't true.

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