In this IMMERSIVE episode, “Reason,” our goal is to immerse you in a soundscape that triggers cognitive biases which limit your reasoning capabilities. Then later we evoke a more constructive reasoning mindset and leave you with some ways to avoid these cognitive biases through a consequential and depersonalized approach.
To preserve this immersive experience, we stripped out a lot of the reporting we did on the science of reason.
 
To find out more...
- LISTEN to these full interviews we conducted with cognitive neuroscientists on our website:
<a href="https://www.qualiapod.com/research">Hugo Mercier</a>
<a href="https://www.qualiapod.com/research">Philip Fernbach</a>
 
- READ these books from the authors above:
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Enigma-Reason-Hugo-Mercier/dp/0674368304">The Enigma of Reason</a>
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Knowledge-Illusion-Never-Think-Alone/dp/0399184368/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_img_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=Q06NKXH21Z3GCQ3167NC">The Knowledge Illusion: Why We Never Think Alone</a>
 
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