Mini 18: Gambler's Fallacy

Psychologically Minded

English - August 18, 2023 21:10 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
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This week's minisode is about the Gambler's Fallacy, a cognitive bias that makes us really bad at predicting things. I review the origin of the phrase, some original research, and what we can do to avoid the fallacy.

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