What is rational ignorance?

Live Well and Flourish

English - April 28, 2021 07:00 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
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"Rational" and "ignorance" are words that don't often go together, but sometimes they should. In this episode Andrea and Craig explore the concept of rational ignorance. which basically means that when the cost of acquiring information exceeds the value of that information, it's rational to remain ignorant. We also have a guest appearance from Taz!

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