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Overcoming Bias

This is a blog on why we believe and do what we do, why we pretend otherwise, how we might do better, and what our descendants might do, if they don't all die.

  • By Robin Hanson
  • Based in United Kingdom
  • Roughly three posts per week
  • First post on

Posts per month

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Posts per month
Month starting Posts
Oct 2021 6
Nov 2021 5
Dec 2021 8
Jan 2022 12
Feb 2022 15
Mar 2022 7
Apr 2022 9
May 2022 9
Jun 2022 9
Jul 2022 14
Aug 2022 8
Sep 2022 7
Oct 2022 11
Nov 2022 11
Dec 2022 10
Jan 2023 5
Feb 2023 0
Mar 2023 0
Apr 2023 0
May 2023 0
Jun 2023 4
Jul 2023 4
Aug 2023 11
Sep 2023 5
Oct 2023 10
Nov 2023 9
Dec 2023 11
Jan 2024 14
Feb 2024 6
Mar 2024 4
Apr 2024 11
May 2024 11
Jun 2024 3
Jul 2024 14
Aug 2024 9
Sep 2024 12
Oct 2024 5

Any gaps could be due to errors when fetching the blog’s feed.

Most recent posts

Capitalism, Govt Causes Culture Woes?
Many have noticed a key time coincidence. The last few centuries have seen both a rise in many lamentable changes to key social practices and norms, and also a great rise in the influence non-traditional …
On , by Robin Hanson, 419 words
Betrayed By Culture
Like most humans ever, I love my culture. Its food, clothes, festivals, songs, stories, news, monuments, inspirational speeches, all of it. Deeply. They bring tears to my eyes, and comfort to my soul. I want …
On , by Robin Hanson, 709 words
Culture Drift Predicts Decadence
Babies are naturally pretty selfish, lazy, and present-oriented. So adults train and push kids to acquire habits and norms that will get them to invest in the future, and play well with others. When adults …
On , by Robin Hanson, 794 words