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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Cut On the Bias

When it comes to decisions, avalanche education often centres itself around biases. ( Referred to as human factors. ) Here is some very high-end thinking on biases from Oxford University.

Feeling Rational: http://lesswrong.com/lw/hp/feeling_rational/
The Role of Bias in Bias: http://lesswrong.com/lw/he/knowing_about_biases_can_hurt_people/
The Affect Heuristic: http://lesswrong.com/lw/lg/the_affect_heuristic/

Might make your brain hurt a bit, but that's a good thing, right?

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