The Most Dangerous Cognitive Bias
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 The Most Dangerous Cognitive Bias
3:01 How confident are you that you are right?
7:40 Why are people overconfident?
8:53 The Real Dunning-Kruger Effect Graph
10:22 How Your Brain Takes Shortcuts
14:02 How overconfidence is good for you
15:55 Nick Leeson Rogue Trader
17:17 The Importance of Feedback
18:45 How One of England's Oldest Banks Collapsed
20:41 How To Correct Overconfidence
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A big thanks to Professor Moore and Professor Fischhoff
Thank you to everyone who played the game with us @hankschannel, @fryrsquared, @NileRed , @astrumspace, @MinutePhysics and @LookingGlassUniverse
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References: https://ve42.co/OverconfidenceRefs
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Writers: Gabe Strong & Derek Muller
Producer & Director: Gabe Strong
Editor: Max Tobin
Additional Editors: James Stuart, Peter Nelson and Jack Saxon
Camera Operator: Casper Mebius and Gabe Strong
Animators: Alex Drakoulis & Fabio Albertelli
Illustrator: Jakub Misiek
Researchers: Naomi Dinmore
Additional researchers: Callum Cuttle
Thumbnail Designers: Abdallah Rabah, Ren Hurley & Ben Powell
Production Team: Josh Pitt, Matthew Cavanagh & Anna Milkovic
Executive Producers: Derek Muller & Zoe Heron
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