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REBELLION AGAINST THE BOTS! A new study exposed Twitter users to opposing-view bots: It didn’t end well Left to our own devices, we aren’t likely

WHEN UNDERDOGS WIN, HOW MUCH DO FORECASTERS LOSE? A view from Nate Silver, and why predictions are treated differently in sports than in politics We

NEW STUDY PROVES IT: WE’RE PRETTY EASY TO FOOL False news laps the truth on Twitter Last week @ScienceMagazine published a large-scale investigation of how information spreads

AMAZON PAYS $1 BILLION FOR A BUSINESS REJECTED ONSHARK TANK Getting past “right-and-wrong thinking” to a more nuanced evaluation of decisions Amazon is buying Ring,

STEVEN PINKER IS ON ONE TRACK, THE NEW YORK TIMES IS ON THE OTHER It’s the start of a hypothetical moral question, with no right answer and

THINGS I LEARNED FROM MY CONVERSATION WITH JAMES ALTUCHER I recently appeared on James Altucher’s (@JAltucher) podcast. It was a great, far-ranging conversation, titled for one

IDENTITY POLITICS OF A DIFFERENT SORT Our political party is our tribe and tribe trumps principles I recently wrote a piece for Michael Smerconish (@Smerconish Smerconish.com), “Why

THE PHILLY SPECIAL Eagles’ coach Doug Pederson made some great coaching moves, but what made them special was that they worked Congratulations to my Philadelphia

TUESDAY IS PUBLICATION DAY FOR THINKING IN BETS This Tuesday, February 6, is Publication Day for Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don’t Have All

A TRIO OF UNLIKELY, BUT TRULY MAGICAL WORDS “I’m not sure” (though “I don’t know” works just as well) You can now “Look Inside” Thinking in