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Centrists are (probably) less biased
Why we should expect those in the middle to be more sensitive to evidence
Apr 6
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Kevin Dorst
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February 2024
Ideological Bayesians
Why limits on attention can lead reasonable people into bias and polarization.
Feb 24
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Kevin Dorst
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January 2024
Representativeness is Rational When Memory is Limited
It makes sense to prioritize remembering stereotypical outcomes
Jan 27
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Kevin Dorst
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Bayesians Commit the Gambler's Fallacy
And they do so in ways that match well-known empirical effects
Jan 6
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Kevin Dorst
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December 2023
In Defense of Epistemic Empathy
Knocking down the standard reasons for thinking that your opponents are dumb.
Dec 16, 2023
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Kevin Dorst
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October 2023
Bayesian Injustice
Why rational people often replicate unfairness
Oct 21, 2023
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Kevin Dorst
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September 2023
Polarization is Not (Standard) Bayesian
Why most rational theories are missing the crux of the issue.
Sep 16, 2023
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Kevin Dorst
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August 2023
ChatGPT undermines the case for human irrationality
It makes the same "errors" as humans—suggesting that they may be symptomatic of optimized domain-general reasoning.
Aug 19, 2023
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Kevin Dorst
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July 2023
Rationalization Maximizes Expected Value
Why what you want should depend on what you get
Jul 29, 2023
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Kevin Dorst
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Is the Endowment Effect Due to Incomparability?
Why vagueness in value leads to reluctance to trade
Jul 8, 2023
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Kevin Dorst
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June 2023
A Subtle Selection Effect in Overconfidence Studies
Asking for confidence-intervals selects for the opinions that are most likely to be overestimated.
Jun 28, 2023
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The Case for Overconfidence is Overstated
Much “overconfidence” can be explained by an accuracy-informativity tradeoff
Jun 17, 2023
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