233. How to Be Less Terrible at Predicting the Future

14/01/2016 46 min Episodio 233
233. How to Be Less Terrible at Predicting the Future

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Experts and pundits are notoriously bad at forecasting, in part because they aren't punished for bad predictions. Also, they tend to be deeply unscientific. The psychologist Philip Tetlock is finally turning prediction into a science -- and now even you could become a superforecaster. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.