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Why we refuse to know [1]

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WHAT SCIENTIFIC TERM OR CONCEPT OUGHT TO BE MORE WIDELY KNOWN? [2]

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Gerd Gigerenzer
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[ Thu. Jan. 5. 2017 ]

We generally consider knowledge to be a desirable commodity. But there are situations where people voluntarily forgo information - and those in which ignorance is even practical.

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[1] https://www.edge.org/news/why-we-refuse-to-know
[2] https://www.edge.org/annual-question/what-scientific-term-or%C2%A0concept-ought-to-be-more-widely-known
[3] http://bit.ly/2tcOAj1
[4] http://bit.ly/2pHLHSD