5
Feb
2021
Scientists Love Data – And Data Reveal Most People Prefer Anecdotes
The unreasonable effectiveness of personal narrative – and what it means for persuasion and health The goal of “alternative facts,” is “to flood the zone with sh*t,” as former Trump advisor Steve Bannon notoriously explained to the author Michael Lewis. The idea is to persuade us it’s just too difficult to know what to believe about anything. This “manufactured nihilism,”... Read More