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9 Best Articles in 2022
The New Yorker
Why Facts Don’t Change Our MindsThe New Yorker
~12 min read · From 2017 · New discoveries about the human mind show the limitations of reason.
Summary · Reader View · Shared by 1266, including Shelley Bonanno, MA, LLP (she/her/hers), Susan K. Whitbourne, Jeff Atwood, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Braden Kelley, Mark Kaigwa, Anita Leirfall, Mathew Ingram, 💥 Katie Martell, Jason Silva, Stowe Boyd, Christina Farr, Liliane Ferrari ™, Moritz Meenen, Howard Getson, Thomas Power, Matthias Sala, David Papandrew, Nir Eyal, Jane
better living
behavioral economics
psychology
reasoning
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confirmation bias
James Clear
Why Facts Don’t Change Our MindsJames Clear
~11 min read · From 2018 · Why don't facts change our minds? This article explains the logic of false beliefs and proposes a better system for constructive conversation.
Reader View · Shared by 305, including Weverton Timoteo, Nir Eyal, mdy, Massimo Banzi, Elena Neira, Nilofer Merchant, Kunal Bhatia, Esther Schindler, Vikram Dutt, Polina, Thomas Eichmann, dcancel.eth, Fabrice Liut 🍌🥑😌, Yonatan Levy, Bilal Zuberi, 🟣 Antonio Vieira Santos #FutureOfWork, Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos
decision making
life lessons
psychology
community building
The Atlantic
Beware of Facts ManThe Atlantic
3 min read · From 2020 · Facts Man is less about truth than raising questions. Why can’t Facts Man talk about certain issues in exactly the way he wants to?
Reader View · Shared by 194, including Liam Bright, Matt Taibbi, LizNeeley, Michael Shermer, Jay Rosen, Ed Yong, Mathew Ingram, Pip Morris, Matthias Lampe, Merlin Mann, Joshua Benton, Jennifer Ouellette
science
Vox
The Supreme Court hands the religious right a big victory by lying about the facts of a…Vox
8 min read · Jun 27th · Kennedy v. Bremerton School District is a big victory for the religious right, but only because Gorsuch misrepresents the facts of the case.
Reader View · Shared by 278, including Brad DeLong 🖖, Will Wilkinson 🌐, Jennifer Ouellette, Mac McCann
politics
Collaborative Fund
Different Kinds of BSCollaborative Fund
5 min read · Jun 2nd · There are three important facts about bullshit: It’s everywhere, it’s influential, and it’s dangerous. The amount of publicly accessible information today would have seemed unfathomable 10 or 20 years…
Reader View · Shared by 641, including Tamsen Webster, Message Strategist (she/her), Morgan Housel, Ines Bieler, Jack Raines
better living
Buffer
7 Psychology Facts That All Social Media Marketers Should KnowBuffer
~11 min read · From 2018 · A deep dive into 7 psychology facts that all social media marketers should know and how you can apply them to everything from content and customer support to strategy and execution.
Reader View · Shared by 146, including Bilal Aslam, Michael Musgrove, Rachel Miller | #InfluencerMarketing, Andrew Ermogenous, Nico Müller 🇺🇦, Gianluca Diegoli, Marsha Collier, Stephanie A Kowalski, Oliver Ewinger
social media
psychology
Farnam Street
How To Spot Bad ScienceFarnam Street
~15 min read · Jun 28th · In a digital world that clamors for clicks, news is sensationalized, and “facts” change all the time, here’s how to discern what is trustworthy and what is hogwash.
Reader View · Shared by 561, including Jason Lauritsen, Scott Monty, Teresa Torres
science
pseudoscience
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Science is not some big immovable mass. It is not infallible. It does not pretend to be able to explain everything or to know everything.
Psychology Today
The Danger With MindfulnessPsychology Today
6 min read · 2021-07-13 · The facts about mindfulness no one's talking about.
Reader View · Shared by 512, including Katja Evertz, Thomas Power
better living
mindfulness
psychology
psychological safety
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Practicing mindfulness when you're not mentally ready, or when you actually need a nap, to eat, a massage, to work, or an important conversation with a loved one can clearly create more difficulties than it's meant to mitigate.  References
Guardian politics
How statistics lost their powerGuardian politics
20+ min read · From 2017 ·  Statistics were once the authority on facts, but society has grown increasingly wary of them, especially of their use in politics. Sociologist and political economist William Davies explains what led to statistics’ fall from grace. He considers statistics in the context of their history and offers an opinion on why big data analysis can’t replace the service statistics provide for democracy.  
Summary · Reader View · Shared by 324, including k, Jane, Howard Getson, Sérgio Vieira, Kenneth Kalmer, Charlie Oliver, Nir Eyal, Erich Neuwirth, getAbstract, Jakub Albert Ferenc, Tom Connor, Leslie D, Jean Decherf, Nick Lüthi, Thomas Pleil, Barnaby Skinner, Dominic Grzbielok, Dominik Grolimund, Stowe Boyd, Jobologies
statistics
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Vox
The Supreme Court hands the religious right a big victory by lying about the facts of a…Vox
8 min read · Jun 27th · Kennedy v. Bremerton School District is a big victory for the religious right, but only because Gorsuch misrepresents the facts of the case.
Reader View · Shared by 278, including Brad DeLong 🖖, Will Wilkinson 🌐, Jennifer Ouellette, Mac McCann
politics
Farnam Street
How To Spot Bad ScienceFarnam Street
~15 min read · Jun 28th · In a digital world that clamors for clicks, news is sensationalized, and “facts” change all the time, here’s how to discern what is trustworthy and what is hogwash.
Reader View · Shared by 561, including Jason Lauritsen, Scott Monty, Teresa Torres
science
pseudoscience
Most highlighted
Science is not some big immovable mass. It is not infallible. It does not pretend to be able to explain everything or to know everything.
Nautilus Magazine
Don’t Give Up on FactsNautilus Magazine
4 min read · Jun 23rd · People of all political stripes can spot misinformation. They just need a nudge.
Reader View · Shared by 491, including Nir Eyal
media
psychology
science
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simply asking people to reflect on the probability of information being true significantly increases their chances of being able to tell if it is.
Smithsonian Magazine
14 Fun Facts About FireworksSmithsonian Magazine
6 min read · Jul 4th · Number three: Fireworks are just chemical reactions
Reader View · Shared by 155
culture
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Lisa Charlotte Muth
Why We Don't Believe In Facts, And How To Fix ThatLisa Charlotte Muth
10 min read · From 2020 · It's not about truth vs lie, it's about them vs us. Plus some data vis that made me think.
Reader View · Shared by 115, including Rick Powell, Marius Bleuer, Stefan Diepolder, Yann “shalf@mastodon.social” Heurtaux 不停
society
facts
Mental Floss
28 Fascinating Facts About TimeMental Floss
10 min read · May 2nd · Every person on Earth is living in the past, and more facts about time that are likely to hurt your brain.
Reader View · Shared by 85, including Colin Wright
better living
time
Nautilus Magazine
Don’t Give Up on FactsNautilus Magazine
4 min read · Jun 23rd · People of all political stripes can spot misinformation. They just need a nudge.
Reader View · Shared by 491, including Nir Eyal
media
psychology
science
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simply asking people to reflect on the probability of information being true significantly increases their chances of being able to tell if it is.
TED Talks
How many steps a day do we really need to take? Here are the factsTED Talks
5 min read · May 19th · Dr. Jen Gunter, ob/gyn, author and podcast host, looks at the belief that people need to take 10,000 steps a day — and explains what the science says about it.
Reader View · Shared by 465, including Matthew Turland
health
fitness
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Getting 13,000 to 14,000 steps per day would be a challenge. The only time I consistently get that amount is when I am visiting a big city.
Social Media Today
Which Social Media Apps Have the Biggest Impact on Sleep Patterns? [Infographic]Social Media Today
1 min read · Jan 12th · Using your phone late at night can impact your sleep - but which social media apps worsen that impact?
Reader View · Shared by 429, including Katja Evertz, Loubna Rais, Matt Navarra, Andrew Hutchinson
sleep
facts
social media
research
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We asked each participant to wear a smartwatch to record how long it took to fall asleep and the amount of time spent in the REM phase of the sleep cycle, as well as provide feedback on how tired they felt the next morning after using their designated app, in the hour before falling asleep
The Atlantic
This Article Won’t Change Your MindThe Atlantic
20+ min read · From 2017 · The facts on why facts alone can’t fight false beliefs.
Summary · Reader View · Shared by 163, including Tim Müller, Shanna Peeples she/her 🏳️‍🌈, Liv 😷, Kim Dik, 瑞拿頭, getAbstract, 𝐦𝐫𝐯𝐧 , Nir Eyal, Mariella Petrigni 🌍 Translator, Howard Getson
CNN
Vietnam War Fast FactsCNN
4 min read · From 2013 · Read CNN's Vietnam War Fast Facts and learn more about the conflict between communist-led North Vietnam and US-supported South Vietnam.
Reader View · Shared by 73
Guardian Books
The death of truth: how we gave up on facts and ended up with TrumpGuardian Books
20+ min read · From 2018 · From post-modernism to filter bubbles, ‘truth decay’ has been spreading for decades. How can we stop alternative facts from bringing down democracy asks Michiko Kakutani
Reader View · Shared by 68, including Mathew Ingram, Guy Kawasaki, Kim Dik, Mark Little, Mark Kaigwa, Christian P. Stobbe
Mindful
A Mindfulness Practice for Changing Your Relationship to ThoughtsMindful
3 min read · Jun 6th · Thoughts are not facts. Here we learn to work with our thoughts in a kind way, without letting them overwhelm us.
Reader View · Shared by 228
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