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Annie explained that the book argued many heuristics and biases appear only when we rely solely on the brain, and she used it to challenge the computer metaphor for the mind.
In this book, I wanted to challenge the metaphor of the computer and point out that, no, actually the brain evolved in particular settings, you know, mostly outside.
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Annie explained that the book argued many heuristics and biases appear only when we rely solely on the brain, and she used it to challenge the computer metaphor for the mind.
In this book, I wanted to challenge the metaphor of the computer and point out that, no, actually the brain evolved in particular settings, you know, mostly outside.
they argue in the book that a lot of what we consider to be built in heuristics and biases that are inevitable that come along with having a human brain only show themselves when we're using the brain alone
I write in the book about keeping what's known as an interceptive journal.