Philip Tetlock: Why Foxes Are Better Forecasters Than Hedgehogs

Long Now: Seminars About Long-term Thinking - En podcast af The Long Now Foundation

Why are so many experts so wrong, yet people keep listening to them? Who really is worth listening to about the future? The author of Expert Political Judgement builds on Isaah Berlin's characterization of judgment modes into Hedgehogs (who know one big thing) and Foxes (who know many things). Hedgehogs don't notice and don't care when they're wrong; that's why they're so compelling. Foxes learn.

Visit the podcast's native language site