The Influence You Have

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The Influence You Have

6/28/21 by Hidden Brain

Web player: https://podcastaddict.com/episode/125046997
Episode: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/chrt.fm/track/21283G/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/aaea4e69-af51-495e-afc9-a9760146922b/d2c4e775-99ce-4c17-b04c-ac380133d68c/7b317d29-47a7-40a1-bfe9-ad55013d10f1/audio.mp3?utm_source=Podcast&in_playlist=2c6993d0-eac8-4252-8c4e-ac380133d69a

Think about the last time you asked someone for something. Maybe you were nervous or worried about what the person would think of you. Chances are that you didn’t stop to think about the pressure you were exerting on that person. This week, we revisit a favorite episode about a phenomenon known as “egocentric bias,” and look at how this bias can lead us astray.

NPR

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Court Rules In Alabama’s Census Case Over Redistricting Data, Privacy : NPR

A three-judge court has rejected Alabama's request to force the U.S. Census Bureau to move up the release of 2020 census redistricting data. The federal judges have also allowed the bureau to continue plans for a new way of keeping people's census information confidential.

The ruling is expected to be appealed directly to the U.S. Supreme Court, setting up the next major legal battle at the high court involving last year's national head count and adding another layer of uncertainty to when the redrawing of voting districts around the country using 2020 census data can begin.

I think a lot about Climate Change Action, but I often wonder at what cost

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I think a lot about Climate Change Action, but I often wonder at what cost …

I think this is a point that needs to made and not glossed over. If you want to transition the energy system, that fine, but there is going to be real human and environmental costs to doing that. There is going to be enormous amounts of political power used and abused, community destroyed, serious environmental derogation. Maybe it’s worth it as climate change will be rather bad, but we should proceed with caution.

After 15 months of everything being closed, masked up, and just generally werid, I am at the library working down at my laptop for the first time in literally over an year after work

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After 15 months of everything being closed, masked up, and just generally werid, I am at the library working down at my laptop for the first time in literally over an year after work. While I didn’t go downtown to work today, I am certainly enjoying the nice cool air at the library tonight.