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Everything filed under politics politics Everything filed under America America Everything filed under attitude change attitude change Everything filed under behavioural science behavioural science Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Evidential storytelling provides an opportunity to present multi-faceted characters and encourage readers to hypothesize about them. Evidential storytelling provides anopportunity to present multi-facetedcharacters and encourage readers tohypothesize about them. Last stated 13 years ago 9 Jan 2014 ES Emily Short — holds since 2014-01-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: One good story outweighs a mountain of evidence, because most emotions cannot be argued with. — tap to centre the map on it One good story outweighs a mountainof evidence, because most emotionscannot be argued with. Last stated 9 months ago 20 Jan 2026 DS Derek Sivers — holds since 2026-01-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Presenting a story primarily as backstory can be a convenient way for authors of interactive stories to avoid coding NPCs or managing branching narratives. — tap to centre the map on it Presenting a story primarily asbackstory can be a convenient wayfor authors of interactive storiesto avoid coding NPCs or managingbranching narratives. Last stated 13 years ago 9 Jan 2014 ES Emily Short — holds since 2014-01-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Confidence in a belief depends mostly on the quality of the story, not the amount of evidence — tap to centre the map on it Confidence in a belief dependsmostly on the quality of the story,not the amount of evidence DK Daniel Kahneman — holds since c. 2011 — tap for who they are Same subject: Fiction can give a more comprehensive and representative picture of history than any single true account, because it combines many people's lived experiences and explains the wider context. — tap to centre the map on it Fiction can give a morecomprehensive and representativepicture of history than any singletrue account, because it combinesmany people's lived experiences andexplains the wider context. Last stated 4 months ago 18 Jul 2026 MA Maggie Appleton — holds since 2026-07-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: Confidence in a belief reflects the coherence of the story the mind built, not the quality of the evidence — tap to centre the map on it Confidence in a belief reflects thecoherence of the story the mindbuilt, not the quality of theevidence DK Daniel Kahneman — holds since c. 2011 — tap for who they are Same subject: When a story fits a contentious narrative someone already believes, they tend to become strikingly gullible — tap to centre the map on it When a story fits a contentiousnarrative someone already believes,they tend to become strikinglygullible Last stated 5 years ago 17 Jan 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-01-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Basing beliefs on personal intuition and revelation substitutes anecdote and authority for evidence and reason — tap to centre the map on it Basing beliefs on personal intuitionand revelation substitutes anecdoteand authority for evidence andreason Last stated 11 years ago 12 Oct 2015 KS Kathryn Schulz — holds since 2015-10-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humans can cooperate with countless strangers because they alone can create and believe fictional stories — tap to centre the map on it Humans can cooperate with countlessstrangers because they alone cancreate and believe fictional stories Last stated 11 years ago 24 Jul 2015 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2015-07-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it A backlash against women's economicrise is not automatic; it happensonly where politicians choose tomobilise it. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Dec 2024 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate's political success isincreasingly disconnected from theiractual record of accomplishment. Last stated 2 months ago 31 Aug 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves — tap to centre the map on it A citizen deciding politicallyshould ask what is good for thecommunity, not what is good forthemselves JT Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition — tap to centre the map on it Being professionally offended byevery little thing is no longer adominant disposition Last stated 2 years ago 6 Nov 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-11-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today. — tap to centre the map on it Decades of warnings about an AIapocalypse do not justify muchconcern today. Last stated 2 months ago 12 Sept 2026 PF Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike. — tap to centre the map on it Deliberately shifting a culture isfar harder now that everyone canpersonalise their media and skippast anything they dislike. Last stated a year ago 1 Jul 2025 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2025-07-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on diesel exports would raise overall fuel prices and damage America's energy superpower status. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on diesel exports would raiseoverall fuel prices and damageAmerica's energy superpower status. Last stated a month ago 1 Oct 2026 AE Alex Epstein — holds since 2026-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports is more likely to raise prices than lower them. — tap to centre the map on it A ban on U.S. diesel fuel exports ismore likely to raise prices thanlower them. Last stated a month ago 23 Sept 2026 JM Josh Marshall — holds since 2026-09-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: A century of fire suppression policy in the American West has dangerously overloaded forests with fuel and made megafires more likely. — tap to centre the map on it A century of fire suppression policyin the American West has dangerouslyoverloaded forests with fuel andmade megafires more likely. Last stated 2 months ago 22 Aug 2026 JP Jennifer Pahlka — holds since 2026-08-22 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Evidential storytelling provides an opportunity to present multi-faceted characters and encourage readers to hypothesize about them. Last stated 9 Jan 2014 · 13 years ago Holds Emily Short Read this korrent →