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Gary Taubes's mental models

2 claims Gary Taubes made fit 2 mental models. Most often: Cognitive biases, Second-order thinking. Everything they said here.

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Cognitive biases

Your mind jumps to conclusions and defends them; look for the evidence against you and use checklists.

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It is human nature to overinterpret evidence, and the hardest part of science is not doing so.

  1. Gary Taubes Investigative science and health journalist As I learned, it’s human nature to overinterpret evidence; the insanely difficult part of science is not doing so. Signs of Bad Scienceuncertaintyprinciples.substack.com · 30 Nov 2025All korrents from this piece
    Their wordsAs I learned, it’s human nature to overinterpret evidence; the insanely difficult part of science is not doing so.

    ↗Signs of Bad Scienceuncertaintyprinciples.substack.com

    30 Nov 2025

Second-order thinking

Ask "and then what?": follow a decision past its first effect to the ones that come after.

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Acting on weak evidence risks degrading the norms of scientific rigour, and the whole scientific enterprise absorbs the cost.

  1. Gary Taubes Investigative science and health journalist Acting on weak evidence can feel justified in the moment, but it risks degrading the norms of scientific rigor. If ambiguous data are treated as sufficient to declare harm—or safety—the entire scientific enterprise absorbs the cost. Signs of Bad Scienceuncertaintyprinciples.substack.com · 30 Nov 2025All korrents from this piece
    Their wordsActing on weak evidence can feel justified in the moment, but it risks degrading the norms of scientific rigor. If ambiguous data are treated as sufficient to declare harm—or safety—the entire scientific enterprise absorbs the cost.

    ↗Signs of Bad Scienceuncertaintyprinciples.substack.com

    30 Nov 2025