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Robert Burton on Being Certain

May 13, 2019 · 01:20:17
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  • Robert Burton discusses his book "On Being Certain."
  • Explores our need for certainty and the brain's 'feeling of knowing'.
  • Discusses how memory can mislead and brain competition influences reactions.

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