Is everyone who disagrees with you an idiot? Let me introduce naive realism, a human tendency to believe that one’s opinions, beliefs, and viewpoints are objectively the only rational and correct ones. Naive realists perceive people who don’t agree with their beliefs as ignorant, irrational, and, ironically enough, heavily biased. How can you shake it off? Even reading this helps! Research has found that simply being made aware of naive realism makes you more open-minded and less biased. Read full article here
Research
Researcher uses AI to make texts that are thousands of years old readable
The Gilgamesh Epic, the oldest work of world literature, has been brought back to life by LMU researchers in the Electronic Babylonian Literature project. Using their new Fragmentarium tool, they have discovered hundreds of manuscripts, including the most recent tablet of the Gilgamesh Epic which dates from 130 BC – thousands of years after the earliest known version. This shows how highly valued the Epic was, even at a late period. With the public release of the Fragmentarium, anyone can now explore the thousands of cuneiform fragments and explore the ancient Babylonian literature. Read full article here
Merv
March 12, 2023
