Psychologists often have severe tunnel vision toward their studies, and that is what Charlie Munger believes to be the cause of many of them failing to discuss fundamental human truths. Drawing from life experiences, Munger examines several human tendencies not discussed in the psychology books he has examines, such as the envy/jealousy tendency — which he believes is an innate tendency that we refuse to acknowledge because it’s associated with childishness. Read full article here
Societal Issues
AI Predicts Crime A Week In Advance With 90 Per Cent Accuracy
An artificial intelligence model built by Ishanu Chattopadhyay and his colleagues analysed crime data in Chicago from 2014 to 2016 and managed to predict future levels of crime down to the nearest 300 metres, a week before they actually happened. While extremely useful, this artificial intelligence has been shown to expose racial prejudice in law enforcement. Hopefully, as the study’s data and methodology have been made available for others to evaluate, these prejudices can be avoided in the next iteration. Read full article here
Merv
August 15, 2022
