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Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error

Being wrong can feel unbearable. Perception, belief, and social pressure make error ordinary; recognizing fallibility can help us learn, revise, and understand one another.

15 parts, about 30 minutes to read.

At a glance

Author
Kathryn Schulz
Parts
15 parts
Reading time
about 30 minutes

What the summary covers

  1. 1. Wrongology2 min
  2. 2. Two Models of Wrongness2 min
  3. 3. Our Senses2 min
  4. 4. Our Minds, Part One: Knowing, Not Knowing, and Making It Up2 min
  5. 5. Our Minds, Part Two: Belief2 min
  6. 6. Our Minds, Part Three: Evidence2 min
  7. 7. Our Society2 min
  8. 8. The Allure of Certainty2 min
  9. 9. Being Wrong2 min
  10. 10. How Wrong?2 min
  11. 11. Denial and Acceptance2 min
  12. 12. Heartbreak2 min
  13. 13. Transformation2 min
  14. 14. The Paradox of Error2 min
  15. 15. The Optimistic Meta Induction from the History of Everything2 min

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