Summary: How do you explain how you choose to spend your time? We're extremely glad that you choose to spend a little time with us!<br> This week we discuss explanations. What qualifications must an explanation have for you to find it valid? How fast do you jump to conclusions? How often do you realize that the explanation you believed was incorrect?<br> Do you ever consider that the real explanation might require knowledge we don't yet have access to?<br> <br> Discuss, debate, and dissect with us!<br> The lens is – and always will be – curiosity. Each week, fun informal conversations center around one delectable Curiosity Bite designed to give your brain the time and ideas to think about thinking, to flex your curiosity muscle… and maybe even… revolutionize the way you think.<br> This week's Curiosity Bite:<br> <br> How often is there really no other explanation?<br> <br> In this episode...Curious Questions asked and answered<br> Why is it so important that we find explanations for everything?<br> <br> How do we get more comfortable with uncertainty?<br> <br> Once you've settled on an explanation that makes sense, how often do you generate more explanations?<br> <br> Whose explanations are you most likely to believe?<br> <br> Why must we rely so heavily on tidy stories to provide believable explanations?<br> References<br> <a href="https://youtu.be/n7BlydBMAVU" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nathan For You</a> episode (hilarious!)<br> <br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam%27s_razor" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Occam's Razor Bias</a><br> <br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizzagate_conspiracy_theory" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pizzagate Conspiracy</a><br> <br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_mind" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Theory of Mind</a><br> <br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bimini_Road" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Biminy</a><br> <br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_dredging" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">P-hacking and Data Dredging</a><br> <br> <a href="https://www.history.com/news/what-was-the-dancing-plague-of-1518" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dancing Plague of 1518</a><br> <br> <a href="https://youtu.be/GA8z7f7a2Pk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Social Proof in action</a> (dancing on the grassy knoll)<br> <br> <a href="https://www.historicmysteries.com/don-decker-rain-man/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Don Decker</a> (Rain Man)<br> <br> <a href="https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/01/25/jean-hilliard-northern-minnesota-frozen-survived" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jean Hillyard</a> (Frozen Woman)<br> <br> <a href="https://www.brainpickings.org/2012/01/13/asch-elevator-experiment/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Elevator (social proof experiment)</a><br> Thanks for Listening!<br> To share your thoughts:<br> <br> * Leave a note in the comment section below or Tweet with #ACLR and we'll find you.<br> * Share this show on <a href="https://twitter.com/BeckiSaltzman" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a> or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/appliedcuriositylab/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Facebook</a> and your very own favorite social site.<br> <br> To help out the show:<br> <br> * Leave an honest review on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/applied-curiosity-lab-radio/id1282498125" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">iTunes</a>. Your ratings and reviews really help and we read each one.<br> * Subscribe on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/applied-curiosity-lab-radio/id1282498125" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">iTunes</a> or <a href="https://www.stitcher."></a>
