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Want To Make Better Predictions? Researchers Explore How

NPR | By Shankar Vedantam
Published September 1, 2016 at 3:07 AM MDT
It turns out, a common way we make predictions is ineffective.
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It turns out, a common way we make predictions is ineffective.

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Shankar Vedantam
Shankar Vedantam is the host and creator of Hidden Brain. The Hidden Brain podcast receives more than three million downloads per week. The Hidden Brain radio show is distributed by NPR and featured on nearly 400 public radio stations around the United States.
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