tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443722834139095121.post5866000983925068472..comments2016-05-12T09:39:35.961-07:00Comments on Economics of Reality: Confirmation BiasGlenn Hubbard Econ 490 Fall 2015http://www.blogger.com/profile/16140673497561022154noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4443722834139095121.post-84306073474580810872016-02-25T16:55:13.559-08:002016-02-25T16:55:13.559-08:00There were two abrupt segues at the beginning of t...There were two abrupt segues at the beginning of this piece where I'd have liked further explanation/comment. The first is on why you started to read Denning's book. That didn't come out of any conversation we had. So I am curious about the motivation that did prompt that activity. <br /><br />The next one is on moving from storying telling as leadership, and idea interesting in its own right, to confirmation bias. Perhaps there is a connection between the two that is evident. I don't want to deny the possibility. I only want to deny that it wasn't evident to me in reading your post. <br /><br />The bulks of what you wrote about was on confirmation bias. I'd like to relate that to Model 1 and Model 2, in other words, to something we are both already familiar with. But before I do that let me say that one of my good colleagues on campus is the Information Literacy Librarian. Her name is Lisa. Lisa's mission in the Library is to combat confirmation bias. Information literacy is about recognizing the psychological issues. And then finding reasonable ways to address them. Alas, there is a tendency for all of us to come up short. <br /><br />Knowing this, I tried to consider the issue myself in a blog post on our political attitudes. It is called, <a href="http://lanny-on-learn-tech.blogspot.com/2013/10/do-i-have-to-consume-conservative-media.html" rel="nofollow">Do I have to consume conservative media to consider myself thoughtful?</a> So there is no doubt - I'm liberal, certainly relative to Fox News, though not as left as some others. You might find the post interesting and relevant - especially given that this year is a Presidential Election. Confirmation bias matters a lot in that context. Professor Arvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15256000730474030475noreply@blogger.com