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Unpacking the biases that shape our beliefs

Truth-seeking requires combining the essential Moral assets of honesty and intellectual humility to confront our biases and allow them to be reshaped by high-quality evidence. In this TED Talk, a Canadian epidemiologist talks about the importance of analyzing data closely and being open to allowing quality data to challenge our implicit biases as we seek the truth.

   Video

   11 minutes

   By: Mike Hartmann, TEDx

   K-12 educators | Lifelong learners


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