Author compares the impact of biases to his experience as an average swimmer who overcame a considerable fear of water. While the swimming was easy in one particular experience, he was internally congratulating himself on his acquired skill. But when he realized he was swimming with a current he would now have to fight against, he realized just how definite his limits were.
Shankar VedantamStichwörter: subconscious self-righteousness bias
A scientist has to be neutral in his search for the truth, but he cannot be neutral as to the use of that truth when found. If you know more than other people, you have more responsibility, rather than less.
C.P. SnowStichwörter: science truth knowledge responsibility search neutrality bias scientist
Scientists are human—they're as biased as any other group. But they do have one great advantage in that science is a self-correcting process.
Cyril PonnamperumaStichwörter: science nature human scientists discovery scientific-method bias process advantage
But I think that no matter how smart, people usually see what they're already looking for, that's all.
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